17 November 2003
Your local weather forecast

Cloudy with rain or drizzle for much of the day.

Today:
Cloudy with rain or drizzle at times, heavy and persistent in the middle part of the day. Becoming mild. Maximum temperature 14C (57F).

Tonight:
Patchy drizzle, mainly Lancashire and Pennine areas. Very mild. Becoming windy. Minimum temperature 12 deg C (54 deg F).

Outlook for Tuesday:
Patchy drizzle, mainly Lancashire and Pennine areas. Windy. Very mild.

Coastal waters forecast for the area Colwyn Bay to Solway Firth until Midnight.

There is currently a gale warning in force

Wind: Southwesterly mainly force 4 or 5 although locally force 6 at first this morning. Becoming westerly mainly force 4 or 5 this evening, although again locally rising to force 6 for a time.
Weather: Rain or drizzle at times.
Visibility: Generally moderate or poor, although locally good at first this morning.
Sea State: Mainly moderate but occasionally rough.