:00:00. > :00:00.the weekend. Wouldn't promise you two dry days but you never know,
:00:00. > :00:00.here is Nick with the national picture.
:00:00. > :00:09.Hello. We put that cold weekend well behind us now. Temperatures edging
:00:10. > :00:12.upwards and our weather watchers are seeing plenty of signs of spring.
:00:13. > :00:17.Spending more time looking down than looking up at the skies, we see
:00:18. > :00:21.these early blooms. They are set to continue as we are set to stay mild
:00:22. > :00:23.for several more days to come. Average daytime temperature this
:00:24. > :00:26.time of year around eight, but getting into double figures all the
:00:27. > :00:34.way through the weekend. The start of next week into the mid-teens
:00:35. > :00:38.potentially, very mild indeed. It was 14 in Lincolnshire today. A lot
:00:39. > :00:41.of heavy rain to end the day. That clearing from Yorkshire to the North
:00:42. > :00:46.Sea. A few showers in the west and the odd one may continue into the
:00:47. > :00:51.night. Many becoming dry, just this rain still into western parts of
:00:52. > :00:55.Scotland gusty winds. Lighter winds to the south, a few fog patches and
:00:56. > :00:58.the coldest rural spots may pick up a touch of frost.
:00:59. > :01:03.For Thursday, low pressure to the north of Scotland, it's around that
:01:04. > :01:06.we have some windy weather here and into Northern Ireland too and
:01:07. > :01:09.northern England. Still some rain in north-west Scotland. That may ease a
:01:10. > :01:12.bit into the afternoon. You have a bit of shelter further east in
:01:13. > :01:16.Scotland. Getting off to a dry start in Northern Ireland, that's not
:01:17. > :01:20.going to last. A mainly dry start in England and Wales. Again the further
:01:21. > :01:24.south, the chillier it will be in rural spots and we might see a few
:01:25. > :01:28.fog patches. Looks like mostly to parts of south-west England, not
:01:29. > :01:31.widespread but if you get one of these appearing could be slow to
:01:32. > :01:35.disappear tomorrow morning. Apart from the odd stray shower in England
:01:36. > :01:38.and Wales tomorrow is looking dry, variable cloud, sunny spells and
:01:39. > :01:42.look at the rain heading into Northern Ireland, though. The rain
:01:43. > :01:47.in Scotland easing a bit. Brighter breaks coming through and the winds
:01:48. > :01:50.easing off too. Double figures for many of us. Sunshine and it will
:01:51. > :01:54.feel pleasant. Tomorrow evening, that rain in Northern Ireland, but
:01:55. > :01:56.some of it looks like it will feed into parts of North Wales and
:01:57. > :02:00.northern England. On Friday western parts of Scotland seeing a bit of
:02:01. > :02:05.patchy rain. A few fog patches, especially in the south slow to
:02:06. > :02:08.clear. Sunny spells in the east and outbreaks of rain reaching western
:02:09. > :02:12.areas late in the day. This is how the weekend is shaping up, mild, we
:02:13. > :02:16.have established that. Some owe captional sunshine. A lot of dry
:02:17. > :02:19.weather. Chance of some rain, looks like northern parts of the UK
:02:20. > :02:22.especially first half of Saturday. We will keep you up to date over the
:02:23. > :02:25.next few nights. Keep looking for signs of spring. You can sign up to
:02:26. > :02:27.be one of our weather watchers here.