BBC Evening Weather Forecasts

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9 March 2006 Darren Bett 7pm (News 24)

Summary - More rain

Tonight – There is a band of rain for NE England and SE Scotland giving some hill snow. The rest of the UK will see a mixture of clear spells and some heavy showers, again wintry on high hills, Temps 0-2c in Scotland, 3-5c elsewhere.

Tomorrow - There will be 2 bands of rain tomorrow, one effecting SE Scotland and NE England, again with snow on higher ground and descending to slightly lower levels later. The other rain band will affect N Wales and N Ireland again with hill snow, but this will fade during the afternoon. Much of the rest of the UK will have a mixture of sunshine and showers, again heavy and wintry on hills. Into the afternoon, the showers will tend to fade away for south Wales and SW England, Temps 3-7c over Scotland 7-9c elsewhere.

Saturday – Thins is when things start to get interesting; Rain will push in from the West, and meet colder weather coming in from the East, with some snow likely, mainly in the north.

There will be heavy rain for much of Wales and SE England and it will be mild, Temps 9-11c. But as the rain pushes into Northern and England and Scotland it is likely to turn to snow for much of these areas, especially over higher ground. Temps 3-6 in Scotland, 3c in N Ireland, 4-9c over England and Wales.

Saturday Night into Sunday - Snow seems likely for much of Scotland and N England, and possibly as far south as East Anglia, most other parts will heavy rain, and later in the western parts NW England W Scotland, will see the snow reverting back to rain, as the milder air looks like winning the battle.

Temps 2-8c over Scotland, 8 in N Ireland, 3-11 over England and Wales, with the mildest weather in the west and SW.

Monday - The snow should have reverted back to rain, and some heavy rain is possible, Temps 7-11c generally.

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10 March 2006 Peter Gibbs 10.35pm

Summary - Cold Weekend

Tonight – There is some patchy precipitation in places, with a little snow in Scotland, of rain elsewhere, but generally it will tend to fizzle out during the night, cool generally, with some frost in places, temps 0 to -1 in Scotland, 0 to 4in England and Wales.

Tomorrow - There will be some light snow for Scotland during the day and a few wintry showers in the east, most other places will tend to be rather cloudy, Cold with temps generally 3-6c.

Rain will edge into West Wales and SW England and N Ireland by mid afternoon, during the evening it will push east so that by 8Pm, there will be snow over W and SW Scotland, and inland parts of Wales, with rain for N Ireland, after perhaps an initial period of snow, SW and coastal Wales and SW England.

By 1am, there will be snow over much of Scotland, NW England, much of Wales, with rain more likely for the coastal parts of Wales and SW England.

Sunday - The rain/snow will slowly push East with Rain now more likely for Wales, with Snow for much of N England, N Midlands and most of Scotland, although the snow will tend to revert back to rain in NW England and W Scotland later.

It will tend to be drier further South, Temps 2 in Eastern England and Scotland, 10 in W Scotland and Western areas.

Monday - More Rain pushing in from the West with the risk of flooding

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14 March 2006 John Hammond 8Pm (BBC News 24)

Summary - Damp and Misty

Tonight – Some Rain for N England slowly pushing South into N Wales and N Midlands with a little hill snow, most other places dry and cloudy with some mist in places, especially in Southern and Western areas, temps 1 to 3c in Scotland, 1 to 5c in England and Wales.

Tomorrow - Scotland will see a few sleet and snow showers in the East but it will be rather dry and bright in western parts. There will be a misty start in South Wales and SW England, but it should dry up later. N Wales and the N Midlands will see the rain fizzle and it should dry up later, N Ireland will tend to be rather cloudy but dry. SE England dry starting dry and cloudy but it should brighten up here later, Temps 4-8c generally.

Thursday – It should be dry with sunny intervals in Scotland and Southern England with sleet and snow showers developing in over much of Northern and Central England, and possibly pushing into Wales, with some accumulation of snow possible on some hills, Temps 4-6c.

Friday – Further Sleet and Snow showers over Central parts, drier again in Scotland and over Southern England, Temps 4-7c.

Saturday - Cloudy in most places, possible drier and brighter in SE parts, maybe a little drizzle pushing into N Scotland later, Temps 7-8c.

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15 March 2006 John Hammond 9pm (BBC News 24)

Summary - Wintry Flurries

Tonight – There will be a few wintry flurries tonight mainly for SE Scotland and NE England. Most other places will tend o be on the cloudy side, Tempos -1 to +2c.

Tomorrow - The morning will see a few wintry flurries for NE England, SE Scotland and N Ireland, with a few rain/sleet showers in the SE, cloudy in most places but with a few brighter spells for SW Wales and SW England.

The showers will tend to push westwards during the day, turning less wintry on lower ground as it does so, but some snow is likely on hills with some settling possible. Temps 4-7c.

Friday - There will be further wintry flurries in Central areas, with SW Scotland and SE England, see the best of the brightness, most other spots cloudy and dry, feeling cold in the brisk Easterly wind, Temps 4-7c.

Weekend - Mainly dry in most places but rather cloudy, the best of any brightness in Western areas, Temps 3-8c.

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16 March 2006 Peter Gibbs 7pm (BBC News 24)

Summary - Staying Cold

Tonight – Cloud in most spots, with a few wintry showers possible giving a dusting of snow to parts of E Wales, North Yorkshire and the Midlands, Temps -1 to +1c, colder in rural spots.

Tomorrow - A Rather grey day over NE England and E Scotland with a few wintry showers, showers also for SE England, although it may brighter up here later in the afternoon. A few wintry showers times for East Wales and the Midlands, but it should be brighter for parts of West Wales and SW England, N Ireland rather cloudy but dry, with brighter spells possible for NW England and W Scotland, Temps 6-8c in Scotland, 5-6 over England and Wales.

Weekend - Generally cloudy over the UK and mainly dry, possibly a few brighter spells in the West, Temps 5-8c.

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20 March 2006 Dan Corbett 7pm (BBC News 24)

Tonight – A Few Wintry showers are possible tonight in Scotland and NE England, most other places rather cloudy, temps -2c to +2c.

Tomorrow - Cloudy to start over Wales and S England and N Ireland, remaining dry and turning a little brighter later.

Frequent snow showers for N Scotland and wintry showers for NE England. Temps 1-5c over Scotland, 5-7c over England and Wales.

Wednesday - A dry sunny day over much of Wales, Central and N England and S Scotland. More cloud pushing into the far South of Wales and SW England later.

Some significant snow is possible for N Scotland as a trough pushes in from the west, Temps 1-4c over Scotland, 5-7 over England and Wales.

Thursday - Further snow effecting N Scotland. Northern England will be dry and bright during the day. Rain pushing into SW England during the afternoon, extending into Wales, the Midlands and S England during the evening. As the rain pushes into the N Midlands and Northern England later, it will turn to snow, especially over higher ground. Temps 2-5c over Scotland, 6-7 over England and Wales.

Friday - Raining cold in Scotland with some snow, Milder in Southern England and Wales with rain, N England may again see some now especially over Hills, Temps 2-5 over Scotland, 6-0 over England and Wales.

The Forecasts returning on 31 March.

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As Promised, the forecasts have now returned on the 31st March.

31 March 2006 John Hammond 8Pm

Tonight – A Few areas of wet weather, for C and S Scotland, and later on for Western England and Wales, this moving NE during the night, Temps 0-5c in Scotland, 4c in N Ireland, 8-10c for England and Wales.

Tomorrow - 2 areas of wet weather this time for N Scotland and N England, much of England will have a dry start to the day, with showers over SW England and Wales, and N Ireland.

For the afternoon, further showers and cloudy weather for N Ireland, sunshine and showers for much of England and Wales as the earlier rain in N England pushes away, rain also for N Scotland continuing, Temps 5-9c over Scotland, 11-14c over England and Wales.

Sunday - Sunshine and showers over much of the UK, Temps 5-8c in Scotland, 12-14c over England and Wales.

Monday - Turning Colder in N Scotland with snow showers, while much of England and Wales will continue to see showers and remain rather mild, Temps 5-8c over Scotland, 10-12c over England and Wales.

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3 April 2006 Helen Willetts 8.30pm

Tonight – A generally frosty night tonight with clear spells over much of the UK, perhaps with more cloud and wintry showers over Scotland and N facing costs of N Ireland and England, Temps -1to 0 over much of N Scotland, N Ireland and N England, slightly milder in Southern England and Wales, closer to 2-4c.

Tomorrow - A bight sunny start over Wales, southern England, the Midlands and sheltered parts of N England, N Ireland, and S Scotland, there will continue to be wintry showers over N Scotland, and coastal fringes of N England and N Ireland, these falling as snow in Scotland, Temps ranging from 7-11c.

Wednesday - A similar day with further sunny spells over much of the UK, but with further wintry showers in exposed coastal areas, Temps again 7-11c.

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4 April 2006 Helen Willetts 8Pm

Summary - Frosty Tonight.

Tonight – A frosty night overmuch of the UK, with clear skies of much of England and Wales, there will be a few wintry showers to start in N Scotland and NE England but these will fade away, more cloud will start to encroach from the NW later, Temps –2 to 0c.

Tomorrow – England and Wales after a frosty start will have a glorious spring day with lots of sunshine and many places having unbroken sunshine, Temps 11-14c.

There will more cloud from the off in N Scotland bringing rain to much of N Scotland during the afternoon, S Scotland and N England will tend to cloud over in the afternoon after a brighter start, although it should stay day here, Temps 7-9c over N Ireland and Scotland.

Thursday – Cloud spreading over much of the UK, with some light rain also pushing South as well, Temps 7-11 over Scotland, 11-12 over England and Wales.

Friday – Turning cooler in Scotland with Northerly winds and snow showers temps 6-9c. Some patchy rain further South, Temps 11-14c.

Saturday - More sleet and snow in N Scotland, turning brighter in the south.

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7 April 2006 Dan Corbett 7pm

Tonight – A Band of rain pushing SE through England and Wales reaching the SE of England by early morning, with some snow over the higher hills. Wintry showers will continue for Scotland, mainly dry elsewhere, Temps 0-1c over England and Scotland, 4-7c over Southern England and Wales.

Tomorrow – Wintry Showers for NW Scotland and NW England, sunshine for the Midlands, S England, and much of Southern Wales, cloud for Southern Coasts of Devon and Cornwall, with some residual rain for the far SE of England, this will clear in the afternoon, so that much of Southern England and the Midlands will have a dry and rather brighter afternoon, Showers will develop more widely over Wales and N Ireland continuing to effect W Scotland and NW England, again wintry over hills and in Scotland. Drier and brighter over Eastern Scotland and NE England, Temps 6-9c over Scotland, 10-12 over England and Wales.

Sunday - Sunshine and Showers, 6-9c over Scotland, 10-12c over England and Wales.

Monday - Pressure rising over the UK, with sunny spells over much of the UK, but rain pushing into NW Scotland later.

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12 April 2006 Dan Corbett 7pm

Tonight – A rather damp night with more general rain possible for Western areas especially for Wales and NW Scotland, turning windy later with Severe Gales in N Scotland, Temps 5-6c over Scotland, 8-10 over England and Wales.

Tomorrow – Starting wet over Western Scotland, NW England, drier in Sheltered parts of Scotland and NW England and N Ireland, much of the rest of England and Wales will tend to be rather damp with some drizzle in places.

Into the afternoon the rain will continue over Western Scotland, N England with more general rain possible in Wales later, Damp over much of southern England, with the best of any brightness for sheltered parts of NE England and E Scotland, Temps 7-11c over Scotland, 12-14c over England and Wales.

Friday - Rather cloudy to start but sunny intervals developing widely later, Temps 8-11c over Scotland, 13-15c over England and Wales.

Saturday - Rain in N Scotland., drier over Southern areas with some sunny spells developing, Temps 8-11c over Scotland, 13-16c over England and Wales.

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13 April 2006 Dan Corbett 7pm

Tonight – Showers for NW Scotland, with much of the rest of the UK dry, but with increasing cloud amounts in many Western areas, remaining clear in many eastern spots, Temps 3-4c over Scotland, 5-8c over England and Wales.

Tomorrow – Showers again from the go for Western Scotland, some of these will be heavy but they will tend to move away quickly. It should be drier and brighter in SE Scotland, much of NE England and the Midlands and other Central parts of England, cloudier though for E Anglia. The Far South of England will be see some drizzle and cloudy skies, similar for SW England and South Wales, Northern Ireland will see sunshine and showers.

Remaining cloudy over southern parts of England and Wales but drier here, much of the rest of England and Wales will tend to have a bright day. There will be further showers over northern Ireland and Scotland, but these will tend to fade away during the afternoon, giving longer sunny spells, Temps 8-12c over Scotland, 12-16c over England and Wales.

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18 April 2006 Darren Bett 10.35pm

(Summary)

Tonight – Wet weather will push into Western areas tonight, but generally staying dry in the east, a little ground frost in Scotland, milder further south.

Tomorrow – A Band of rain will effect Wales, NW England with some heavy bursts over Cumbria, N Ireland and the Midlands, drier in Scotland and SE England, during the day it will push SE but tend to fragment as it does so, but some heavy and possibly thundery showers may pop up in a line from Bristol up to East Anglia. Behind the remnants of the band, there will be a mixture of sunshine and showers with some of these wintry in Scotland, Temps 9-11c in Scotland, closer to 14-15c over England and Wales.

Thursday - Remaining unsettled with further heavy rain pushing into Wales, much of Western England, Northern Ireland and W Scotland pushing East during the day, but again fizzling out before it reaches SE England, Temps 10-11c in Scotland, 14-15c over England and Wales.

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19 April 2006 Carol Kirkwood 7pm

Summary - Cloudy and Warm

Tonight – Damp in the South tonight, with some showers and with mist and low cloud towards the South west, it will tend to be drier in North and North East.

Tomorrow – SW England and Wales will see a damp misty murky start with hill and coastal fog, Cloudy over much of the rest of England, Wales and N Ireland, although there will be some showers in northern East Anglia, with a more general band of patchy drizzly rain for S Scotland and the far North of England.

For the afternoon, it will continue damp with some showers over S Scotland and N England, drier in N Scotland, the rest of England and Wales will tend to be drier but further rain is set to push into South Wales and SW England alter, Temps 8-10c in Scotland, 12-15c over England and Wales.

Friday - rain for Southern areas, persistent and heavy at times especially in the West, drier in the north, with some sunny intervals developing later, Temps 6-10c in Scotland, 13-16 in England and Wales,

Saturday - Dry and bright in the South, Temps 15-17c, rain for Scotland and N Ireland, 8-12c.

Sunday - A Reversal of Saturday, with the rain in the South, drier and bright in Scotland and N Ireland, temps 9-12c in Scotland, 14-17c over England and Wales.

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20 April 2006 Dan Corbett 7pm

Summary - Brighter and Warmer

Tonight – Bands of rain will effect North and West Wales, SW England, Merseyside and Humberside for the first part of the night. It will tend to be cloudy but dry over Southern England, and E Scotland, with some foggy spells here with a few clear spells possible in SW Scotland. IT may turn drier later in NW England, with a few clearer spells over W Scotland, Temps 1-5c over Scotland, 6-11c over N England and Wales.

Tomorrow – Much of the UK will tend to be rather cloudy and dry, with a few exceptions, it will tend to be brighter in W Scotland, and N Ireland, and possibly a few breaks may occur in SE England, while it will tend to be damp around NE England.

Into the afternoon, it will remain bight over W Scotland and parts of N Ireland, some sunny spells will develop over W Wales, although there will be a band of showers moving SW from Humberside into the Midlands and running into E Wales.

SW England will tend to be drier while there should be a few brighter spells developing for SE England, remaining cloudy and cool over NE England with onshore winds, Temps 9-13c over Scotland, 13-18c over England and Wales.

Friday - Rain for Southern areas, persistent and heavy at times especially in the West, drier in the north, with some sunny intervals developing later, Temps 6-10c in Scotland, 13-16 in England and Wales,

Saturday - Dry and bright in the South, with sunny spells especially in the SW, Warm with temps reaching 15-17c, cloudy and dry for N England, with rain for W Scotland and N Ireland, some heavy bursts likely, 8-12c here.

Sunday - A Reversal of Saturday, with the rain band pushing South but weakening as it does so, so only giving patchy light rain, for Southern areas during the day, drier and brighter in Scotland and N Ireland, temps 9-13c in Scotland, 15-18c over England and Wales.

So will the magic 20c be reached before the end of the weekend?

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21 April 2006 John Hammond 8Pm

Summary - Warm Sunshine

Tonight – It will start cloud and damp with mist and low cloud in the SE of England and this will spread across much of Southern England, however much of the rest of the UK will have a clear night, although there will be advancing cloud into NW Scotland later, Temps 4-6c in Scotland, 2-8c in England and Wales.

Tomorrow - A Sunny start over Cornwall, West Devon, West Wales, N Ireland, SE Scotland and much of N England, There will be rain in NW Scotland, with cloudy gloomy weather over much of Southern England with mist and low cloud.

During the afternoon, the rain in W Scotland will spread over much and W and N Scotland and N Ireland, with cloud effecting SE Scotland. Much of E England will gradually brighten up joining Northern and Western England and all of Wales with long sunny spells, Temps 10-13c over Scotland, 15-18c over England and Wales with 20c bring reached in a few spots.

Sunday - A Reversal of Saturday, with the rain band pushing South but weakening as it does so, so only giving patchy light rain, for Southern areas during the day, drier and brighter in Scotland and N Ireland, temps 10-14c in Scotland, 13-16c over England and Wales.

Monday - Rain in Northern areas at times, drier and brighter in Southern areas, 8-13c in Scotland, 16-18 over England and Wales.

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24 April 2006 John Hammond 9pm

Summary - Rain pushing South East

Tonight – A wet start for NW Scotland and N Ireland and this will push SE into NW England and parts of Wales during the night, however the far SE should remain dry, Temps 6-7c in Scotland, 8-9c in England and Wales.

Tomorrow - Rain to start for SW England and much of Wales where there may be hill fog and it may be generally murky. The rain will also effect NW England and parts of NE England, where some mist is also possible, Behind the rain band in Scotland and N Ireland, it should be drier and direr, although a few showers are possible in W Scotland, Ahead of the band it should be drier and brighter too in SE England.

For the afternoon, the drier and brighter weather over much of Scotland will spread to much of Northern England and NW Wales, although as in W Scotland, a few showers may develop. It will remain cloudy in SE Wales and turn damper over other parts of Southern England with some patchy rain. Temps 10-14c over Scotland, 14-18c over England and Wales.

Wednesday - High Pressure will tend to push in over the UK, giving a much drier and brighter day in most spots with sunny intervals, Temps 14-16c.

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25 April 2006 Dan Corbett 7pm

Summary - Sunny and Warm

Tonight – Rain in NW Scotland, and some dampness also possible in SE England with the remnants of earlier rain, Most other places will have a dry and in places a clear night, although more cloud is possible later in Southern areas, with a few mist and fog patches developing, Temps 5-7c in Scotland, 6-10c in England and Wales.

Tomorrow - Showers to start over NW Scotland, central parts of Scotland should be dry but the Borders between England and Scotland will tend to be wet with dome drizzly rain, this should also affect N Ireland. Other parts of N England and N Wales should be dry with sunny spells, pushing into south Wales and Southern England there should be more cloud though.

Into the afternoon, it will tend to brighten up in Southern areas of England and Wales, with Sunny intervals also for much of Northern England and Wales.

The earlier rain in Northern England and S Scotland should fade but it may remain cloudy here, a mix of sunshine and showers is likely for N Scotland, Temps 9-14c over Scotland, 14-19c over England and Wales (17-19c over southern areas)

Thursday - Turning more settled with High Pressure, quite a lot of cloud though with the best of the sun in the South, Temps 11-15c in Scotland, 15-18 over England and Wales.

Friday and Saturday - High pressure giving settled conditions, dry with some sunny spells, temps 11-14c over Scotland, 13-17c over England and Wales.

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26 April 2006 Susan Powell

Summary - Dry and Bright

Tonight – Cloudy over much of England and Wales, a few clear spells in Scotland with a touch of ground frost in places, Temps 3-6c in Scotland, 7-10c in England and Wales.

Tomorrow - Showers to start over NW Scotland, but much of E Scotland and N England will by bright with good sunny spells, Much of Southern England and Wales will be cloudy but it will be largely high cloud, so it should still be largely bright.

Although there may be some coastal fog in North Devon, which may be slow to clear, A mix of sun and cloud is likely in N Ireland.

During the afternoon, Cloud form western Scotland will tend to push into some parts of northern England, but a few sunny intervals are still possible here. Southern England and Wales will tend to brighten up with a few sunny spells.

Showers will tend to continue for Northern and Western Scotland, Temps 9-12c over Scotland, 14-17c over England and Wales

Friday and Saturday - High pressure will dominate giving settled conditions, dry with some sunny spells, especially in western areas. A northerly breeze will set up which will take the edge off the temperatures generally, but it will make eastern areas feel cool and more cloud is likely near Eastern coastal areas, temps 9-14c over Scotland, 12-16c over England and Wales.

Sunday - Cloudy generally but with some rain over NW Scotland, and showers possible in other areas, Temps 10-13c in Scotland, 13-14 over England and Wales.

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what was missed out of that was that eastern areas will feel cooler than of late on friday/saturday as a northerly wind blows down eastern costal areas

Edited April 26, 2006 by wolves78

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27 April 2006 Peter Gibbs

Summary - Feeling Cooler

Tonight – After a clear evening, cloud will tend to increase, although parts of Scotland, and Southern parts of England and Wales could stay largely clear, Temps 2-5c in Scotland, 5-7c in England and Wales.

Tomorrow -Some Sunny intervals are possible in Scotland , although a few spots of rain are also possible, It will tend to be rather cloudy in N England, but slightly brighter in the west. Southern England and much of Wales and N Ireland will have a mix of sunny intervals and cloud.

The afternoon will see many places rather over cast but some brighter sunnier spells are possible. The best of the brightness will be in western areas, eastern areas will tend to be cloudier in the Northerly wind and it should feel cooler here too, Temps 10-14c over Scotland, 11-16c over England and Wales

Saturday - Most places will be cloudy and dry but a few sunnier spells are possible especially in western areas, Temps 9-11c in Scotland, 12-14 in England and Wales.

Sunday - Spells of rain are likely for SE England and NW Scotland, drier in between with some sunny spells possible in the South West. Temps 10-13c in Scotland, 13-14c over England and Wales.

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1 May 2006 Alex Deakin

Summary - Dry and Milder Tonight

Tonight – A Band of rain is set to push in from the West tonight, but it will tend to fade away by the time it reaches Central areas. By early morning, it will be clear over N England and E Scotland, West Wales with the remnants of the rain band now only giving cloud to C England, clear in SE England, Temps 5-6c in Scotland, 8-11c over England and Wales.

Tomorrow - Sunny to start in E Scotland, N England, Western parts of Wales, the far SE of England, cloudy and damp over the Midlands, Southern England, SE Wales, and SW England where they may be some coastal fog over southern Devon and Cornwall. There will be rain in Western N Ireland, and W Scotland. For the afternoon, the rain over W Scotland and W N Ireland will make painfully slow progress eastwards into Central parts of Scotland and much of N Ireland, and there may be Gale force winds in parts of W Scotland. However the far SE of Scotland may remain bright while, Northern England should be sunny, England and Wales will gradually dry up with good sunny spells in most places, although the odd shower is possible in the far SW, Temps 11-14c over Scotland, 17-20c over England and Wales.

Thursday - A Sunny and warm day in Eastern areas of England with temps reaching up to 24c. it is likely to cloudier over other parts, with some showers possible in western areas, temps 11-17c in Scotland, 17-22c in other parts of England and Wales and under the cloudy skies, it may well be an oppressive muggy sort of day.

Friday - A rain band over central UK again making painfully slow progress eastwards across the UK, giving a lot of cloud to many western and central areas, the best of the sunshine now reserved to se England, temps 12-17c in Scotland, 18-22 in England and Wales.

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3 May 2006 John Hammond

Summary - Warm and Dry tonight

Tonight – Clear over most places this evening, although there may be a few showers in W Scotland, more cloud moving into Wales, SW England and the Midlands later, Temps 6-7c in Scotland, 9-13c over England and Wales.

Tomorrow - Cloudy over Wales and SW England to start with showery rain pushing westward into N Ireland and Scotland, with lots of sunshine and most other parts of England and Wales.

Into the afternoon, a band of heavy and potentially thundery showers will effect much of W Scotland, N Ireland, run through the East of Southern Ireland and may just clip the far SW of England, it will tend to be cloudy over parts of E Scotland, SW Wales and SW England. Meanwhile, the rest of England and Wales will see long sunny spells, and the hottest day of the year so far, reaching 25c in the far SE. Temps 18-24c generally over England and Wales closer to 12-15c in Scotland.

The end of the week – There remains uncertainty at this moment how far east the thundery band will push east but it looks as if there will be slow progress to the east of the UK, bringing a lot of cloud and cooler weather to all parts by the weekend, and some heavy rain may be possible in eastern parts of Saturday, Temps 21c max on Friday, 17c on Saturday.

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4 May 2006 Alex Deakin

Tonight – A Band of Heavy and potentially thundery rain lies over W Scotland, N Ireland and into Wales and SW England this evening with sunny weather ahead of it in SE England. During the evening and overnight, the band will quickly move eastwards, and tend to fragment in southern areas especially. By the end of the night it will be clear in Southwestern areas with rain still for Central Scotland and light patchy rain for eastern England. Temps 8-10c in Socltrnad, 11-13c in England and Wales.

Tomorrow - Tomorrow will see a sunny day over many spots, with Wales and much of England having long sunny spells, there may be some cloud though in N Ireland and N Scotland from time to time, temps 12-16c in Scotland, 17-22c over England and Wales.

Saturday - A rather cloudy day with the rain pushing back westwards into eastern parts of the UK, Temps 12-15c over Scotland, 16-19 over England and Wales.

Sunday - the potential of some heavy rain in eastern parts but drier and but still rather cloudy in the west, temps 13-17c generally.

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9 May 2006 Alex Deakin

Tonight – A Clear night in Northern parts, more cloud in the South due to a decaying weather front pushing south, it may also turn misty and drizzly over some SW coasts later. Temps 3-7c in Scotland, 8-11c in England and Wales.

Tomorrow - Scotland will tend to have a bright day with only the odd showers; perhaps some mist over the western Isles, 15-20c. A bright day with sunny spells for Northern Ireland temps around 20c. Northern England bright and dry with sunny spells temps up to 23c, cooler on coasts.

Southern England And Wales will largely start fine and dry but there may some mist and fog over SW coasts to start the day but this will fade. However during the afternoon, heavy showers will tend to crop up with could some heavy bursts of rain with the likelihood of some thunder developing especially late afternoon, with areas to the south of the M4 most at risk in England and parts of South Wales are prone areas, temp up to 22c.

Thursday - Settled again with sunny spells over many inland parts, again some showers are possible, this time South Wales and SW England are the most likely spots, temps 12-16 over Scotland, 19-22 over England and Wales.

Friday - A front pushes in from the north giving frontal rain for Scotland, showers again with the potential of some thunder are possible for N England, with Sunny weather most likely over southern England and Wales, temps 11-16c over Scotland, 19-22c over England and Wales.

Saturday - the front will continue to push south and should affect N England for much of the day, colder weather behind with showers, wintry over hills in N Scotland.

Much warmer on the south with a mix of cloud and sun, temps 8-11c over Scotland, up to 21c over southern England.