we do have some showers. you can see the extent of the cloud across the country, some of the heavy showers working in across western scotland and northern ireland and across wales at the moment whereas across eastern scotland and central and eastern scotland and central and eastern england not much in the way of sunshine. most of that rain tending to come through quite light and patchy but nevertheless are not off through the afternoon. temperatures are lower than at the week but closer to average at this time of year. overnight cloud and rain becoming restricted to southern areas later in the night wears for scotland and northern ireland and northern england were looking at a cold night with a widespread frost. temperatures between zero and minus three celsius. tomorrow any cloud and rain across the south should move away quickly through the morning. high pressure building on and for a time that brings sunny skies to northern ireland and scotland and a good part of england a
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robbie williams was talking to colin patterson. time for a look at the weather. here s darren bett. let me entertain you for the next two and a half minutes. not many songs i could have chosen, a few dodgy titles there. we will be warming up in the next few days mainly because the wind direction is changing, more of a southerly breeze. later in the week, a band of rain will come down from the north west, from the atlantic, and it is this cloud here that will bring the rain. that is continuing to thicken, still a long way off. ahead of that, i thin a band of cloud threatening rain in the north west. many parts still have cloudy skies like yesterday. thin in places, a bit of sunshine around, especially across southern counties of england, parts of wales and northern ireland. most places will be fine and dry, 17 19 c, warmer than yesterday. this evening and overnight, a lot of cloud will break up, so clearer spells developing. still the potential for some rain up, so clearer spe
downpours in the south east, we see the influence about front pushing into scotland and northern ireland. a few more chilly spot under clear skies but otherwise in the teens for most. thursday will be quite cloudy and wet in northern and western areas, a bit drier on friday and increasing sunshine. that s it, back to. thanks, stav. and that s bbc news at six on tuesday the 16th of august. you can keep up with all the latest developments on bbc website. from the six team, it s goodbye. the news continues here on bbc one as now it s time to join our colleagues across the nations and regions for the news where you are. hello and welcome to sportsday i m jane dougall. time to see if dina asher smith s hamstring is holding up. the team gb star prepares to defend her european 100 metres title. a lot of money has been spent at nottingham forest, will it help them stay in the premier league? we ll discuss their new signings. and england captain ben stokes is ready to shine a light