01/12/2011 BBC Weather

It is going to turn out to be quite a cold night with a reasonably

widespread frost developing into the countryside. That will lead to

some icy patches by the end of the night. Quite a few showers across

the North and the West, and more general brain across south-east

England and East Anglia -- general rain. This will bring an inch of

rain to East Sussex and Kent. The skies were clear and the

temperatures will plunge. Widespread frost in the countryside.

There will be forced even towards the south-west of England by the

time we get to Friday morning. For most it will be a sunny start to

the day. The cloud will thicken up in Northern Ireland. Rain will

begin to spread in western Scotland. Sunshine elsewhere in Scotland. For

many eastern counties of England, it will be a sparkling start to the

morning with clear blue skies. But it will be a bit chilly. A bit

cloudy in south-west England but many places will have a dry morning.

Make the most of the sunshine tomorrow, especially if you look in

the West, because it will turn more cloudy and we will have rain

spreading across Northern Ireland and Scotland. For much of the day,

temperatures will be languishing across the north-west. Friday night,

it will turn very windy. Severe gales across the North. The rain

will be quite heavy across Wales and the south-west but most of it

will clear away. Strong winds up to 70 mph in the northern isles.