Headline: Storm Bert to bring possible disruption this weekend.

Today: Wintry showers bring the risk of icy stretches during the morning, mainly across western counties, before gradually fading during the day. Sunny spells for many in the afternoon. A cold day, though winds easing later. Maximum Temperature 8C.

Tonight: A dry but chilly evening. Cloud building as Storm Bert arrives overnight, with rain becoming widespread, heavy and persistent. Winds strengthening again with gales along coasts and over hills. Minimum Temperature 0C.

Saturday: Storm Bert bringing a widely unsettled and potentially disruptive day with heavy, persistent rain and gales, severe along coasts. Turning noticeably milder, resulting in a rapid melt of lying snow. Maximum Temperature 13C.

Outlook for Sunday to Tuesday: Rain clearing through Sunday with showers and brighter spells on Monday and Tuesday. Strongest winds easing but staying blustery. Mild on Sunday then temperatures returning to the seasonal average.