12/12/2013 BBC Weather

news channel. Have a very good. If you are planning on a late night

tonight to catch the start of the third test, expect some action, if

not on the pitch from the weather. The temperatures are going to sort

in Perth, 10 degrees above average for the next few days. Spare a

thought for the players. Closer to home we are talking about some

unseasonably high temperatures as well by night. It is an

exceptionally mild night in many areas thanks to a blanket of cloud

which will bring rain into most areas by dawn. A bit cooler in the

East of England. Some patchy mist and fog as well. The cloud will make

for a great start in Scotland with heavy outbreaks of rain in the West.

Looking clearer by 8am in northern Ireland. For northern England, Wales

and the south-west there is some rain for a time. There are some gaps

in the rain and it will dry up, but it will not bright and too much

because these fragmented bands are pushing their way from west to east.

Driest and brightest probably in the northern Ireland. Some thundery

showers in the afternoon, and looking drier in Scotland and Wales

in the afternoon. Central areas will have rain on in till the evening. On

Saturday there is a little ridge of high pressure, but this area of low

pressure comes into the North West on Saturday and promises to bring

some very wet weather to Scotland and more importantly some very

strong winds gusting up to 60 miles an hour. A quieter day in comparison

for England and Wales. Some rain may linger in the south on Sunday, but

in Scotland and northern Ireland there is a threat of more low

pressure. Winds could gust up to 80 miles an hour.