Britain set for ‘anticyclonic gloom’ with remains of hurricane bringing murky conditions

Britain is set for a spell of murky and damp weather with a Met Office expert warning of “anticyclonic gloom”. The remains of Hurricane Oscar are expected to make their way across the Atlantic.

That will bring wind and rain, particularly to western parts of the UK on Sunday, according to GB News. High-pressure systems, which bring sunny blue skies during the summer, often contribute to cloud and fog at this time of year, resulting in what meteorologists describe as an "anticyclonic gloom".

The gloomy weather pattern is marked by light winds and stubborn fog that lingers throughout the day, casting a blanket of mist and greyness across large areas. While high pressure will bring the gloom, low-pressure systems are also expected over the weekend, leading to gusty winds and heavy rain in northern and western regions.

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Met Office Meteorologist Alex Deakin said: “High pressure will sit somewhere close to the UK and that would bring a lot of dry weather but it will not necessarily be sunny, it is likely to be quite dank and murky at times. There are no strong signals that Halloween will be particularly cold and for most of next week temperatures will be around average and it will often be quite cloudy and there could be stubborn mist and fog.

“On Sunday and Monday, the jet is coming in from the west and it is being fed by a couple of different arms and the remnants of Hurricane Oscar, which although no longer a hurricane, does have tropical air in it. As we go into the weekend, a bit of that warmer air gets pushed further ahead and generates its own area of low pressure, and how it interacts with the jet stream will determine its track.”

In the Midlands, meanwhile, Jim Dale, meteorologist for British Weather Services, said the region was likely to see the strongest of any winds.

“Low pressure will move in ahead of the weekend and that will bring a return to unsettled conditions,” he said.

“There may be a warning issued but it does not look as unsettled as last weekend. Across the south and the Midlands are likely to see the strongest of any winds.”

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