Cloudy conditions across Northern Ireland, Scotland, south Wales and north, east and southwestern parts of England. Central and northern Wales to see brighter skies throughout the afternoon with much of the south of England also seeing some sunshine. Drizzly outbreaks of rain in the far southwest of England, and outbreaks of rain moving across Northern Ireland into the late afternoon. Feeling milder than previous days but temperatures still below average for this time of year - This is the Met Office UK Weather forecast for the afternoon of 17/02/2025. Bringing you today’s weather forecast is Alex Burkill.
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00:00Hello. We've had a lot of grey weather recently, but I do have some good news for some of us
00:06if you're hoping for anything a little bit brighter. There will be some hazy sunshine
00:10on offer through today in a few places. Not everywhere, though, and worth bearing in mind
00:14there is a weather system coming in from the west. That's going to bring some wet weather
00:17to parts of Northern Ireland and Scotland later. But for the time being, looking at
00:21this afternoon, and yes, it's across parts of, well, many parts of Wales into central
00:26and southern England where there's a good chance of seeing some brightness breaking
00:29through, some hazy sunshine quite likely here. Elsewhere, a fair bit cloudier, some thick
00:34cloud towards North Sea coastal parts, also across Scotland and Northern Ireland, some
00:38fairly thick cloud. And in the southwest, some drizzly outbreaks of rain perhaps here
00:43as well. Temperatures are still going to be a little bit on the low side for the time
00:47being. They are picking up later on this week, but still a bit below average. And with the
00:52wind still coming in from the east southeast, that's going to add to the chilly feel to
00:56things, especially where you're stuck under that cloud. Now, later on, I mentioned we
01:00have a weather system that is going to spill its way across Northern Ireland as we go through
01:04this evening and then the rain pushing across parts of Scotland overnight as well. Further
01:09south and east across much of England and Wales is staying largely dry, quite a bit
01:13of cloud for western parts, further east, some clearer skies. Now, as the rain that
01:17pushes across parts of Scotland hits the higher ground, we are likely to see something wind
01:22entry, some sleet, some snow over modest higher ground, really even to lower levels.
01:26We could see a centimetre or so, but above 200 metres, we're looking at the potential
01:30for up to around five centimetres of snow developing, which is why we do have a warning
01:35out through Tuesday. Also worth bearing in mind, there could be some freezing rain, particularly
01:39on the southern part of this warning region, and that could lead to some icy stretches,
01:44some difficult driving conditions as we go through tomorrow. Otherwise, in temperatures,
01:48I did mention the fact that we have some clearer skies towards eastern parts here. We could
01:52see a touch of frost where we get any clearer breaks. Further west, it's cloudier, it's
01:56wetter, it's also going to be windier towards the northwest, and we're starting to see some
02:01milder air pushing its way in. Then as we go through tomorrow, yes, it's going to be
02:06fairly wet at times across parts of Northern Ireland, the rain feeding further across parts
02:11of Scotland and still some sleet, some snow, some freezing rain for a time as well. But
02:15we have something a bit drier coming in from the southeast. That's going to do a couple
02:19of things. It's going to help push the rain away towards the north, so most places turning
02:24largely dry as we head through the afternoon. And it's also going to break the cloud up,
02:29that lingering cloud that many of us have had through the last few days or through the
02:33last week or so. That's going to start to clear, so greater chances of seeing some of
02:36that hazy sunshine. Those brighter periods are going to be a bit more long lasting as
02:41we go through tomorrow than they will be through today. We're also going to see something a
02:45bit milder coming in from the southwest, and so temperatures starting to pick up. Still
02:49a chilly feel to things towards the east northeast, but in the southwest could be looking at temperatures
02:54just about getting into double figures. So yes, starting to feel that little bit milder
02:59for many of us. Now, as we go further on through the rest of the week, we are going to see
03:03some unsettled weather coming in from the west. So we're going to see some rain, some
03:07stronger winds at times, and they will push their way eastwards. But the further east
03:11you are, the greater chance you have of staying mostly dry. And it's worth bearing in mind
03:15with those temperatures creeping up, we're looking at mid-teens by the end of the week,
03:20and it could even feel a little bit spring like at times in those drier periods in between
03:25any spells of rain. But for more information about what we can expect through this week,
03:30then do check out our week ahead forecast, which will be available on both our YouTube
03:34channel and also our app later on this afternoon. I'll see you again soon. Bye bye.