14/11/2011 BBC Weather

Dull, dreary, dismal - all good ways to describe today's weather.

It was also chilly over those leaden skies. On Sunday, we reached

18 Celsius. This afternoon, many places have been struggling at just

eight or nine. A few places poked out from the cloud. But now that

cloud is spilling in across all of the UK. The cloud blasts through

the night, providing a bit of drizzle here and there. A bank and

misty autumn night. But temperatures should stay at five or

six degrees above freezing across the North. It adds up to a

disappointing start tomorrow. It will be dull first thing. But

tomorrow, I am more optimistic for better skies -- brighter skies.

Parts of Cumbria and western Scotland may see some blue skies.

But for many eastern areas, it will stay cloud. -- cloudy. Where it

brightens up across parts of the south-west, we should reach the

teens. But where it stays cloudy, we will be struggling to get much

above double figures. The western half of Wales will see some

sunshine. For Northern Ireland, it will be predominantly cloudy, but

we may get some blue sky in the north. Western Scotland should seek

some sunshine again and not so much fog around as there was today

through parts of the Great Glen. The eastern side of Scotland and

much of north-east England will be dull. And temperatures will be

struggling. A brighter day for parts of the Midlands, East Anglia

and the south-east. It will feel warmer with a bit more sunshine.

Temperatures are static at the moment, thanks to an area of high

pressure over Scandinavia. There will be rain in the south-west on

Wednesday. Elsewhere, it is generally dry. Again, whether it is