:00:00. > 3:59:59itself, it's not white, but it's warm. Temperatures could
:00:00. > :00:00.itself, it's not white, but it's warm. Temperatures could reach 15.
:00:07. > :00:13.I suppose you could say today was the calm before the storm. A winter
:00:14. > :00:16.chill, plenty of sunshine, but more wintry showers in Scotland, more
:00:17. > :00:19.snow over the higher ground. Some of this snow will melt for a time
:00:20. > :00:23.tomorrow because there is wind and rain coming in from the Atlantic. So
:00:24. > :00:28.we'll leave the Highlands behind, head out and look at the cloud here,
:00:29. > :00:32.this tell-tale hook of cloud, signifies a storm is developing,
:00:33. > :00:36.this is Storm Barbara, of course, it is a deep and deepening area of low
:00:37. > :00:39.pressure, rushing towards the north-west of Scotland.
:00:40. > :00:43.Steppingening the winds and bringing rain into the north-west by tomorrow
:00:44. > :00:47.morning. Ahead of it fairly quiet. Already the showers in the north
:00:48. > :00:51.less wintry. Fewer and clearer skies, across England and Wales for
:00:52. > :00:55.a time, it could be chilly. One or two mist and fog patches. Out to the
:00:56. > :00:58.west winds pick up later, cloud increases and the rain arrives and
:00:59. > :01:04.very quickly tomorrow across Scotland and Northern Ireland it'll
:01:05. > :01:12.turn very wet and also very windy there. Could be localised flooding.
:01:13. > :01:20.This band of heavy rain sweeps into England and Wales by the afternoon,
:01:21. > :01:25.together with squally winds. For East Anglia and the south-east for
:01:26. > :01:29.most of the day, it may be dry but windy. Behind the band of heavy
:01:30. > :01:32.rain, showers in the afternoon for Scotland and Northern Ireland. It is
:01:33. > :01:35.during the afternoon and into the evening that the winds really pick
:01:36. > :01:39.up a notch in western Scotland. Up to 80, possibly 90 miles per hour.
:01:40. > :01:42.Because of that we have an amber be prepared wind warning. Nothing
:01:43. > :01:44.particularly unusual at this time of year but could have an impactd.
:01:45. > :01:47.Storm Barbara pushes northwards but stays windy through the night in
:01:48. > :01:51.many northern areas and even on Christmas Eve a lot of blustery
:01:52. > :01:54.showers across the north. Snow in the Scottish hills, too. Further
:01:55. > :01:57.south, bright and brazy. The cloud will increase. Later rain in the
:01:58. > :02:01.north-west. The next weather system, the next low pressure for Christmas
:02:02. > :02:06.day. This not as intense, the winds not as strong but watch this space.
:02:07. > :02:10.It is a bigger system a broader system, so between these two weather
:02:11. > :02:13.fronts here, we are drawing in winds from the south-west, ands of going
:02:14. > :02:18.to be mailed. Temperatures on Christmas day may not be far away
:02:19. > :02:22.from record-breaking levels but it will be windy, gusty winds,
:02:23. > :02:26.eseasonally over to the east of the high ground and we'll get a band of
:02:27. > :02:28.rain. As