Scratchbox - October 01, 2017
Issued: 20:34hrs Monday 20th December 2017

Matt: Cloudier and milder today than the way the week started. Temperatures up to 14C at Eglington Airport in Londonderry, N Ireland. Colder weather set to return though later in the week from the N and NW.


Issued: 20:34hrs Monday 20th December 2017

Simon: Heavy rain in western Scotland through this afternoon and overnight bringing the risk of more than 50mm of rain.


Issued: 20:34hrs Monday 20th December 2017

Matt: Patchy rain and showers continue across more northern and western areas, a lot of dry weather though across more central and southern areas of England and Wales.


Issued: 20:34hrs Monday 20th December 2017

Simon: Bits of drizzle this morning, mostly across northern England, Scotland and Ireland. tending to be drier to the south, although some drizzle here too at first.


Issued: 20:34hrs Monday 20th December 2017

Simon: Cloudy and damp in western and northern Scotland tonight. Clearer spells and generally dry further south.


Issued: 20:34hrs Monday 20th December 2017

Simon: It's been a cool start to the day with the coolest night since early may for some. Today should be fair with a good amount of sunshine developing, although always more cloud for Scotland and parts of Ireland. Some drizzle or patchy rain in the far north of Scotland too.


Issued: 20:34hrs Monday 20th December 2017

John: a number of showers are affecting North Sea coasts on a brisk north wind.


Issued: 20:34hrs Monday 20th December 2017

John: morning drizzle across the south tends to fizzle out to sunnier spells. Dry to the north with the best of the day's sunshine.


Issued: 20:34hrs Monday 20th December 2017

Garry: A dull, breezy day for most places, with drizzly rain in the west. Gales over hills in north.


Issued: 20:34hrs Monday 20th December 2017

Garry: Staying windy into this evening, with patchy drizzly rain, most persistent in western areas. A brighter but chilly day tomorrow.


Issued: 20:34hrs Monday 20th December 2017

Garry: A chilly start, especially in northern areas, but a dry and sunny day lies ahead.


Issued: 20:34hrs Monday 20th December 2017

Garry: Overcast skies for many, with patchy rain or drizzle for Wales, N England & Ireland. Generally mild again.


Issued: 20:34hrs Monday 20th December 2017

Garry: A localised band of rain associated with a cold front affects northern England. Overcast and drizzly south. Brighter Scotland & N.Ireland.


Issued: 20:34hrs Monday 20th December 2017

Garry: A brighter day for northern & central Britain, but still mostly cloudy in the south. Largely dry, and quite mild.


Issued: 20:34hrs Monday 20th December 2017

Garry: Grey, damp but mild today. Rain mostly north & west. Some heavy falls over the hills.


Issued: 20:34hrs Monday 20th December 2017

Garry: Heavy rain for Wales & NW England this evening as slow-moving fronts extend in from the Atlantic.


Issued: 20:34hrs Monday 20th December 2017

Garry: A damp, dreary start to a Monday morning. Rain should tend to fade, and some brighter skies developing.


Issued: 20:34hrs Monday 20th December 2017

Garry: Some rain in the west & north this evening, and staying cloudy overall. Generally mild tonight.


Issued: 20:34hrs Monday 20th December 2017

John: the current radar shows a band of heavy rain across north west England into western Scotland. This weakens through the day.


Issued: 20:34hrs Monday 20th December 2017

Matt: Wet and very windy weather continues to move eastwards this evening and overnight, but with some particularly inclement conditions across parts of N Ireland, S Scotland, NW England and Wales where very strong winds and heavy rain are expected through the rest of the day.


Issued: 20:34hrs Monday 20th December 2017

John: a very windy, blustery day as Storm Brian weakens and moves into Scotland and into the North Sea tomorrow. Expect heavy showers and some sunshine. These merging into longer spells of rain in the north. Strong winds to affect Wales and the southern half of England with gusts of 40-50 mph inland and 55-65 mph around exposed south western and southern coasts.


Issued: 20:34hrs Monday 20th December 2017

Simon: Today's peak gust map from Storm Brian makes for interesting viewing!


Issued: 20:34hrs Monday 20th December 2017

Matt: Wet and windy weather continues to spread eastwards, a recent gust of 69mph at Mumbles in south Wales. The low pressure is now moving across the Irish Sea with increasingly inclement conditions arriving across NW England soon.


Issued: 20:34hrs Monday 20th December 2017

Garry: Bits of showery rain left from overnight rain this morning, will tend to fade away, leaving brightening skies for many.


Issued: 20:34hrs Monday 20th December 2017

Garry: Heavy rain now sweeping across the south-west, Wales & Northern Ireland, then advancing quickly north-eastwards to all parts tonight.


Issued: 20:34hrs Monday 20th December 2017

Garry: Still some residual drizzly rain for eastern England this afternoon, but it's dry for most. Some sunshine. Heavy rain spreads across Ireland, then into Wales & south-west England later.


Issued: 20:34hrs Monday 20th December 2017

Garry: A swathe of heavy rain affects central-western England and east Wales, moving northwards, whilst further heavy pulses move into the south-west.


Issued: 20:34hrs Monday 20th December 2017

Garry: A murky picture for many today, drizzly and damp, and some heavier rain moving slowly north across central England.


Issued: 20:34hrs Monday 20th December 2017

Simon: No change in the forecast for Saturday with gusts of 70mph expected across Ireland, Wales, central and southern England. Expect an 'official' warning soon.


Issued: 20:34hrs Monday 20th December 2017

Matt: Best of the weather continues to be across N England and parts of S Scotland so far today; Mainly dry here with some sunshine. Cloudy and damp weather is moving north though, some locally heavy rain recently around the Home Counties too.


Issued: 20:34hrs Monday 20th December 2017

Simon: Some rain across southeast and southern England this morning, drizzle in eastern Scotland. Cloudier for most other areas but dry overall.


Issued: 20:34hrs Monday 20th December 2017

Simon: Plenty of discussion about potential for Saturdays low pressure system to be named #StormBrian . Certainly looks a likely candidate!


Issued: 20:34hrs Monday 20th December 2017

Simon: Winds continue to gusts in northern England, Northern Ireland and Scotland this morning, these easing into this afternoon although as late as this evening in eastern Scotland before the wind drops.


Issued: 20:34hrs Monday 20th December 2017

Simon: A quieter afternoon for most.


Issued: 20:34hrs Monday 20th December 2017

Simon: Latest ECMWF continues to track a deep area of low pressure across Scotland on Saturday, bringing risk of severe gales to Ireland, Wales and England.


Issued: 20:34hrs Monday 20th December 2017

Simon: Looks like storms may return to the UK and Ireland on Saturday. Still plenty of problems with the detail but likely to be windy for many.


Issued: 20:34hrs Monday 20th December 2017

Simon: Ex Hurricane Ophelia heads through Ireland today and then into Scotland tonight. Severe gales and storm force winds in the west of the UK and across Ireland could bring disruption.


Issued: 20:34hrs Monday 20th December 2017

Simon: 52m ph gusts now into the Isles of Scilly.


Issued: 20:34hrs Monday 20th December 2017

Simon: Just look at the temperatures in west Wales right now, yes that's 22C ! Feels more like summer than autumn but that's what happens ahead of such tropical storms as Ophelia.


Issued: 20:34hrs Monday 20th December 2017

Garry: Saharan dust and Iberian wildfire smoke drawn northwards due to Ophelia's winds are contributing to red sun effects today.


Issued: 20:34hrs Monday 20th December 2017

Garry: Top UK wind gusts so far today - Aberdaron 89mph, Valley 81mph, Mumbles 80mph.


Issued: 20:34hrs Monday 20th December 2017

John: a misty, murky start across England and Wales dense fog patches. As the winds pick up, expect this to clear to warm sunshine in the south east east.


Issued: 20:34hrs Monday 20th December 2017

John: 21C at Manston


Issued: 20:34hrs Monday 20th December 2017

John: During Monday ex-hurricane Ophelia is expected to track up across western Ireland into Scotland. Strong gales develop later in the day with gusts possible to 80 mph up through the Irish Sea coasts. Some disruption is possible. These transfer north into northern England and Scotland through the night with gusts to 70 mph over the hills.


Issued: 20:34hrs Monday 20th December 2017

John: some rain that fizzles out across Northern Ireland, northern England and Scotland. Best of the sunshine will be across eastern areas of England and Scotland. Feeling quite mild.


Issued: 20:34hrs Monday 20th December 2017

Matt: Feeling warm and humid out there, more like early September, than mid-October. Temperatures already up to 21C at Doncaster Airport as of 11:30BST.


Issued: 20:34hrs Monday 20th December 2017

Garry: Rain in the west today, some heavy falls over the hills. Cloudy for all, but largely dry in the east. Mild southwesterlies.


Issued: 20:34hrs Monday 20th December 2017

Garry: Outbreaks of rain and drizzle focused on western areas this afternoon, but the odd shower spreading across the Midlands into eastern areas.


Issued: 20:34hrs Monday 20th December 2017

Garry: A dry, bright and cool start for many. A few showers in Scotland.


Issued: 20:34hrs Monday 20th December 2017

Garry: A mild night ahead as southwesterly winds strengthen. Increasing amounts of low cloud, and rain coming into the west & north-west.


Issued: 20:34hrs Monday 20th December 2017

Simon: Our rainfall totals estimated from radar are showing over 100mm of rain has fallen in parts of northwest England and Scotland in the last 24hrs, and it is still raining.


Issued: 20:34hrs Monday 20th December 2017

Simon: The heavy rain in western Scotland and Northern Ireland eases this morning, although continues in northwest England and north Wales. The rain band then slips into the rest of England this afternoon although will weaken considerably.


Issued: 20:34hrs Monday 20th December 2017

Matt: Heavy and persistent rain continues to affect much of SW Scotland, Cumbria, N Lancashire and N Wales. Increasingly large and extreme rainfall totals are in evidence with some localised flooding too.


Issued: 20:34hrs Monday 20th December 2017

Simon: The sun has come out to end the day in western areas, although there are some showers. Things looking better for all on Thursday.


Issued: 20:33hrs Monday 20th December 2017

Simon: Heavy rain on Wednesday cold bring some local flooding to western Scotland, northwest England and Wales as the latest forecast rain accumulation chart to 7pm Wednesday shows.


Issued: 20:33hrs Monday 20th December 2017

Simon: Radar shows the patchy rain across northern and western areas this morning, this fading for most areas.


Issued: 20:33hrs Monday 20th December 2017

Simon: This mornings patchy rain in Wales, Northern England and southern Scotland gradually fades. A few bright spells for some although staying cloudy in southern England. More persistent rain and strong winds reaching western Scotland this afternoon.


Issued: 20:33hrs Monday 20th December 2017

Simon: Expect some local flooding this evening and overnight due to heavy rain in west and southwest Scotland as well as northwest England.


Issued: 20:33hrs Monday 20th December 2017

Simon: Latest official weather warnings of rain are online right now.


Issued: 20:33hrs Monday 20th December 2017

Simon: Staying mostly cloudy this afternoon. Still bits of rain over hills of south and west.


Issued: 20:33hrs Monday 20th December 2017

Simon: Broken cloud today with some spots of drizzle and light rain, mainly west and far south.


Issued: 20:33hrs Monday 20th December 2017

Simon: A wet few hours in western Scotland, but the rain should ease after midnight.


Issued: 20:33hrs Monday 20th December 2017

John: a chilly start across central England. Lots of dry weather about today with the south having the best of the sunshine.


Issued: 20:33hrs Monday 20th December 2017

Matt: Cool, windy and, in places, wet weather continues today. Rain and showers affecting northern and western areas in particular.


Issued: 20:33hrs Monday 20th December 2017

Matt: Region of wet weather across N England will clear through, then some drier weather developing this evening and overnight, but still with some patchy rain and drizzle in places, especially in the north and west. Mild night in towns and cities, chilly in the countryside.


Issued: 20:33hrs Monday 20th December 2017

John: a cloudy, breezy and chilly day to come with patchy bits of rain and drizzle in places at times.


Issued: 20:33hrs Monday 20th December 2017

Garry: Cloud thickening from the west this afternoon as fronts push in from the Atlantic.


Issued: 20:33hrs Monday 20th December 2017

Garry: A crisp, sunny morning for most places. Local brief showers in north Wales. Overnight lows dipped locally to 4 or 5C in rural areas.


Issued: 20:33hrs Monday 20th December 2017

Garry: A band of rain will clear across southern England this morning. Sunshine and a few showers following. Feeling cool in a brisk north-westerly wind.


Issued: 20:33hrs Monday 20th December 2017

Garry: A dry afternoon for many, but a few showers feeding inland from the Irish Sea, and also into northern Scotland from a cool north-westerly airflow.


Issued: 20:33hrs Monday 20th December 2017

Simon: a very windy evening, here are gusts so far today.


Issued: 20:33hrs Monday 20th December 2017

Simon: Some heavy rain slips south through southern Scotland and into Northern Ireland and eventually northwest England today. Dry in the south with broken cloud. Gales easing in northern Scotland although heavy showers here.


Issued: 20:33hrs Monday 20th December 2017

Simon: A wet evening in Northern Ireland, southern Scotland and northwest England as rain becomes heavier. An areas o gales passing too through these areas too.


Issued: 20:33hrs Monday 20th December 2017

Simon: Weather warnings now issued for winds this evening and tonight.


Issued: 20:33hrs Monday 20th December 2017

Simon: Rain is about to become heavier in Northern Ireland and the south of Scotland.


Issued: 20:33hrs Monday 20th December 2017

Simon: Wet through Northern Ireland, southern Scotland and northwest England this afternoon with rain reaching the north and west of Wales too.


Issued: 20:33hrs Monday 20th December 2017

Simon: Dry for most of the UK and Ireland today, the best sunshine to the south. A few showers in western Scotland, NW England and Northern Ireland this morning, these becoming confined to western Scotland this afternoon.


Issued: 20:33hrs Monday 20th December 2017

Simon: Rain slipping south through Scotland tonight. Mostly dry elsewhere and chilly too.


Issued: 20:33hrs Monday 20th December 2017

Simon: Annoying amounts of patchy rain continue in western Scotland and Northern Ireland this afternoon, with one or two showers in NW England fading soon. Dry elsewhere but breezy.


Issued: 20:33hrs Monday 20th December 2017

Simon: It's a windy start to Monday morning with the strongest gusts in western Wales, NW England and western Scotland. These will be transferring around northern coasts of Scotland this afternoon whilst easing further south.


Issued: 20:33hrs Monday 20th December 2017

Simon: rain now spreading through southern Wales and southern England, a few hours for some, probably 2 to 5mm generally, although more on western facing slopes. Heavy showers north and west, although these fading at the same time that the rain clears the south overnight.


Issued: 20:33hrs Monday 20th December 2017

Simon: Winds ease through England, Wales and Ireland this afternoon although widespread gales continue in Scotland.


Issued: 20:33hrs Monday 20th December 2017

Matt: Wet weather continues across Scotland, some western areas having seen up to 20mm to 30mm within the last 12 hours. Quite humid today too, but strong winds a primary feature of importance later on and tonight.


Issued: 20:33hrs Monday 20th December 2017

Matt: Patchy rain and showers clearing eastwards this evening, with a lot of dry weather for many overnight. However, the focus is on very strong winds, gales, developing across Scotland, Ireland and N England tonight, with showers . Local gusts more than 60mph into early Monday.


Issued: 20:33hrs Monday 20th December 2017

Matt: Damp start to Sun, but it's warm out there as tropical air is in evidence across most areas. As of 9 am, temperatures were already 17C at London City Airport.


Issued: 20:33hrs Monday 20th December 2017

John: splashes of rain are moving across southern parts of Britain while an area of heavier, persistent rain is affecting western and southern Scotland.