17 April - national forecast presented by Honor Criswick
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00:00Hello there, good evening. It was a much brighter day for many this afternoon. Plenty of sunny
00:05spells in places, but I'm afraid there is more rain on its way, leading to quite a damp
00:09start for the Easter bank holiday weekend for some. And we'll start to see that change
00:13as we head through into this evening and overnight, an area of low pressure dragging in some clouds,
00:18some outbreaks of rain at first across parts of Devon and Cornwall, Northern Ireland, and
00:22eventually stretching its way into Wales too. It could be turning fairly blustery under
00:26this area of cloud and rain too, with some heavy outbreaks of rain possible by morning.
00:30But elsewhere, it's going to be largely dry, plenty of clear skies. That means temperatures
00:34dipping away, though. It could be fairly chilly by the morning, perhaps even seeing some mist
00:37and fog in places. But elsewhere in the west, it's going to be a damp start. And through
00:43the course of Good Friday, we'll see this area of cloud and rain shift its way northeastwards.
00:48Once again, we could see some quite heavy and blustery outbreaks at times, some quite persistent
00:53rain, possibly leading to some travel disruption, possibly even seeing some surface level flooding
00:57as well. But across the far north and far east, it's going to be quite a pleasant day,
01:02perhaps more cloud around than of late, but some sunnier spells across east Anglia, for example.
01:06But it is going to be remaining largely dry, fairly mild too across the far southeast, highs
01:11of 17, possibly 18 degrees Celsius. But where we see the cloud and rain stick around in the west,
01:16those temperatures are going to struggle, so feeling a little bit chillier here.
01:19Later on into the evening and overnight, we do have a rainfall warning issued for parts
01:25of Devon and Cornwall. We could see 50 to 75 millimetres here across Dartmoor, for example.
01:30So do bear that in mind if you're travelling around for the Easter bank holiday.
01:33But more and more areas are going to start to see this cloud and rain, still a chance of some
01:37heavier outbreaks, but still remaining largely dry across the very far east. But with more cloud
01:42around, temperatures aren't going to dip away quite as low, so it's going to be a slightly milder night
01:46compared to the one on its way. Now, it's quite a wet start for many areas
01:52on Saturday, but the good news is most of the rain should be fizzling out through the course
01:56of the morning. Still a chance of some heavier outbreaks in western areas, once again, across
02:00any hills or high ground. But by the afternoon, plenty of dry weather to come. There just might
02:05still be a fair amount of clouds, some quite low cloud at times, particularly across parts
02:10of the northwest, where there's still a chance of some outbreaks of rain. But still fairly mild temperatures,
02:15perhaps just a degree or two lower in some spots. Highs of 15, possibly 16 Celsius, but still fairly
02:21cool across the far north. Temperatures just about moving into the double digits here.
02:27Now, for the rest of the bank holiday weekend, actually Easter Sunday looks largely dry. There
02:32should be plenty of sunny spells around. Good news if you're heading out for an Easter egg hunt. But
02:36notice still low pressure, never too far away, moving its way through later Sunday through into Monday.
02:43But there's still a little bit of uncertainty as towards the direct location and track of this low. So that
02:48means the area of rain where we see that rain, it could change as we head through into Monday. But for more
02:53details for the bank holiday weekend, we can join Alex Birkhill here on YouTube. Otherwise, that's it from me. Bye bye.