Met Office says UK faces 'depressing' weather shift starting from today

The Met Office says the UK faces a "depressing" weather shift as we head deeper into November and towards Christmas. The Met Office has explained why the country faces a " depressing and claustrophobic" weather shift heading towards the festive season.

The Met Office said the UK is experiencing an "anticyclonic gloom," a meteorological term used when moisture is trapped near the Earth's surface. It tweeted on Monday afternoon on Twitter, now X: "This week's weather phrase: Anticyclonic Gloom...

"This can occur when high pressure traps a layer of moisture near to the earth's surface, bringing a prolonged period of dull and cloudy weather, with mist and fog also possible. How would you describe today's weather?"

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In the short term, the Met Office forecast for Tuesday (November 5) explains: "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."

Looking ahead to tonight, it adds: "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." Its Wednesday (November 6) forecast adds: "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."

The outlook for Thursday onwards, spanning to the weekend, continues: "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."

The BBC says tonight, northern Scotland will stay largely clear but some showers will linger along the west coast. Largely cloudy elsewhere with just a few clear breaks throughout. Mist and fog developing.