As we head towards mid-November there are two main talking-points as far as the weather is concerned. Firstly, how dry it has been with many places yet to record any appreciable rainfall this month. Secondly, how gloomy it has and continues to be with persistent cloud cover giving rise to dreary, dank days.
As far as the outlook is concerned we have good news and bad news, depending on your perspective. High pressure looks set to remain an influential feature as we head towards the middle of the month keeping the generally dry theme going for a bit longer but there will be some subtle changes, changes that will allow for many places to see a little bit of sunshine for a time at least.
Those subtle changes come in the form of weak frontal systems pushing in from the west this weekend. They won't bring too much in the way of rainfall but as they move away to the east they will allow clearer conditions to follow on from the west for the end of the weekend and the start of next week. This means a better prospect of some sunny spells by day but the nights will be colder with a risk of frost and fog forming.
In the wake of those systems a new area of high pressure will form but rather than being centred to the east like last week, this high looks like being centred over or close to the west of the country. This will allow for a north/northeast wind to develop towards the south and east of the UK which will bring a return to cloudier skies and even bring the risk of some rain or showers at times. Areas towards the north and west will remain drier and brighter but even here cloud amounts are again likely to increase as we go through the week. There remains little sign of the Atlantic firing up as may be expected during November and this is something that we continue to monitor.
METEOROLOGIST : BARBER
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