15/03/2017 BBC Weather

it stays dry I will be surprised. Here is Nick with the national

headlines. For large parts of Wales and England

there was blue sky and warmth. Warmest day of the year, a clumsy

way of saying the UK had the highest temperature of the year so far.

There have been big contrasts. Some of that misty, murky weather to the

south-west is advancing across other parts of England and Wales through

the night. Ahead of that, where we have clear spells, central and

eastern England there could be fog patches developing, outbreaks of

rain to north-west Scotland feeding into Northern Ireland later in the

night. The high pressure that kept us fine for a few days is being

squeezed southwards on Thursday. That will for Scotland and Northern

Ireland bring outbreaks of rain southwards during the day. Clearing

into the afternoon to sunshine and showers. Some rain feeding into

parts of north-west England, Cumbria and north and west of Wales.

Increasing cloud to Wales, western England and the south of England

too. A few breaks for the Midlands and eastern England to begin the

day. Watch out for early fog patches. Any sunshine down the

eastern side of England may not last too long as cloud increases and it

will be cooler compared with today. Some heavier rain for a time in

Scotland and Northern Ireland, but clearing to sunshine and showers as

the afternoon goes on. Those most frequent in northern Scotland on a

strengthening wind. Rain will lift in northern England and Wales. There

will be spits and spots heading south-east, not into the far

south-east until after dark as the weather front moves through,

weakening as it does so. Thursday night into Friday morning there will

be cooler air. Lower rural temperatures, a touch of frost

around especially to Scotland. Sleet and snow showers to low levels

especially to the north. Northern Scotland not fairing badly on

Friday. Elsewhere, cloud and rain will push south-eastwards leading to

an unsettled weekend. Windier on Sunday, it will feel cooler in the

wind. There will be rain at times, not all the time. More about the

weekend over the next couple of nights. What is for sure this

weekend, after the weather contrast of today

Hunger on a massive scale is looming across East Africa.