29 March - National weather forecast presented by Aidan McGivern.
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00:00Hi there, if you're hoping to view the partial solar eclipse this morning, you are in luck
00:05or not in luck, depending on where you are.
00:09Very different conditions across the UK.
00:11We start off with plenty of sunshine, but for Scotland and Northern Ireland it soon
00:15turns cloudy.
00:17And by 11am peak eclipse viewing time, with the greatest proportion of the sun obscured
00:24by the moon, likely across Western Scotland and Northern Ireland, well, it's in these
00:28locations that we have the greatest probability of cloud cover, thick cloud containing outbreaks
00:34of rain and a freshening breeze.
00:36Meanwhile, if you're across much of Wales, away from the far west, as well as much of
00:41the rest of England, away from the far north-west, and perhaps Cornwall, mostly cloud-free skies
00:46are expected.
00:47So, a good chance of viewing the partial solar eclipse in these locations, but of course,
00:52do please remember to view it safely, never look directly into the sun.
00:56The eclipse is over by midday and it's at this point that the rain clouds are moving
01:00into Northern England, much of Wales and eventually parts of Cornwall, the cloud thickening across
01:05many parts.
01:06A freshening breeze, and that breeze particularly strong across north-west Scotland where the
01:10rain is replaced by frequent showers.
01:13Northern Ireland a bit drier as we end the day, but we keep the best of the sunshine
01:16into the east midlands, East Anglia and the south-east, temperatures at 14 or 15C, given
01:22enough sunshine.
01:24Now the front that I mentioned that's crossing the country tends to weaken, so not much rain
01:28as it clears through southern parts, although there will be a lot of cloud overnight.
01:32Then the low, responsible, pulls away into Scandinavia.
01:36We've got this strong wind overnight, particularly for the north and west initially, and then
01:41for north sea coast we'll see this brisk wind by the start of Sunday, risk of gales around
01:46coastal spots, and that coincides with an unusually high tide, there could even be some
01:52coastal impacts as we begin Sunday across parts of Norfolk for example.
01:57Now there'll be a lot of cloud around as well, so with the cloud and the breeze, temperatures
02:00will stay up typically at 7-9C, but it will be a grey start for many, particularly towards
02:05the south and south-east as that front clears away, giving a few spots of rain here and
02:10there.
02:11It is out of the way by mid-morning, the cloud then breaks up very nicely into the afternoon,
02:15blue skies for the vast majority, a few exceptions, some patchy cloud remaining into the north-east,
02:22and thickening cloud once again into Northern Ireland, parts of the Western Isles, perhaps
02:26fringes of Cornwall and Pembrokeshire.
02:29But for many, actually inland, it is sunny skies, and temperatures rising as the wind
02:35eases up to 17-18C, feeling very pleasant, mid-teens in the north.
02:41And that's just the start of it, because we've got high pressure then building into the UK
02:47on the south for the start of next week.
02:49That high then sets up shop just to the east of the country, helping to draw up clear skies
02:56and increased warmth from Tuesday onwards.
02:59In fact, temperatures will rise by Wednesday, Thursday up into the low 20s.
03:04So it's going to feel very warm, very nice indeed for the start of April, and we keep
03:09that fine weather going right the way through the week.
03:11Bye bye.