Scratchbox - May 01, 2017
Issued: 20:32hrs Monday 20th December 2017

Garry: Plenty of sunshine for many, but it's rather dull in the south & south-west with a little drizzle.


Issued: 20:32hrs Monday 20th December 2017

Garry: Patchy rain spreads across central & northern areas today, turning persistent Scotland & NW Eng for a time. Very little if any in south & south-east.


Issued: 20:32hrs Monday 20th December 2017

Garry: Persistent rain moving eastwards across Scotland, and developing for NW England this afternoon. Showers for Yorks/Lancs & N Mids too. Mainly dry south.


Issued: 20:32hrs Monday 20th December 2017

Garry: Bursts of rain running in across north-west England this evening, spreading east and slowly fading. Sunny spells for many.


Issued: 20:32hrs Monday 20th December 2017

Garry: Persistent grey skies this afternoon. Some heavy bursts of rain running north-eastwards across southern & central England. Areas of rain for Scotland too.


Issued: 20:32hrs Monday 20th December 2017

Garry: Outbreaks of rain moving northwards, some heavy bursts. Local thunderstorms, especially central areas this afternoon. Warm and humid south & east, cooler north & west.


Issued: 20:32hrs Monday 20th December 2017

John: a fine, dry morning with sunny spells for most. An area of heavy, thundery rain comes into the south of England this afternoon.


Issued: 20:32hrs Monday 20th December 2017

John: an area of heavy, thundery ran now across Wales and into central and southern areas will be moving to the NW. Rather warm and humid for most.


Issued: 20:32hrs Monday 20th December 2017

John: a line of heavy, squally thunderstorms is just moving into the Ipswich area and may give torrential downpours of rain shortly.


Issued: 20:32hrs Monday 20th December 2017

Simon: There are only 5 weather stations in the UK recording temperatures below 20C right now; Blackpool Airport is warmest at 28C


Issued: 20:32hrs Monday 20th December 2017

Simon: Another hot day ahead. Dry for almost all, but thundery rain into SW Ireland.


Issued: 20:32hrs Monday 20th December 2017

Simon: More hot sunshine this afternoon, just some low cloud drifting into southern Ireland.


Issued: 20:32hrs Monday 20th December 2017

Simon: Hot weather will be affecting a wide part of the UK and Ireland today, from Inverness to Bournemouth, Galway to Norwich. Temperatures rising above 25C for most, just a few bits of low cloud affecting western coasts of Scotland and coasts of northwest England and Ireland.


Issued: 20:32hrs Monday 20th December 2017

Simon: Dry overnight for all and warm too.


Issued: 20:32hrs Monday 20th December 2017

Simon: Some drizzle in western Scotland this morning, this tending to fade. Sunshine in central and some eastern areas with western low cloud tending to break.


Issued: 20:32hrs Monday 20th December 2017

Simon: Temperatures continue to rise this afternoon and another warm one is on the way for Thursday too.


Issued: 20:31hrs Monday 20th December 2017

Garry: Cloudy and dull with a little drizzle for Wales & the south-west. Best sunshine today toward the east & north.


Issued: 20:31hrs Monday 20th December 2017

Garry: A sunny end to the day for central & northern England and much of Wales. More cloud in south, and rather murky in the south-west. Drizzly rain too in western Scotland.


Issued: 20:31hrs Monday 20th December 2017

Simon: A mostly dry night with rain fading from Scotland. Patchy drizzle in low cloud across southwest Wales, southern Ireland and southwest England later.


Issued: 20:31hrs Monday 20th December 2017

Simon: Dry for most of England and Wales today with spells of hazy sunshine, the best in the east. Cloud and outbreaks of rain spreads east through Scotland, heavy at times in the west. Patchy rain in Ireland too this morning.


Issued: 20:31hrs Monday 20th December 2017

John: an area of heavy rain across Northern Ireland moves into Scotland. A fine day to come across England and Wales.


Issued: 20:31hrs Monday 20th December 2017

John: A fine, dry morning across eastern England but showers in the west will spread to most areas in the afternoon.


Issued: 20:31hrs Monday 20th December 2017

Simon: Staying cloudy and damp across northeast England today, with rain edging into eastern Scotland. Heavy showers affecting Ireland, Wales and southern England as well as western Scotland.


Issued: 20:31hrs Monday 20th December 2017

Simon: Rainfall totals from 7am Tuesday to 7am Friday showing a couple of inches falling in parts of the southeast but still not much north and west


Issued: 20:31hrs Monday 20th December 2017

Simon: A better day for most today. There will be a scattering off showers, most to the west and south.


Issued: 20:31hrs Monday 20th December 2017

Simon: Cloud and rain is now returning to southeast England and is going to be bringing a wet afternoon for some here.


Issued: 20:31hrs Monday 20th December 2017

Simon: Heavy rain across much of southern, central and northeast England today. Drier in northwest England. By contrast a fair start in Scotland and much of Ireland although showers affecting western areas.


Issued: 20:31hrs Monday 20th December 2017

Simon: Get ready for heavy periods of rain across England on Wednesday. Most of the rain is set to be from northeast England, through the Midlands and into southern England.


Issued: 20:31hrs Monday 20th December 2017

Simon: Some heavy bursts of rain this morning over Wales, northern England and SW England. Drier in the west and across the east too.


Issued: 20:31hrs Monday 20th December 2017

Simon: Plenty of rain around this morning. Most of the rain in Ireland, western Scotland and NW England. Lots of low cloud too in western and southern areas with little change expected during this afternoon.


Issued: 20:31hrs Monday 20th December 2017

Simon: More cloud covering the whole country this afternoon. Further heavy rain in Scotland but these should ease in the next hours, more rain reaching NW England, SW Scotland and western Wales.


Issued: 20:31hrs Monday 20th December 2017

John: the last of the overnight rain is just clearing the eastern coasts. Lots of fine sunshine to come for most today. A few sharp showers may develop later this afternoon across central England with showers running into western Scotland and Northern Ireland.


Issued: 20:31hrs Monday 20th December 2017

John: Heavy rain to come across parts of Scotland, north west England, Northern Ireland and the far north of Wales. Elsewhere it's sunnier with some scattered showers.


Issued: 20:31hrs Monday 20th December 2017

Simon: Heavy showers this afternoon in parts of central and southern England and Wales. Rain in NW Wales, eastern Ireland and NW England heading slowly northwest. Further heavy showers in western Scotland.


Issued: 20:31hrs Monday 20th December 2017

Simon: A band of rain edging north into northern England through this morning, heavy showers developing in Wales, central and southern England this afternoon. Heavy showers in Ireland and western Scotland.


Issued: 20:31hrs Monday 20th December 2017

Simon: Radar now picking out some showery bursts in southern Ireland, Wales, the Midlands and southern England, these all heading north this afternoon.


Issued: 20:31hrs Monday 20th December 2017

Simon: Patchy outbreaks of rain affecting southern England and Wales today. Fair with good spells of sunshine to the north.


Issued: 20:31hrs Monday 20th December 2017

Simon: A fairly widespread ground frost can be expected tonight across England, wales, eastern Ireland and southern Scotland.


Issued: 20:31hrs Monday 20th December 2017

Simon: A fine day for many with lots of sunshine. Thicker cloud in northern Scotland gives some outbreaks of rain here.


Issued: 20:31hrs Monday 20th December 2017

Simon: A dry night ahead with a touch of frost under any clear skies. Thicker cloud in the far north of Scotland with a few spots of rain here.


Issued: 20:31hrs Monday 20th December 2017

Simon: Cloud in more eastern areas again today, although it will break with a few bright spells coming through. The best sunshine in western areas and feeling warm here too.


Issued: 20:31hrs Monday 20th December 2017

Simon: A touch of frost under clear skies in western areas tonight. More cloud to the east.


Issued: 20:31hrs Monday 20th December 2017

Simon: best of the sunshine in the west today. Eastern areas are going to have cloud this morning, but this breaking with some bright spells coming through.


Issued: 20:31hrs Monday 20th December 2017

Simon: Cloud is stubbornly holding onto eastern areas this afternoon, but to the west it's a glorious, sunny spring day.


Issued: 20:31hrs Monday 20th December 2017

John: disappointingly cloudy and feeling cold along North Sea coasts with temperatures only into single figures for some. A brisk, cold north wind prevails here too. To the west it's sunnier and warmer with 20C across western Ireland.


Issued: 20:31hrs Monday 20th December 2017

John: Apart from some drizzle across eastern parts of Scotland, it's a fair, dry day to come across Britain with variable cloud and sunny spells.


Issued: 20:31hrs Monday 20th December 2017

John: patchy bits of rain across northern England will die out. More persistent rain will affect Cornwall through the day.


Issued: 20:31hrs Monday 20th December 2017

Simon: Cloud in the far south of England and across most of Ireland today, but a sunny day elsewhere.


Issued: 20:31hrs Monday 20th December 2017

Simon: Clouding up through East Anglia this afternoon, and remaining cloudy in the far south of England. Some low cloud affecting northeastern coasts of Scotland too.


Issued: 20:31hrs Monday 20th December 2017

Simon: Cloudy in southern England again today with a few spots of rain in the far southeast. The best sunshine in northern areas, feeling warm in the west too.


Issued: 20:31hrs Monday 20th December 2017

Simon: Plenty of sunshine for many this afternoon but the south of England and East Anglia are troubled by cloud. Southern Ireland should get brighter.


Issued: 20:31hrs Monday 20th December 2017

Simon: A cloudy start in the south and southeast, but sunny by contrast to the north and west. Some outbreaks of rain affecting southeast England today as well, and feeling cold here.


Issued: 20:31hrs Monday 20th December 2017

Simon: Some showery rain in southeast England this afternoon. Feeling pretty cold in the cloud and wind across southern and eastern areas to. Glorious sunshine and warmer in the north and west.


Issued: 20:31hrs Monday 20th December 2017

Simon: Feeling chilly on eastern coasts in the increasing easterly wind this afternoon. Mostly dry though with the best of the sunshine to the west. A few showers may affect parts of eastern and southeast England as well as the Midlands this afternoon.


Issued: 20:31hrs Monday 20th December 2017

Simon: A breezy day for many on Wednesday. Cloud in the east and south produces some patchy rain in the southeast. Plenty of sunshine in the north and west.


Issued: 20:31hrs Monday 20th December 2017

Simon: Cloud is increasing across eastern England now and there will be some showers on the southeast and parts of the eastern Midlands through the later part of this afternoon and evening.


Issued: 20:31hrs Monday 20th December 2017

Garry: Areas of rain or heavy showers for England & Wales today. Largely dry for Scotland & N.Ireland.


Issued: 20:31hrs Monday 20th December 2017

Garry: Heavy showers for central-southern Britain this afternoon. Drier in north with sunshine.


Issued: 20:31hrs Monday 20th December 2017

Garry: Areas of rain or heavy showers for England & Wales today. Largely dry for Scotland & N.Ireland.


Issued: 20:31hrs Monday 20th December 2017

Garry: Heavy showers for central-southern Britain this afternoon. Drier in north with sunshine.