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showers falling across much of the north and east of scotland will have a wintry element. it will feel cold across the board and we will see longer spells of rain as well across southern areas, you can see this mass of blue, affecting wales, south west england. there s been some thunder and lightning as well, slowly sliding southwards and eastwards all the while. further north, it is bright with sunny spells and scattered showers. the showers are being brought on by strong and cold northerly winds. gales and exposure here, some winteriness across scotland. further south, that area of cloud and rain. a bit of sunshine here and there, but cloudy for england and wales. the temperatures range from around five across the northern isles to ii or 12 across the south. notice the map starts to turn blue through tonight, those clear skies with light wind, pretty widespread frost for late april. down to 40 minus five celsius in the north. gardeners and growers, do take note, because yo
ok, ernest, this next one s from california in the usa. i would like to say thank you to everybody who s taken the notice the time to write a letter. they are deeply appreciated. frances read, bbc news, blackpool. now, take a look at these stunning images of the northern lights captured by photographers in the uk. this image was taken on the caledonian canal near corpach in the highlands. these lights known as the aurora borealis were taken at morfa nefyn in north wales. and this was the spectacular scene in nearby anglesey. incredible images there. time for a look at the weather. here s stav da naos. a good chance of seeing them tonight, because the skies will be clear. it s going to be a cold night. we are in a cold spell now. a fairly short lived cold spell, but
i would like to say thank you to everybody who s taken the notice the time to write a letter. they are deeply appreciated. frances read, bbc news, blackpool. now, take a look at these stunning images of the northern lights captured by photographers in the uk. this image was taken on the caledonian canal near corpach in the highlands. these lights known as the aurora borealis were taken at morfa nefyn in north wales. and this was the spectacular scene in nearby anglesey. incredible images there. time for a look at the weather. here s stav da naos. a good chance of seeing them tonight, because the skies will be clear. it s going to be a cold night. we are in a cold spell now. a fairly short lived cold spell, but it will be noticeable. in fact,