A rather slack weather pattern dominates for the second half of the week as many parts of Britain and Ireland end up caught in-between a large anticyclone developing over Scandinavia/western Russia and deep low pressure systems out over the North Atlantic. Light winds will mean that the next couple of days will see fog featuring in the forecasts but as we head through the weekend and into next week freshening winds will eventually herald a change to more unsettled conditions again.
We still have the remnants of yesterday's frontal system lurking across easternmost counties of Scotland and across central and eastern parts of England this morning so for these areas its a dull and damp start with some mist and fog around along with some patchy rain and drizzle. Elsewhere and it will be a chilly but bright start with some sunny spells outside of any mist and fog patches, the fog mainly across Ireland, Northern Ireland, parts of Wales and central, western and southern England. No huge change is expected today with eastern regions of England likely to remain mostly cloudy with the odd patch of rain or drizzle. It should be dry elsewhere with some sunny spells, but some of those mist and fog patches may be very reluctant to clear. Where the fog does linger it will be cold with temperatures struggling, but for most places maximums will range from between 6°C and 9°C with light winds.
Fog will become more widespread tonight with some locally dense patches forming in places so this will be something to watch out for. Away from the fog it will be a mostly dry night with some clear spells although cloud will tend to fill in those clearer slots. Where it stays clear some frost will form, especially over Scotland. Tomorrow sees the mist and fog slowly lifting, although it may linger all day in one or two places, otherwise for many it will be a mostly dry end to the week if rather cloudy with only limited bright or sunny spells.
METEOROLOGIST: BARBER
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