UK weather hit by Anticyclonic Gloom which Met Office says could last weeks

The unusual, unchanging conditions that have settled over the country for more than a week now are set to remain, as we move into an unnaturally mild November. Daytime temps could reach into the mid-teens through the rest of the week and at night, thanks to very heavy cloud cover, they will stay in double digits.

It means we'll be into mid-November (at least) before there is any hint of frost or deep chills. That may be good news for the heating bills, as Met Office and BBC Weather says temperatures will continue at "well above the November average".

The Met Office forecast for Wales this week says: "Largely dry and cloudy this week but brighter at times." It will generally be cloudy, and misty at times with temperatures remaining "mild".

They have said the weather phrase for this week is 'Anticyclonic Gloom' which they explain: "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."

BBC Wales forecaster Derek Brockway has said that dry autumn days are set to continue - at least for the first half of the month. Read more about what he had to say here.

The long-range UK forecast from the Met Office for Friday, November 8, to Sunday, November 17, says there might be some "patchy rain" but then "high pressure is then likely to rebuild more strongly towards the end of the weekend and more especially into the following week, leading to widely settled conditions". They also say that temperatures will be "warmer than average overall, although some occasional cold nights are possible."

The next forecast does go on to say that there could be an "increased chance of periods of wet and windy weather" for parts of the UK but that temperatures will "probably be close to or above average overall".

The BBC Weather long-range forecast for the middle of the month says: "Temperatures are expected to come down a bit but will most probably stay a little above the seasonal average. There is a slight risk that high pressure could shift a bit further west, which would allow cooler north-westerly flows, but even if that were to happen there should not be any notable cold."

For the end of the month, it says that it doesn’t look like European high pressure is going to go away any time soon and it could strengthen again for a while. This would mean that temperatures "will be above average overall".