Weekend Weather Forecast 2/10/08

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Weekend Weather Forecast 2/10/08

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Hello again,

Autumn is going to be feeling well and truly here this weekend. Low pressure brings strong winds (gales at times) and heavy periods of rain. The best of the weather probably in Scotland on Sunday.

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WEEKEND WEATHER FORECAST
Issued: 1100 Thursday 2nd October 2008


SATURDAY:
Low pressure is goingt o be moving to the north of Northern Ireland, pushing fronts eastwards. A weak ridge affects the east of the UK in the morning, although this being pushed out of the way in the afternoon.
For eastern parts of the country the morning is probably going to be starting dry. However, heavy rain and strong winds push through Scotland, Ireland, Wales and western England. Winds may reach gale force in the west.
The afternoon sees the weather becoming wet over much of the country, the focus for the heaviest rain probably northern England, southern Scotland, Wales and southwest England. The far southeast may just receive lighter outbreaks of rain.
Showerier weather follows into Ireland and southwest Scotland. Staying windy.
Winds mainly SW 10-12kt (F4) in the east at first, then increasing. To the west winds will be SW 25-35kt (F6-F8). Much lighter winds over northeast Scotland in S 8-12kt (F3-F4) although the winds increasing here as the rain arrives in the afternoon.


SUNDAY:
Low pressure is dominating once again through Sunday. It extends through Ireland and will be spawning a separate low over Wales and the northern England through the afternoon and evening. A slacker flow across Scotland with the best of the weather here.
For the whole of Ireland and the southern half of the British Isles Sunday looks wet and windy. The rain is likely to be heavy at times and may well last throughout the day for many. Just about anywhere could see heavy periods of rain, Wales and parts of the Midlands and southwest probably seeing most of it.
For Scotland it is a much better picture. Here it should be generally dry, apart from the far south where light rain is possible. Generally though it will be a fair day with sunny spells. The best of the sunshine across northern areas. Light winds through Scotland too.
Winds will be mainly SW 20-30kt (F6-F7) over southern England and Wales, gales at first in the west, these transferring eastwards with the strongest winds through the south and east of England in the afternoon, up to gale force. Mainly variable 5-10kt (F2-F3) over Scotland and E-ENE 10-12kt (F3-F4) through Northern Ireland and northern England.


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