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Hello, there. Well, could an Atlantic hurricane | 0:00:04 | 0:00:06 | |
be the saviour of what's left of summer here in the UK? | 0:00:06 | 0:00:08 | |
All will be revealed very shortly - | 0:00:08 | 0:00:10 | |
but first let's deal with what's happening out there | 0:00:10 | 0:00:13 | |
for the rest of the week, | 0:00:13 | 0:00:14 | |
because, at least on Wednesday, | 0:00:14 | 0:00:16 | |
it's a bit of an east-west split. | 0:00:16 | 0:00:17 | |
Eastern areas under a ridge of high pressure, | 0:00:17 | 0:00:20 | |
it's been a bit of a chilly start today, | 0:00:20 | 0:00:21 | |
and out towards the west, | 0:00:21 | 0:00:22 | |
an area of low pressure dominant, | 0:00:22 | 0:00:24 | |
these weather fronts gradually pushing their way in. | 0:00:24 | 0:00:26 | |
Now, it's going to be a slow and fairly erratic process, | 0:00:26 | 0:00:28 | |
and that does mean some will get away | 0:00:28 | 0:00:30 | |
through much of the day dry, | 0:00:30 | 0:00:31 | |
but Northern Ireland, rain on and off from breakfast, | 0:00:31 | 0:00:34 | |
rain spreading across central and western Scotland | 0:00:34 | 0:00:36 | |
through the afternoon, and, into western parts of Wales, | 0:00:36 | 0:00:38 | |
south-west England | 0:00:38 | 0:00:39 | |
and maybe the north-west of England. | 0:00:39 | 0:00:41 | |
But really, much of Wales, England, | 0:00:41 | 0:00:43 | |
eastern Scotland, Wednesday will stay dry, | 0:00:43 | 0:00:44 | |
increasing amounts of cloud, | 0:00:44 | 0:00:46 | |
but, in any hazy sunshine | 0:00:46 | 0:00:47 | |
should feel pleasant enough. | 0:00:47 | 0:00:49 | |
Temperatures into the low 20s. | 0:00:49 | 0:00:50 | |
That weather front gets a bit more oomph on it | 0:00:50 | 0:00:52 | |
as we go through Wednesday night | 0:00:52 | 0:00:53 | |
into Thursday morning, | 0:00:53 | 0:00:54 | |
though still fairly erratic. | 0:00:54 | 0:00:56 | |
Some not seeing much rain, but where it does rain, | 0:00:56 | 0:00:58 | |
there could be some heavier bursts. | 0:00:58 | 0:00:59 | |
Couldn't rule out the odd rumble of thunder, too, | 0:00:59 | 0:01:01 | |
and that rain lingering into the morning | 0:01:01 | 0:01:03 | |
across some eastern parts of England - | 0:01:03 | 0:01:05 | |
but note the temperatures - | 0:01:05 | 0:01:06 | |
not quite as chilly as they started Wednesday. | 0:01:06 | 0:01:08 | |
Early risers, and maybe through the morning rush hour, | 0:01:08 | 0:01:10 | |
still some rain. | 0:01:10 | 0:01:11 | |
Maybe slow to clear eastern counties of England, but it will do, | 0:01:11 | 0:01:14 | |
and then it's back to a state | 0:01:14 | 0:01:15 | |
of really what we saw on Tuesday. | 0:01:15 | 0:01:17 | |
Low pressure away to the north-west, | 0:01:17 | 0:01:18 | |
bit of a breeze, in fact, | 0:01:18 | 0:01:19 | |
probably breezier than we saw on Tuesday. | 0:01:19 | 0:01:21 | |
A few showers dotted around, | 0:01:21 | 0:01:23 | |
mainly west of Scotland, Northern Ireland, | 0:01:23 | 0:01:25 | |
north-west England, isolated ones elsewhere, | 0:01:25 | 0:01:27 | |
with most spending the bulk of the day dry, | 0:01:27 | 0:01:28 | |
and very pleasant in the sunshine. | 0:01:28 | 0:01:30 | |
Temperatures could get into the mid-20s, | 0:01:30 | 0:01:32 | |
but it turns cooler from there on. | 0:01:32 | 0:01:33 | |
Low pressure to the north of us, | 0:01:33 | 0:01:34 | |
and, running around that, | 0:01:34 | 0:01:36 | |
the wind's coming from a slightly cooler source. | 0:01:36 | 0:01:38 | |
We'll see some lively bursts of rain | 0:01:38 | 0:01:39 | |
pushing across the country through the night, | 0:01:39 | 0:01:41 | |
and, into Friday, it's going to be a story of sunshine and showers - | 0:01:41 | 0:01:44 | |
unlike Tuesday, unlike Thursday, | 0:01:44 | 0:01:45 | |
it's going to be a case of you'll be luckier to avoid the showers. | 0:01:45 | 0:01:48 | |
Those showers will be fairly widespread, | 0:01:48 | 0:01:50 | |
some heavy, thundery, | 0:01:50 | 0:01:51 | |
and a very gusty wind - and note the temperatures. | 0:01:51 | 0:01:54 | |
Instead of mid-20s, | 0:01:54 | 0:01:55 | |
many will be struggling to get out of the teens - | 0:01:55 | 0:01:57 | |
and we continue with that flow of cooler north-west winds | 0:01:57 | 0:01:59 | |
as we go into Saturday. | 0:01:59 | 0:02:00 | |
Low pressure pulling away. | 0:02:00 | 0:02:02 | |
Ridge of high pressure trying to build from the south-west, | 0:02:02 | 0:02:04 | |
so it does mean, whilst we will see showers, | 0:02:04 | 0:02:06 | |
particularly across Scotland | 0:02:06 | 0:02:08 | |
and potentially across eastern parts of the country, | 0:02:08 | 0:02:10 | |
it turns drier from the south-west. | 0:02:10 | 0:02:12 | |
Showers become fewer in number through the day. | 0:02:12 | 0:02:14 | |
Starting to feel more pleasant in the sunshine, | 0:02:14 | 0:02:16 | |
but overall, temperatures a bit on the disappointing scale. | 0:02:16 | 0:02:19 | |
And then, that hurricane. | 0:02:19 | 0:02:21 | |
Well, we have to return to the here and now | 0:02:21 | 0:02:23 | |
to explain what's going on. | 0:02:23 | 0:02:24 | |
Here it is, blob of cloud, strengthening storm, | 0:02:24 | 0:02:26 | |
for the time being staying offshore, | 0:02:26 | 0:02:28 | |
but it weakens again | 0:02:28 | 0:02:29 | |
as it runs across the colder waters, | 0:02:29 | 0:02:31 | |
and notice, through the end of the week, | 0:02:31 | 0:02:33 | |
it gets consumed into this wider area | 0:02:33 | 0:02:34 | |
of low pressure. Now, within that, | 0:02:34 | 0:02:36 | |
there'll still be some tropical air wrapped in, | 0:02:36 | 0:02:38 | |
hence that means, where we do see the rain, | 0:02:38 | 0:02:40 | |
it will be on the heavy side. | 0:02:40 | 0:02:41 | |
Notice the ridge of high pressure | 0:02:41 | 0:02:43 | |
just about holding on | 0:02:43 | 0:02:44 | |
towards the south and the east. | 0:02:44 | 0:02:45 | |
For the moment, OK, there's a bit of uncertainty, | 0:02:45 | 0:02:47 | |
of course, with the exact timing, | 0:02:47 | 0:02:49 | |
the exact positioning of rain. | 0:02:49 | 0:02:50 | |
Looks like the northern half of the country most likely to see the rain. | 0:02:50 | 0:02:53 | |
Pretty heavy on some of the hills, | 0:02:53 | 0:02:55 | |
Cumbria, western Scotland, potentially, too. | 0:02:55 | 0:02:57 | |
Some to the south could stay dry on Sunday | 0:02:57 | 0:02:59 | |
and very pleasant - | 0:02:59 | 0:03:00 | |
and that driving area of low pressure | 0:03:00 | 0:03:02 | |
into the start of next week | 0:03:02 | 0:03:03 | |
will drift its way northwards and eastwards. | 0:03:03 | 0:03:05 | |
May allow a weather front just to push across suburban areas | 0:03:05 | 0:03:07 | |
bringing a few splashes of rain, | 0:03:07 | 0:03:09 | |
but, beyond that, | 0:03:09 | 0:03:10 | |
it's now looking increasingly likely | 0:03:10 | 0:03:11 | |
high pressure will build. | 0:03:11 | 0:03:13 | |
Could Gert be the saviour of our summer? | 0:03:13 | 0:03:15 | |
So, into the final week of August. | 0:03:15 | 0:03:17 | |
There are increasing signs | 0:03:17 | 0:03:18 | |
that not only it will turn dry | 0:03:18 | 0:03:20 | |
but a bit sunnier and warmer, | 0:03:20 | 0:03:21 | |
particularly in the south. | 0:03:21 | 0:03:22 | |
The extent of that high-pressure system | 0:03:22 | 0:03:24 | |
we'll have to keep a close eye on, | 0:03:24 | 0:03:25 | |
but, of course, this is important, | 0:03:25 | 0:03:27 | |
because by the end of next week, | 0:03:27 | 0:03:28 | |
some of you will be looking into the start | 0:03:28 | 0:03:30 | |
of a bank holiday weekend. | 0:03:30 | 0:03:31 |