29/10/2012 BBC Weather

Good evening. It is a quiet start for many across the UK with a

starry sky, perhaps. But it is a different story across the Atlantic.

This is the beast that is Hurricane Sandy, currently making landfall

across the New Jersey coastline. As most hurricanes make landfall, they

tend to lose their intensity. Hurricane Sandy could be a

different story as it hits this cold air spilling down from Canada.

It is mixing with warm, moist air and that is reinvigorating it. It

could be a significant storm for quite some time as it continues to

attract further inland. It is a quieter story closer to bomb.

Through the night tonight, it is going to be clear with -- clear and

Chile. Showers fading away in that south-eastern corner. But mistiness

falling upon most of England. Temperatures falling away quite

rapidly in response. Close to freezing in some areas. Some icy

stretch as possible in the north- east. More significant rain in the

far north-west, but despite that fog first thing, it will be a

pleasant start for many. Showers developing in the north-west of

England and Northern Ireland. For western Scotland, for much of the

afternoon, it will be a disappointing one. The wind will be

strengthening and the rain was a persistent. The temperatures will

struggle. We will keep a few showers across the north coast of

Northern Ireland and maybe through the Lake District as well with

highs of nine degrees. To the east of the Pennines, East Anglia, and

into the south, more sunshine and eyes of 10 or 11. But that will be

a little disappointing for this time of year. As we continue into

Wednesday, our area of low pressure is going to push south and east.

The wind will become more significant, particularly ahead of

the front. Gale-force gusts are likely with significant rainfall

potentially. The south-east corner may well stay dry during daylight

hours, and our weather front continues to track further south

and east, easing away during Thursday. The low pressure as never