22/03/2017 Weather for the Week Ahead

Hello. There is some more spring sunshine on the way by the weekend

and into next week. But on Tuesday, we seem to jump back into winter.

Some cold wintry looking skies across the UK,

particularly across northern areas. Some snow on the ground as well.

It was an icy picture here in West Lothian.

We are firmly into the cold air right now,

that's why we have the mixture of sunshine and wintry showers.

There is thickening cloud coming in from the south-west to bring

heavy rain to Wales and the south-west, snow over the hills.

That will push northwards to give snow across the far north of

England, possibly into the Southern Uplands.

It's mostly a band of rain that we have got during the day,

pivoting slowly northwards and eastwards,

so if you're stuck under that it will feel cold and miserable.

Eventually getting sunshine in southern parts of England and

Wales, a few heavy showers.

For much of Scotland it should be dry with sunshine after

a frosty and icy start.

That band of rain narrows as it heads northwards across northern

England, getting close to southern Scotland and Northern Ireland.

A little snow over the hills but it is mostly rain.

We will find plenty showers coming into southern counties as well,

keeping temperatures up here.

Another clear, cold night across the northern half of Scotland,

frosty and icy conditions.

To the south we have got this band of wet weather across

northern and eastern parts of England.

That rain will get blown westwards on a cold,

strong wind off the North Sea.

The rain will tend to peter out so we'll get a bit more sunshine

but it will feel cold in the wind across England and Wales.

Not as windy, and more sunshine, for Scotland and Northern Ireland.

Here we are under an area of high pressure and it is this high

pressure that will settle things down as we head into the weekend.

Still on Friday the pressure is low enough in the south to give

us the threat of showers or longer spells of rain running

through the English Channel on a stronger wind and possibly

affecting southern parts of England, too.

Away from here, apart from a weak weather front towards the

Northern Isles of Scotland, the northern half of the UK

should see more sunshine and temperatures a bit higher by day.

So the high pressure is building down from the north very

slowly on Saturday.

Still a few isobars on the chart across more southern parts

of England and Wales so a colder wind likely to be blowing here.

Otherwise the winds will be light after another cold and frosty start.

We're going to find temperatures higher by day,

getting up to a pleasant 13 or 14 degrees.

Once that high pressure builds in,

it's set to stay right the way through the weekend.

Again, some stronger winds across more southern parts of

England and Wales, taking the edge off the sunshine perhaps.

But otherwise, very little if any cloud around at all.

Another cold start but again pleasant enough in the sunshine.

So the high pressure builds over the weekend but how long is it

going to stick around? Probably well into next week.

With the high pressure positioned as it is,

we'll find those colder winds.

Temperatures seven, eight, nine degrees in the south.

But we will probably cut off those stronger, colder winds as the

high centre slowly migrates into continental Europe.

Not really seeing much milder air coming in off the Atlantic

so essentially, with the high pressure, it's going to be dry.

Nights are going to be clear and cold,

potentially frosty still into next week.

But it warms up quickly in the sunshine by day and there will be

lots of sunshine, a big temperature rise as well,

possibly up to 17 degrees or so in the afternoon.

So things really settling down after this cold,

wintry weather to begin with.

Animals - must we really stop eating them now

or can I have one last burger?

What's happened to our country?

Who's taken the chicken nuggets?

Did you kill her?

I'm really hungry.

Why would anyone eat a baby? It's a little baby.