UK weather

Headline:

A chilly night, with some frost and fog in places.

This Evening and Tonight:

Breezy and showery conditions will continue to affect the east and southeast of England this evening and overnight. Largely dry elsewhere with clear periods and lighter winds. Patches of fog and frost forming, especially across Northern Ireland and southern Scotland.

Sunday:

The east, and more especially southeast of England will remain breezy with showers, some heavy. Showers may extend westwards into central and southern England later. Fine elsewhere with sunny spells.

Outlook for Monday to Wednesday:

Monday looks cloudier overall with some showery rain, though much of Scotland and Northern Ireland could stay fine with an early frost. Generally more unsettled, though likely slightly milder thereafter.

A changeable if not unsettled spell of weather will affect the UK through most if not all this period, with spells of wet and windy weather arriving from the Atlantic followed by drier though still showery interludes. It is possible that stormy weather may also develop at times. However, there is a chance that higher pressure may build near the UK again around the end of October, bringing a quieter spell of weather for a time. Temperatures are likely to be near or a little above normal overall, with mild spells likely at times, especially towards the south. In between frontal systems, and if pressure does build at the end of the period, colder nights are possible, with a touch of frost.

This period is highly uncertain, more so than normal, but overall it seems more likely than not that the UK weather will be dominated by westerly or southwesterly winds from the Atlantic during this period, with areas of potentially deep low pressure often affecting the UK at times. This will result in spells of wet and windy weather followed by drier but still showery interludes. Stormy conditions are also possible at times. High pressure may attempt to build across the country at times, this perhaps more likely early in the period, but any settled spells are likely to be short-lived. Temperatures are likely to be near or a little above average overall.