07/06/2012 BBC Weather

Good evening. If you went to the test match today, bad luck. It was

a washout. And if you are going tomorrow, good luck. The weather is

diabolical, isn't it? We have all had wet weather during the course

of the day, pumping up from the South, torrential downpours. They

are indicated by the bright colours, and then the winds started to kick

in. The weather in the South West has caused disruption. Because it

is unusual at this time of year, that has prompted severe weather

warnings. There is a yellow warning in force covering much of England

and South Wales now. Gusts of up to 50 or 60 mph at coastal areas

causing flooding problems. Winds surging up the Bristol Channel, for

example. Further wet and windy weather to come across the West

Country, parts of Wales, and bands of rain circulating around the

areas of low pressure. Northern Ireland will see a deluge overnight

as well. Temperatures are academic, really. It will not feel

comfortable with all that wind and rain. More to come on Friday, with

some subtle changes. Strong winds across southern areas, battering

the coast in particular. Skies brightening across the South coast,

so some improvement here. In Scotland, some drier spells, some

brightness perhaps, but north- easterly winds knocking a

temperatures on the head will mean it does not feel pleasant.

Brightening up in Northern Ireland. Northern England seeing sharp

showers. More heavy rain for Wales. Maybe some play at Edgbaston but

interruption, too. Sunshine across the South coast, but strong winds

in the Bristol Channel. And for Wales in particular it is just

going to keep on raining all day long. When all is said and done, we

could see 50 mm of rain over the high ground in the West, maybe more.

We are keeping a close eye on that in partnership with the Environment

Agency. The low pressure will drift into the North Sea on Saturday,