0:00:02 > 0:00:05Progressively through the last few days of 2017,
0:00:05 > 0:00:09the weather will be turning less wintry, but there are now signs
0:00:09 > 0:00:11that something colder could return
0:00:11 > 0:00:14through the first part of 2018.
0:00:14 > 0:00:15Friday certainly brought some of us
0:00:15 > 0:00:18some wintry scenes, but more of us will be
0:00:18 > 0:00:20getting into mild air as we head through this weekend,
0:00:20 > 0:00:23particularly in the south, something that bit colder
0:00:23 > 0:00:25holding on towards the north.
0:00:25 > 0:00:28Now, the mild air has been ushered in
0:00:28 > 0:00:30by a band of rain. As that slides northwards
0:00:30 > 0:00:32across Scotland during Saturday,
0:00:32 > 0:00:33it could still be cold enough here
0:00:33 > 0:00:35for some snow over the hills.
0:00:35 > 0:00:37Then we see bright skies and sunshine
0:00:37 > 0:00:38and then down to the south,
0:00:38 > 0:00:39an area of cloud and rain
0:00:39 > 0:00:41just flirting with southern England
0:00:41 > 0:00:42and the Channel Islands.
0:00:42 > 0:00:43Mild here, though -
0:00:43 > 0:00:4513 in Plymouth, just 3 in Aberdeen.
0:00:45 > 0:00:47Now, Saturday night brings the potential
0:00:47 > 0:00:49for some stormy weather.
0:00:49 > 0:00:51It doesn't look like much on our chart,
0:00:51 > 0:00:52but the Irish weather service
0:00:52 > 0:00:53have named this developing area
0:00:53 > 0:00:55of low pressure Storm Dylan.
0:00:55 > 0:00:57It could bring gales
0:00:57 > 0:00:58for Northern Ireland and Scotland.
0:00:58 > 0:01:01It could also bring this band of heavy rain
0:01:01 > 0:01:02with squally winds southwards
0:01:02 > 0:01:04and eastwards across England
0:01:04 > 0:01:05and Wales through the first part
0:01:05 > 0:01:06of New Year's Eve.
0:01:06 > 0:01:08Then we're expecting things to brighten up
0:01:08 > 0:01:09with some sunshine,
0:01:09 > 0:01:11a scattering of hefty showers
0:01:11 > 0:01:14and all of us just about into that milder air -
0:01:14 > 0:01:166 to 12 degrees.
0:01:16 > 0:01:18If you're planning to celebrate at midnight,
0:01:18 > 0:01:20there's a good chance of having clear skies overhead.
0:01:20 > 0:01:23One or two showers blowing through on the breeze,
0:01:23 > 0:01:24particularly in western areas,
0:01:24 > 0:01:26and that breeze will be quite strong
0:01:26 > 0:01:28so it may feel a little bit chillier
0:01:28 > 0:01:31than temperatures of 5 to 9 degrees suggest.
0:01:31 > 0:01:32New Year's Day,
0:01:32 > 0:01:34the weather chart looks like this.
0:01:34 > 0:01:35Quite complex, actually -
0:01:35 > 0:01:36low pressure to the north,
0:01:36 > 0:01:38another low trying to run its way in
0:01:38 > 0:01:40towards the south and in between,
0:01:40 > 0:01:42a zone of breezy, yes,
0:01:42 > 0:01:43but fairly bright weather,
0:01:43 > 0:01:45some spells of sunshine.
0:01:45 > 0:01:47Windy with rain into northern Scotland,
0:01:47 > 0:01:49still cold enough for snow over the high ground here
0:01:49 > 0:01:51and also cloud and rain for the Channel Islands
0:01:51 > 0:01:53and the south of England
0:01:53 > 0:01:55and temperatures perhaps at this stage
0:01:55 > 0:01:56just a couple of degrees down
0:01:56 > 0:01:58at 4 to 10 degrees.
0:01:58 > 0:01:59Now, into Tuesday,
0:01:59 > 0:02:02things are likely to start off fine and dry,
0:02:02 > 0:02:04but our next Atlantic frontal system pushes in.
0:02:04 > 0:02:05Outbreaks of rain,
0:02:05 > 0:02:07increasingly strong winds
0:02:07 > 0:02:09and that is the theme for the start of the week -
0:02:09 > 0:02:11things chopping and changing,
0:02:11 > 0:02:13quiet spells and then wet and windy spells
0:02:13 > 0:02:15following in quick succession,
0:02:15 > 0:02:17all being pushed along very quickly
0:02:17 > 0:02:19by areas of low pressure.
0:02:19 > 0:02:21Quite a deep low likely to be moving its way
0:02:21 > 0:02:23across the north of the British Isles on Wednesday.
0:02:23 > 0:02:25That could bring gales, bands of rain,
0:02:25 > 0:02:27followed on by showers.
0:02:27 > 0:02:29Still cold enough for those showers to be wintry
0:02:29 > 0:02:31over high ground in the north
0:02:31 > 0:02:34with some spells of sunshine in between.
0:02:34 > 0:02:36So, the theme during next week
0:02:36 > 0:02:38is a strong jet stream,
0:02:38 > 0:02:39the winds high up in the atmosphere
0:02:39 > 0:02:41really energising the weather systems
0:02:41 > 0:02:43and pushing them through quickly,
0:02:43 > 0:02:47but there are signs of a change later next week.
0:02:47 > 0:02:49We're expecting some cold air
0:02:49 > 0:02:52to dive its way out of Canada across the Atlantic
0:02:52 > 0:02:54and that will have the effect
0:02:54 > 0:02:56of turning the jet stream a little bit bendier,
0:02:56 > 0:02:59more kinks in the jet stream.
0:02:59 > 0:03:00Now, what that means
0:03:00 > 0:03:02is that our weather pattern
0:03:02 > 0:03:03may slow down a little bit
0:03:03 > 0:03:06so while there will still be areas of low pressure
0:03:06 > 0:03:08close to the scene, there's a bit more chance
0:03:08 > 0:03:10that high pressure will have an influence
0:03:10 > 0:03:12as we go into next weekend.
0:03:12 > 0:03:13Low pressure still close by
0:03:13 > 0:03:15and that's likely to bring us
0:03:15 > 0:03:17a generally north or north-westerly wind.
0:03:17 > 0:03:18What does all that mean?
0:03:18 > 0:03:22Well, longer dry spells are likely into next weekend,
0:03:22 > 0:03:24albeit with some further rain and perhaps some snow
0:03:24 > 0:03:27with things expected to turn colder.
0:03:27 > 0:03:29That's all from me. Bye for now.