UK weather

Headline:

Thick morning fog, but bright autumnal sunshine later.

Today:

Fog across southern UK will slowly clear, lingering into early afternoon in places. Showers continue near Irish Sea and North Sea coasts, while rain and drizzle fade in northern England. Brighter for many, though locally chilly where fog persists.

Tonight:

Largely dry with variable cloud and a few eastern showers. Fog may become dense overnight, with patchy frost. Winds strengthen in the far southwest, where it turns milder later.

Monday:

Mist and fog may be slow to clear, especially in central areas. Isolated coastal showers. Turning cloudier in the southwest with rain later. Temperatures near normal, though cold in places.

Outlook for Tuesday to Thursday:

Dry starts with some fog and sunshine, before rain spreads north Tuesday. Rain clears southwards later, followed by brighter, colder weather with isolated northern wintry showers and strong coastal winds.

High pressure will initially dominate, leading to widely settled conditions and overnight frost. A few showers will be possible, particularly in northern and western Scotland, and perhaps along some North Sea coasts for a time. Later in the weekend, a transition to more unsettled conditions is expected as bands of rain, and associated areas of low pressure, arrive from the North Atlantic, bringing more widespread wet and windy weather. It is likely to remain fairly changeable through the remainder of the period, with occasional rain interspersed with brighter, showery spells. Whilst colder conditions will be possible at times, especially at first, it will often be mild, with temperatures near or a little above average for the time of year.

Changeable or unsettled conditions are expected through the last part of November. Atlantic frontal system are likely to spread across the UK, bringing some heavy rain at times and a chance of strong winds. Drier, brighter interludes are likely between systems, and it is possible conditions could become drier overall into early December. Temperatures are likely to be above normal overall.