Met Office reveals Bonfire Night forecast as ‘anticyclonic gloom’ hits UK – will cloud ruin fireworks where you are?
THE Met Office has revealed its Bonfire Night forecast – with “anticyclonic gloom” hitting the UK.
Tonight will be dry, cloudy and quite mild for most of the country, forecasters said.
High pressure has trapped a blanket of moisture close to the earth’s surface.
This “anticyclonic gloom” has brought a drawn-out spell of dull and cloudy weather.
Mist and fog are also possible – so Bonfire Night could be a damp squib for some.
The Met Office said: “Are you heading to an organised firework display on Bonfire night?
“The weather is looking OK – dry and cloudy for most and quite mild.”
It will be cloudy for most overnight, with patchy drizzle spritzing hills in the west.
The fog and mist will be slow to clear tomorrow, which is set to be another dry and cloudy day.
A few spots of rain are possible in the west along with clear spells in other parts.
The dry but cloudy weather will linger into the weekend and there will be some fog patches overnight.
By Saturday there could be some longer spells of rain in western parts.
An amber flood alert is in place for the River Windrush in the Cotswolds.
Met Office forecast in full
Today
A mostly dry day on Tuesday but staying cloudy with the best of any brightness to the lee of high ground, mainly in the north.
Any drizzle will be confined to hills in the west. Light southerly winds.
Tonight
Staying cloudy for most overnight with patchy drizzle continuing over hills in the west.
Some clear spells possible allowing some mist and fog by dawn.
Wednesday
Mist and fog may be slow to clear in places, otherwise another mostly cloudy and dry day, with a few spots of rain possible in the west.
Thursday to Saturday
High pressure close by will continue to bring mostly dry but often cloudy weather with some fog patches overnight.
Perhaps some longer spells of rain in the west by Saturday.