:00:00. > :00:00.it stays dry I will be surprised. Here is Nick with the national
:00:00. > :00:18.headlines. For large parts of Wales and England
:00:19. > :00:24.there was blue sky and warmth. Warmest day of the year, a clumsy
:00:25. > :00:34.way of saying the UK had the highest temperature of the year so far.
:00:35. > :00:37.There have been big contrasts. Some of that misty, murky weather to the
:00:38. > :00:41.south-west is advancing across other parts of England and Wales through
:00:42. > :00:45.the night. Ahead of that, where we have clear spells, central and
:00:46. > :00:49.eastern England there could be fog patches developing, outbreaks of
:00:50. > :00:54.rain to north-west Scotland feeding into Northern Ireland later in the
:00:55. > :00:57.night. The high pressure that kept us fine for a few days is being
:00:58. > :01:01.squeezed southwards on Thursday. That will for Scotland and Northern
:01:02. > :01:04.Ireland bring outbreaks of rain southwards during the day. Clearing
:01:05. > :01:09.into the afternoon to sunshine and showers. Some rain feeding into
:01:10. > :01:12.parts of north-west England, Cumbria and north and west of Wales.
:01:13. > :01:16.Increasing cloud to Wales, western England and the south of England
:01:17. > :01:19.too. A few breaks for the Midlands and eastern England to begin the
:01:20. > :01:23.day. Watch out for early fog patches. Any sunshine down the
:01:24. > :01:27.eastern side of England may not last too long as cloud increases and it
:01:28. > :01:30.will be cooler compared with today. Some heavier rain for a time in
:01:31. > :01:34.Scotland and Northern Ireland, but clearing to sunshine and showers as
:01:35. > :01:41.the afternoon goes on. Those most frequent in northern Scotland on a
:01:42. > :01:45.strengthening wind. Rain will lift in northern England and Wales. There
:01:46. > :01:49.will be spits and spots heading south-east, not into the far
:01:50. > :01:53.south-east until after dark as the weather front moves through,
:01:54. > :01:56.weakening as it does so. Thursday night into Friday morning there will
:01:57. > :02:01.be cooler air. Lower rural temperatures, a touch of frost
:02:02. > :02:07.around especially to Scotland. Sleet and snow showers to low levels
:02:08. > :02:12.especially to the north. Northern Scotland not fairing badly on
:02:13. > :02:16.Friday. Elsewhere, cloud and rain will push south-eastwards leading to
:02:17. > :02:19.an unsettled weekend. Windier on Sunday, it will feel cooler in the
:02:20. > :02:22.wind. There will be rain at times, not all the time. More about the
:02:23. > :02:26.weekend over the next couple of nights. What is for sure this
:02:27. > :02:42.weekend, after the weather contrast of today
:02:43. > :02:47.Hunger on a massive scale is looming across East Africa.