yesterday. that is because the high is drifting east so a few more isobar squeezing together around that high and what that is going to do is add a little bit more of a chill on exposed coasts. for many, a lot of wall to wall sunshine to look for. strongest of the winds on exposed east coast and down to the south west as well. see temperatures at this time of year i won the chilly side, so their wind direction is in a cool source and gusts widely 25 to 30 mph. at the moment, we have in excess of 40 mph across the channel and south west coast, that will have an impact on the feel of the weather. yes, it is going to be dry and there will be a lot of sunshine but temperatures perhaps low teens, 11 or 12 celsius across the east coast and south west. more shelter, widely 16 celsius and highest values today in western scotland, is likely to see 17 possibly 18 celsius with the best of
sandy has been in the hard-hit coastal communities, but portions of the island of manhattan are reeling. crews are still pumping out, trying to get the water turned back on, the power, the heat, the electrical systems reworked. this is a historical area, many buildings built in the 1700s and 1800s. you can notice the plywood and there is restricted use signs on the winds on. residents in battery park city, some are allowed to break their leases and the landlords are offering rebates, but that s a case-by-case business. as for businesses, 35% of them only have business interruption insurance. here s what a community leader has to say. obviously, it s been very difficult, after sandy because here in lower manhattan, we have faced this kind of devastation before, what we faced after 9/11, when we had to rebuild our neighborhood. so for so many residents, we