Weekend Weather And Access

And this weekend? Rain turning up on Friday night according to the Online Weather mountain forecast and not looking great over the weekend either. Most areas get rain on Saturday it seems with Scottish hills wet again on Sunday, but south of the border having a dull but drier Sunday - check links to individual areas below . Temperatures on the tops around 9 or 10 C with mild winds from the south, we think.

Saturday will ontinue to be unsettled with showers and rain some heavy with thunder says the Met Office, Sunday looking more settled.

Scotland and eastern England mainly damp and cloudy says Saturday's general forecast from Online Weather, everywhere else will get showers, some of them heavy. Sunday better except for the far NE of Scotland which gets rain. Winds light and moderate from the east.

Three-day weather animation from the Met Office shows and enormous hippo gambolling through the tulips of eastern Wales.

It's still mild thanks to southerly winds and hey, it won't rain all the time.
The words 'dull', 'damp' and 'cloudy' crop up a lot...

Verdict Still quite mild, but with all those showers around on Saturday, you'll be needing a waterproof. Sunday looking better. Visibility could also be poor in some areas, so don't forget your guide dog.

Access For latest access see our latest foot and mouth update. We've heard on the grapevine that some of the paths near Ingleborough have re-opened, but please check. Main areas still hit by foot and mouth closures include the Brecon Beacons, parts of Cumbria and N Yorks where some paths have been closed again, notably on Whernside and Pen y Ghent. For Brecon details check this site and the links on our main foot and mouth page.