UK weather

Headline:

A changeable but mild week ahead.

This Evening and Tonight:

Cloud and rain edge northeast overnight, some heavy bursts and stronger winds mixed in. After a chilly start to the night, temperatures will lift for many and becoming very mild in the southwest by dawn.

Monday:

Cloud, drizzle and outbreaks of rain move slowly east through the day, with extensive low cloud. Breezy and generally mild, while heavier rain reaches the northwest later.

Outlook for Tuesday to Thursday:

Heavy rain and strong winds clear east on Tuesday, with brighter, cooler conditions following. Wednesday is largely dry and bright, before cloud, rain and strengthening winds return on Thursday.

Some rain at first across the far southeast of England on Friday, before high pressure brings settled and cooler weather through the weekend. Winds will be mainly light, but could still be breezy on some hills and coasts. High pressure is also likely to hold on into the working week, with fair weather with variable cloud amounts looking likely to prevail. Any low pressure systems running across the North Atlantic will likely be blocked and deflected towards Iceland, but some frontal incursions may make it through to bring some rain at times to parts of northern Britain. Temperatures look to be around normal for the time of year, with foggy or frosty mornings expected in the usual prone areas.

High pressure brings settled weather at first, but there are signs for a gradual shift away from high pressure and towards a more changeable pattern, with areas of low pressure moving towards the northwestern UK from the North Atlantic. Showers or longer spells of rain are likely, with the wettest and windiest weather typically in the west and northwest, and drier conditions favoured in southern and eastern parts. A trend to more widely unsettled conditions is possible into November. Whilst some occasional colder interludes will be possible at times, temperatures are likely to be near or a little above normal for the period as a whole.