UK weather turns calmer, with 10 days without rain after wettest week in two years
High pressure brings calmer conditions
High pressure is forecast to dominate across the UK as November begins. With pressure staying relatively high, most areas are likely to have settled conditions and light winds.
Fog may be followed by brighter spells, though low cloud could remain in some places. Skies are expected to clear for much of the country after dark, while winds stay light.
Dry spell could last 10 days
The UK could have up to 10 days in a row without rain after the unsettled weather at October’s end. High pressure is expected to keep conditions largely dry and calm, with little significant rainfall in the forecast.
The settled pattern may continue into early November because high pressure shows little sign of moving away. It could later weaken, allowing low-pressure systems from the Atlantic to approach.
Recent storms brought heavy rain
The calmer outlook contrasts with conditions a week earlier, when storms Austen and Bóelo, the first named storms of the season, affected the UK. Their rainfall, together with another low-pressure system on Monday, contributed to the wettest UK week in two years, the Environment Agency said. Despite the recent rain, a report said it was still insufficient to bring the country out of drought.
Key points
- High pressure is expected to bring mostly dry, calm weather as November begins.
- Some parts of the UK could have 10 consecutive days without rain.
- Fog may clear into brighter spells, although low cloud could linger.
- Storms Austen and Bóelo helped make last week the wettest in two years, but rainfall did not end drought.