Scratchbox - October 01, 2024
Issued: 09:05hrs Thursday 31th October 2024

Garry: Cloudy skies for many places today, fairly mild overall. Pleasantly warm in any sunnier spots, these best toward northeast, but a few cloud breaks in the southwest too. Windy for Scotland, some rain or drizzle in the far northwest.


Issued: 13:47hrs Wednesday 30th October 2024

Simon: Drizzle in northwest Scotland this afternoon. Lots of cloud for many other areas, only a few brighter spells. Sunshine in eastern Scotland. Mild for all.


Issued: 07:17hrs Wednesday 30th October 2024

Simon: Another very mild day ahead. There will be some drizzle in central and northern Scotland but otherwise it's dry. Cloud breaking here and there too with some bright or sunny spells developing.


Issued: 11:15hrs Tuesday 29th October 2024

John : Dry for all through today with increasing sunshine as cloud tends to break now and into the afternoon temperatures a generally mild 14C, for Moray to Borders later throug Northumberland to Yorkshire, most of the midlands towards though southeast counties cloud will be slow to clear. Elsewhere dry through the eveing with generally clear to clearing skies fog likely through the Welsh Marches 5C overnight.


Issued: 06:45hrs Tuesday 29th October 2024

John : Mild, dry and cloudy for most today with generally limited sunshine temperatures 11C to start 14C to 16C through the afternoon.


Issued: 12:17hrs Monday 28th October 2024

John : Remaining generally dull and cloudy through the afternoon for most, scattered showers running in Cumbri and Lancashire, also Clywd later reaching Leicestershire duri ng the afternoon, outbreask of rain clearing from Norfolk, rain running across Dorset to Kent, generally limited sunshine temperature have or near to peaking at 14C falling back through the afternoon. Cloudy into the evening


Issued: 06:44hrs Monday 28th October 2024

John : Cloudy today though generally mild overnight rain clearing through Norfolk to Kent this morning though remaining generally cloudy 13C into the afternoon. cloudy elsehwere with coastal mix of rain and drizzle mist and fog Wales, Cumbria and western Scotland, scattered showers most central locations 13C during the afternoon


Issued: 15:22hrs Sunday 27th October 2024

Garry: Turning increasingly wet across western regions this evening as a warm front moves in. Mild, misty and damp onward into tonight and for Monday too.


Issued: 09:17hrs Sunday 27th October 2024

Garry: A fine Sunday with plenty of sunshine. High cloud tending to build in western areas, with rain developing for western Scotland and Ireland as southwesterly winds strengthen.


Issued: 17:58hrs Saturday 26th October 2024

Simon: A chilly night ahead as skies clear with a touch of ground frost in sheltered parts of Wales, northern England and Scotland.


Issued: 08:30hrs Saturday 26th October 2024

Simon: Mild conditions through today with cloud and outbreaks of rain in eastern England, fading. Further rain in the far northwest of Scotland. Dry for other areas.


Issued: 14:24hrs Friday 25th October 2024

Simon: A narrow band of rain through Wales, the Midlands and southern England now, heading slowly north. Some good spells of sunshine in southwest Wales and southwest England. Lots of cloud elsewhere.


Issued: 08:26hrs Friday 25th October 2024

Simon: A mild day ahead. Plenty of cloud for many areas with some patchy rain in the west and south. Turning drier and brighter for Wales and southwest England. A band of showery rain passing north through Scotland too.


Issued: 05:50hrs Thursday 24th October 2024

Filotas: Cloudy for Scotland and Ireland with some light patchy rain or drizzle in places. Rain may be heavier over far western parts of Ireland. Drier brighter for England and Wales with sunny spells, the best of these over East Anglia and Kent. Windy in west. Tops of 12C in north and 16C in south.


Issued: 06:28hrs Wednesday 23th October 2024

Filotas: Central and southern England will see a mostly dry and bright day with sunny spells. Further north and west it will be a rather cloudy day with some light patchy rain or drizzle, these mostly over Ireland, southern Scotland and Wales. Windy in west with some gales in western exposure.


Issued: 15:07hrs Tuesday 22th October 2024

Simon: Staying fair for most this afternoon and evening. Cloud increasing tonight with some drizzle in western Scotland.


Issued: 06:45hrs Tuesday 22th October 2024

John : Sunshine and frequent blustery showers through this morning Derry and Antrim, Western Isles, across to Dumfries and into Highland later towards Shetland by and through the afternoon, cool 12C. Cloudy at first this morning Glamorgan, Devon and Cormwall with patchy rain and scattered showers Clywd and Powys, Lancashire and Cumbria with sunshine through the afternoon. Remainder of England dry sunshine for most with variable cloud generally cool 12 to 14C,


Issued: 16:05hrs Monday 21th October 2024

Blustery showers continuing to move west to east across N.ireland and Scotland in a fresh SW wind so staying cool for the remainder of the afternoon temperatures near 10C by evening. Generally cloudy with showers across NW then to NE England and skirting North Wales with brisk winds along and near windward southwest cooasts. Midlands soth and eastwards remaining cloudy dry for most though outbreask of rain heavy for a time just into Hamsphire running into Sussex and later Kent, northwards into Essex and Cambridgeshire associated with a developing wave which is running just offshore, keeping temperature near 12C.


Issued: 12:05hrs Monday 21th October 2024

Sunshine and frequent blustery showers running across from Derry and Fermanagh into Western Isles, Dumfries and Highland later into Shetland, cool and breezy 10C. Sunshine variable cloud and scattered showers Clwyd to Lancashire and Cumbria 12C during the afternoon. Midlands, south Wales to south and east coasts remaing dull and cloudy through the afternoon cool and windy at times generally 13C


Issued: 07:09hrs Monday 21th October 2024

John : Sunshine and frequent blustery and squally showers northeast Scotland in wake in of Ashley. Sunshine and blustery showers remainder of Scotland, N.Ireland and Wales cool 11C. Remainder of England sunshine and scattered showers, cloudy, 12 to 14C generally. Remaining blustery along and near windward coasts and height


Issued: 14:25hrs Sunday 20th October 2024

Simon: Swathe of storm force winds now passing through Ireland and Scotland. Expect gusts of over 70mph which could cause some damage.


Issued: 09:38hrs Sunday 20th October 2024

Simon: Storm Ashley is now winding up and will bring severe gales today, strongest winds in Scotland, northern England and Ireland.


Issued: 15:41hrs Saturday 19th October 2024

Simon: A fair evening ahead for most. Still a few showers in western Scotland. Gales spread east tonight, severe in Scotland.


Issued: 08:55hrs Saturday 19th October 2024

Simon: Rain in central and eastern England this morning. This slow moving, eventually clearing East Anglia by mid- afternoon. Much brighter and dry elsewhere with good spells of sunshine.


Issued: 10:10hrs Friday 18th October 2024

Filotas: A band of heavy rain soon arrives over Ireland and western Scotland through Friday morning and moving over Wales and Western England in the afternoon. Far eastern parts remaining dry with sunny spells. Windy with gales in west, but lighter winds in east. Tops of 14C in north and 16C in south.


Issued: 07:13hrs Thursday 17th October 2024

Filotas: The day starts with heavy rain for Northeast Scotland clearing through the morning. Elsewhere a mostly bright day with a few showers mostly in the afternoon over Scotland and northern England. Some thick cloud for southeast England at first, brightening up later. Maximum temperatures at 16C in north and 18C in south.


Issued: 05:59hrs Wednesday 16th October 2024

Simon: We are waking up to air that originated in the tropics this morning, and it certainly feels like it! Rain too, most now heading through Scotland, but more in the west and south too. We could see 21C in southeast England this afternoon in any sunshine.


Issued: 15:03hrs Tuesday 15th October 2024

Simon: Rain now spreading north through Ireland and some outbreaks in southwest England. Plenty of cloud for most other areas, although still sunny in northeast Scotland.


Issued: 07:14hrs Tuesday 15th October 2024

John : Cloudy for most though mainly dry, limited sunshine, mild for all 13 to 15C, very mild Dorset to Kent briefly 16 to 18 into the afternoon, variable cloud with sunshine ne Highland to Aberdeenshire likely 15C.Rain into southwest by evening then moving northeast overnight.


Issued: 12:08hrs Monday 14th October 2024

John : continuing cool and cloudy with outbreask of rain for a time into the afternoon Shropshire to Leicestershire 8 to 10C, further rain for a time into the afternoon then clearing eastwards from Northamptonshire to Norfolk, through Buckinghamshire to Sussex during the afternoon 12C, briefly 15C Dorset to Hampshire this afternoon. Rain then sunshine and showers into Scotland for the afternoon


Issued: 07:12hrs Monday 14th October 2024

John : Cloud to start and through the morning with rain prolonged and often heavy Dorset to Staffordshire, Hampshire through to Norfolk with rain clearing into the afternoon though rain into the afternoon across Sussex to Norfolk. Wales, Cumbria, N.Ireland, into southern Scotland to Borders rather cloudy though with increasing sunshine later morning and afternoon, showers across Highland to start, temperature 11 to 15 north to south


Issued: 20:31hrs Sunday 13th October 2024

Simon: Becoming wetter through Wales and much of the southern half of England overnight. More rain in western Scotland, most of it light. A chilly night for central Scotland and northern England.


Issued: 13:37hrs Sunday 13th October 2024

Simon: Increasing cloud in the west now, although still some sunshine in the East Midlands, SE and East Anglia. Rain in Ireland and some spots in southwest and west Scotland and northwest England.


Issued: 07:59hrs Sunday 13th October 2024

Simon: A quiet day ahead after a chilly start. Some sunshine, but cloud increases in the west. Rain western Ireland.


Issued: 12:51hrs Saturday 12th October 2024

Simon: More rain bands passing west to east this afternoon. Some heavy rain in northern England and western Scotland. Increasingly winds northern areas too.


Issued: 08:57hrs Saturday 12th October 2024

Simon: It's a cool morning with outbreaks of rain for many parts of England. Heavier rain in parts of Scotland and Ireland. Tending to turn brighter in Ireland and the west of the UK this afternoon.


Issued: 05:50hrs Friday 11th October 2024

Filotas: A chilly start to the day for most with patchy frost. A dry and sunny day will follow for England Wales and Ireland. Scotland will see a cloudier day with rain most away from the east.


Issued: 09:17hrs Thursday 10th October 2024

Garry: A bright but chilly day with early showery rain clearing the southern counties. Local brief showers near to some coasts. Northerly winds feeling cold especially in the east. Highs only 7 to 12C.


Issued: 12:12hrs Wednesday 09th October 2024

Simon: Outbreaks of rain into the Midlands and East Anglia this afternoon with more periods of rain in northern England and eastern Scotland. Colder north and west too and plenty of cloud.


Issued: 08:34hrs Wednesday 09th October 2024

Simon: Rain for northern England and north Wales this morning, slowly edging south and fading. Rain too in northeast Scotland. Colder temperature starting to drain into Scotland and Ireland, these heading south through the day and overnight.


Issued: 11:26hrs Tuesday 08th October 2024

John : Cloudy with frequent often prolonged and heavy showers for the remainder of the mornning an dinto the afternoon for much of Devon to Hampshire, through Wales into midlands and later through Cheshire, to Yorkshire, cool for most 11 to 13C. Some sunshine and variable cloud Sussex to Norfolk and into Lincolnshire temperatures 15C. Sunshine and showers for most of Scotland and across N.Ireland during the afternoon following a period of more persistent rain fro Derry and Antrim cool 11 to 13C.


Issued: 06:45hrs Tuesday 08th October 2024

John : A mix of sunshine and frequent often heavy and squally showers for most today, Cloudy with frequent showers through the morning across much of Scotland though decreasing through the afternoon, cool 10C afternoon fresh NE wind. N.Ireland, Lancashire to Yorkshire cloudy through the morning showers often merging for a longer spell of rain though sunshine mainly afternoon 14C generally. Showers merging to give spells of rain across sw England and into south Wales at first moving northeastwards into midlands and later Yorkshire, with sunshine and showers following and a fresh SW wind, 15C generally though 17 likely Lincolnshire during the afternoon


Issued: 12:23hrs Monday 07th October 2024

Filotas: Maximum temperatures in the afternoon at 15C in north and 18C in south.


Issued: 05:33hrs Monday 07th October 2024

Filotas: Scattered showers for most, but a longer spell of heavy rain is expected in the evening over England. Breezy.


Issued: 17:25hrs Sunday 06th October 2024

Garry: Heavy rain spreads northeast across England this evening and tonight. Clearing in the southwest, but further showers follow. Areas of rain for Scotland. Fairly mild, overnight lows 8 to 11C.


Issued: 09:06hrs Sunday 06th October 2024

Garry: Cloudy for most places today, patchy rain and drizzle, mostly small amounts, but some heavier rain moves into Wales from the southwest later this afternoon. Temperatures reaching 14 to 16C.


Issued: 16:50hrs Saturday 05th October 2024

Simon: Becoming murky and misty in the west overnight as rain arrives. Drier east.


Issued: 08:10hrs Saturday 05th October 2024

Simon: A dry day ahead for most. Best sunshine central and eastern areas as cloud increases in the west. Rain in western and Southern Ireland this afternoon, as well as moving into southwest England. Winds increasing in the west too.


Issued: 11:49hrs Friday 04th October 2024

John : Staying dry and sunny with variable cloud for the remainder of the morning and into the afternoon across Wales and England temperatures 12C mid-morning rising to near 15C generally mid-afternoon. Rather cloudy with frequent showers across N.Ireland running into sw Scotland and clearing across northeast. Cool and breezy 10C


Issued: 07:06hrs Friday 04th October 2024

John : Dy and sunny for England and Wales and eastern Scotland with variable cloud, cool to start average mid-afternoon. Cloudy with outbreaks of rain N.Ireland and west, later northern Scotland cool and windy. Temperatures 13 to 15C generally, likely 17 for southeast England


Issued: 10:14hrs Thursday 03th October 2024

Garry: A fine day for most places today with good amounts of sunshine, patchy cloud. Temperatures reaching around 15C, feeling pleasant with light winds.


Issued: 11:45hrs Wednesday 02th October 2024

Simon: Still some heavy showers in eastern England this lunchtime. Beautiful sunshine through for Scotland, Ireland and parts of west Wales.


Issued: 07:19hrs Wednesday 02th October 2024

Simon: Heavy showers this morning in eastern England. Lots of sunshine in Scotland and eventually Ireland. Cloud slowly breaks in central and southern areas.


Issued: 09:24hrs Tuesday 01th October 2024

Filotas: A wet day for central England as well as Wales, with rain gradually moving southeast through the day. Further north and west a rather dry and bright day with isolated showers. Best of the sunshine over west Scotland and Ireland.