The UK could experience up to 10 consecutive days without rain following an unsettled end to October marked by consecutive storms. The Environment Agency reported that England recently endured its wettest week in two years due to the impacts of Storms Austen and Boelo.
Calm Conditions and Fog Dominate
A return of high pressure is bringing a prolonged period of largely dry and calm weather, leaving very little rainfall in sight. Mist and fog will persist as a regular feature, with some dense patches expected to clear slowly during the mornings and potentially cause travel disruption.
Following the lifting of morning fog, brighter spells will develop, although low cloud may linger in certain regions. For Halloween evening, conditions are expected to remain mostly dry with clear skies and light winds across most of the UK, though the Western Isles of Scotland might see some patches of rain.
Temperatures will gradually edge lower over the coming days, resulting in a chillier feel, particularly at night and during early mornings. This settled and dry weather pattern is expected to continue into early November as high pressure shows little sign of moving away.
Transition from Recent Storms and Outlook
This dry spell provides a sharp contrast to the turbulent conditions from the previous week when the UK faced its first named storms of the season, Austen and Bóelo. Both weather systems delivered significant rainfall, which the Environment Agency noted created the wettest week nationwide in two years when combined with another low-pressure system.
The high-pressure system is projected to remain near or over the UK for at least 10 days before conditions potentially shift around mid-November. As high pressure weakens, Atlantic low-pressure systems could approach the country and return the UK to wetter and windier weather, bringing average or above-average rainfall to most areas.
