Garry: Showers scattered across England and Wales, most frequent in the northwest this evening and through to midnight. Drier toward the southeast. Also dry for central Scotland with fairly light winds. Frosty in the Highlands, otherwise temperatures 2 to 5C.

Garry: Showery across England and Wales this afternoon, some local heavy bursts with hail and thunder. Drier for much of Scotland plus northeast England.

Simon: A squally band of rain passing east tonight. Don't be surprised to be awoken by thunderstorms, there could even be some tornadoes. Snow over the hills of Scotland. Drier in Ireland. These are accumulated rain forecast totals to 6am Sunday morning.

Simon: A dull and wet Saturday ahead for many. Frosty at first in Scotland & NE England. Winds increasing with some squally gusts for a time, especially in the west. Drizzly for much of the southeast quarter of England. Turning drier and brighter in Ireland. Note the risk of rain turning to snow in southern and central Scotland for a few hours this afternoon.

John : Cold with frequent squally rain and snow showers for Scotland temperatures 0C to 4C. Cloudy for northern England, frequent blustery rain and snow showers, cold 4C to 6C. Showers at first for south Wales and southwest England with sunshine to follow through the morning 6C. Midlands and eastern England dry to start with sunshine later morning, scattered showers developing, cool and windy 6C

John : Cold this afternoon for Scotland and northern Ireland with showers continuing. Cloudy and dull for the remainder of England and Wales with outbreaks of rain Cumbria to Yorkshire and across Wales, midlands to Humberside 6C. Scattered showers for Devon and Cornwall, through Hampshire to Sussex 8C with fresh SW wind. Showers for all except Cumbria will tend to fade and become less frequent through the evening

John : a dry and bright end to the afternoon for much of midlands, southwest, central south and southeast England with the afternoon's rain and showers now clearing Leicestershire to Norfolk, temperatures have began to fall and will continue through the evening and with clear skies overnight both a dew and a patchy ground frost will occur. Elsewhere, northern England and Scotland showers continuing through the evening, with a dry clear night to follow, temperature below 0C for Scotland and a patchy air and widespread ground frost for northern England to follow, winds will become light to calm. Cloud will increase by dawn

John : Cloudy blustery showers often heavy and prolonged across western and northern Isles, central and southeast Scotland -2 to 4C this morning, cyclonic and variable wind. Showers merging across northern Ireland into Cumbria this morning and later Yorkshire during the afternoon 4 to 6C fresh gusting gale west wind. Showers also across southwest England and south Wales this morning into midlands then eastern England later morning and through the afternoon 6 to 8C fresh southwest wind

Filotas: This afternoon the temperature will rise up to 6C across Northern Ireland and Scotland, but 9-10C across England and Wales.

Filotas: Plenty of showers at the moment across the country, more heavy over western Scotland as well as the Midlands.

Simon: A less frenetic night than last night. Still windy. Rain southern Scotland with snow over hills in central areas. Heavy showers western coasts and hills too.

Filotas: Further heavy rain and strong winds for this afternoon across most parts. Most heavy rain will clear by the evening with showers or longer spells of rain following for the west.

Filotas: Storm Gerrit brings gales to strong gales force winds as well as locally heavy rain, and some heavy snow in Scotland. Rain heavier and more persistent over Northern Ireland, parts of Scotland, northwest England and Wales with some high totals in places. Further to the rain will turn to snow over higher ground across Scotland (approximately over 200m) with some moderate accumulations in places.

John : Last of the afternoon sunshine in the west and southwest as frontal cloud increases bring rain during the evening, and shortly cloud increasing across remaining midlands and further east by the evening, temperatures 7C in the west will all quickly with patchy ground frost eastwards. Showers continuing for Scotland

John : Dry and mainly sunny for today though cloudy at times for Wales and across southwest England, temperatures now rising will peak early afternoon to 8C for midlands, Wales and southern England. Showers being a mix of rain and snow continue this morning for Scotland clipping into Antrim. Temperatures 6C. Fresh SW wind for all, locally gale into Scotland. Rain into Devon and Cornwall by eveing.

Simon: A fair amount of rain to come through the coming days, these are totals for the the next week. Almost 200mm of rain in southwest Scotland, 75 to 100m in Wales and northwest England as well as western Ireland.

John : showers now being confined to northwestern Scottish coasts, remainder of Scotland temperatures now below 0C with a moderate frost to come. Midlands, northern and eastern England dry though cloudy through the evening temperatures will fall close to 0C with a slight air and widespread ground frost to come, temperatures then rise later overnight. Cloud with rain following into south Wales and southwest England being the start of a wet evening and night. temperatures 5 to 7C

John : Dry mostly fine and sunny for all of England, Wales, N.Ireland and Scotland this morning, temperatures -6C for central Highlands and remaining below 0C all day. Elsewhere 4-6C for Scotland and N.Ireland, 6-6C starting temperature for England and Wales rising slowly to 8C early afternoon. Cloudy increasing from southwest for Devon and Cornwall through the later afternoon with rain through the evening with a freshening southeast wind, elsewhere winds light and variable in Scotland, mainly west and light.

John : Dry and mainly sunny for today though cloudy at times for Wales and across southwest England, temperatures now rising will peak early afternoon to 8C for midlands, Wales and southern England. Showers being a mix of rain and snow continue this morning for Scotland clipping into Antrim. Temperatures 6C. Fresh SW wind for all, locally gale into Scotland. Rain into Devon and Cornwall by eveing.

Garry: Happy Christmas to all! It's a mild one across central and southern regions, with heavy rain moving into south Wales during the day. Chillier for Scotland, with snowfall setting in over the mountains, increasingly falling to lower elevations in the north.

Garry: Windy with showery rain remaining frequent in the west this evening. More persistent rain arriving from the southwest. Staying very mild in the south, near or above 10C tonight. Chillier for Scotland, locally dropping to freezing in Highland glens.

Garry: Very mild but windy with rain fairly persistent in west and central areas. Drier in the south and east. Heavy showers in western Scotland.

Simon: Some big rainfall totals in Scotland in the last 24-hours. The red colours showing where some parts of Highland have seen over 150mm of rain since midday Friday.

Garry: Mild tonight and windy with rain or drizzle in the west, becoming heavier for Wales and northwest England. Temperatures staying near 10C for many. Cooler for Scotland, 5C in the north.

Garry: A cloudy, mild and windy Saturday for most. Brightest in the southeast. Drizzle and rain in the west, wettest in western Scotland. Snow for a time in the far north of Scotland.

Garry: Staying very wet across western Scotland this afternoon. Overcast skies for many, brightest toward the east. Rain and drizzle for western England, Wales and Ireland. West to southwest winds bringing mild temperatures.

Remaining cloudy for Scotland and later N.Ireland with rain becoming prolonged. For remainder of England and Wales staying generally cloudy with outbreaks of rain now and into the afternoon, temperatures near 0C central Scotland, 6C on western coasts, 8C northern England to briefly 12C for central and southeast England with some sunshine where cloud breaks

John : Cloudy and generally dull for most today, continuing mild across all of England and Wales 10C to 12C, 5 to 7C across Scotland. Prolonged and often heavy for Scotland and N.Ireland and outbreaks of rain from Cumbria through Yorkshire, across Norfolk to Kent and patchy rain into Wales and west midlands. Winds fresh W/Nw

Simon: More rain tonight in western Scotland. Less rain elsewhere but staying windy.

Filotas: Temperature is expected to rise to around 7C in north, but to 12-13C in south.

Filotas: Frequent showers over Scotland this morning. As air will get colder through the day, these will turn wintry over high ground.

Filotas: A mostly cloudy day with outbreaks of rain mostly across western areas. Heavy and more persistent rain over Northwest Highlands.

Filotas: Afternoon temperatures at around 6C in north, but 12C in south.

Filotas: A longer spell of rain is expected over Scotland overnight, with some heavy rain for a time.

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Simon: Rain in northwest Scotland, some of it heavy through today. Elsewhere it is dry with some bright and sunny spells developing, mainly in the east.

Simon: It's been raining steadily all day in northwest Scotland and it will be continuing tonight. Local flooding is possible with rivers swelling and becoming dangerous.

John : remaining cloudy and generally dull for much of England and Wales though the afternoon temperatures steady at 8C with light SW winds. Scotland patchy rain through the afternoon for all of western areas and a fresh SW wind.

John : Cloudy start to the morning though dry for all of Scotland, England, Wales and N. Ireland. Temperatures now 6 to8C.Cloud breaking across England and Wales later during the morning with some sunshine and temperatures briefly 10 to 12C. For Scotland remaining cloudy with outbreaks of rain later and a freshening southwest wind

John : Remaining cloudy over Scotland with rain now into western Highland and the western Isles, this will become prolonged and persist through the evening and overnight with fresh W winds reaching gale on windward coasts. Temperatures 10C overninght. Elsewhere for England and Wales staying generally cloudy for now though cloud will break into the evening with variable amounts overnight, temperatures 4 to 6C by dawn, patchy ground frost.

Filotas: A band of rain pushing southeast, with a few showers following behind. Rain will clear in the afternoon with a good brightness following for most.

Filotas: Now rain is clearing the southeastern parts of England, with a scattering of showers for Scotland. Clear spells overnight will allow temperature to drop close to freezing in south.

Filotas: Showers now clearing from Scotland and be more focused across east / southeast England. A drier evening and night will follow for most.

Filotas: Temperatures this afternoon will rise up to 5C over Scotland, 6C over Northern Ireland, while we will see 8C in Wales, and up to 9C over southern England.

Filotas: Plenty of showers for east and south Scotland as well as northeast England, with some strong winds too. Showers will clear from most later in the afternoon, with lighter winds.

Simon: A dull afternoon for many areas of the country. Heavy showers in Wales and across southeast England with some torrential downpours here. Rain across much of Scotland.

Simon: Rain and showers today brought about by low pressure. Heaviest rain in southern and eastern Scotland with heavy showers following to Wales and southwest as well as southern England.

Simon: A quiet day ahead. Patchy rain in parts of northern England this morning, fading away. Some showers in eastern Scotland.

Simon: make the most of the dry afternoon, there will be some rain passing east tonight.

Garry: Further heavy bursts of rain moving in from the west overnight across England and Wales. Wet for eastern Scotland too. Strong winds for central and southern Britain, gale force around coasts.

Garry: More heavy rain sweeping in from the southwest today. Windy with gales around west and southwestern coasts. Mild in the south, but cool in the north.

Simon: Rain tracks north and east this morning into southern Scotland, northern and eastern England. Turning drier but windier through Ireland, Wales, western and southern England. Further rain northeast Scotland, drier in the northwest. Mild for all.

Simon: Showery rain this evening in northern and eastern England and Scotland. Drier central and southern England. A mild night.

Filotas: Good sunshine for eastern and southeastern England this morning, but becoming cloudier in the afternoon. Occasional rain elsewhere.

Filotas: A wet morning across Northern Ireland, with rain spreading to central Scotland and northwest England through the day.

Garry: A very wet end to the afternoon for many, heavy rain continuing to sweep north and east into the evening. Strong winds with gales near coasts.

Garry: A grey and wet day with spells of rain advancing north and eastwards. Heavier rain setting in from the west during the middle of the day. Milder air wafting in from the southwest. Strong to gale force southeasterly winds.

Simon: Becoming wet and windy tonight. Rain in the west this evening with gale force winds, the rain gradually edging east as the night progresses, although East Anglia and there southeast may stay dry.

Simon: Rain now into Ireland and knocking on the door of southwest England, edging slowly east this afternoon.

Simon: Cold last night with temperatures down to -12C at Altnaharra in the Highlands. Issued: 02:03hrs Wednesday 06th December 2023

Filotas: A cloudy and wet start for most, but it will get drier and brighter in the afternoon, with some sunny spells over Scotland.