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Sam Rkaina

UK weather forecast: Heavy rain and gales to hit parts of Britain today

Parts of the UK will be hit by heavy rain and gales today, in a forecast of two halves.

Scotland will see hail, thunder, sleet and snow this morning, before chill winds move into the north of England and Northern Island later in the day. 

Temperatures across the country first thing will struggle to get above 7C, falling as low as 3C in Aberdeen and west Wales.

By contrast, things pick up in the south with 14C on the cards along the coast.

Gale winds are expected to hit the north on Sunday (Getty Images)
These wet conditions in Edinburgh are expected again today (file photo) (PA)

Met Office forecaster Becky Mitchell said: "We could have gales along the north coast.

"It will be chilly to start on Sunday, particularly with the gusty winds across Scotland.

"A mixture of hail, thunder and sleet and snow over the hills.

"Elsewhere though it is a largely fine start with more sunshine the further south you are."

Things will improve go into next week however, with largely dry conditions and warmer weather expected.

Sky watchers will have had a disappointing Saturday night, however, with little in the way of North Lights sightings in the UK.

Forecasters said a solar storm on its way to Earth could have meant the stunning phenomenon was visible in Scotland.

But observers on Twitter posted messages saying they had been unable to see the aurora borealis due to the cloud.

Sadly these lights over Finland in February were not replicated over British skies (REUTERS)

UK weather forecast: Britain could see Northern Lights TONIGHT if cloud holds off 

THE OUTLOOK
 
Sunday night

It will be mostly dry with increasingly clear skies.

However, there will be a few light showers in Scotland, which will gradually ease through the evening.

A few showers may linger for parts of western Scotland, Northern Ireland and north Wales but most will remain dry. Gentle north-westerly winds.

Monday

Tomorrow will be mostly dry with sunny spells but there will be more cloud and perhaps the odd isolated shower for Northern Ireland, northern and western Scotland.

It will be dry with lots of sunshine across England and Wales, especially for southern and eastern areas. Gentle north-westerly winds.

Tuesday and Wednesday

Tuesday will start clear and frosty for many but a few fog patches are possible.

It will become dry with sunny spells later, although cloud and rain will affect northern Scotland. Gentle winds.

Wednesday there will be sunny spells and variable cloud amounts. Wet in northern Scotland. Gentle winds.

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