The Met Office has said Halloween weekend will be "foggy" and "wet", with fog "slow to clear" on Saturday morning (October 31).
It comes a week after the UK was hit with two storms, Austen and Boelo, which brought destruction to the country. Trees were downed, thousands of homes were left without power, and a string of severe weather alerts were issued by the Met Office.
Gales remained at the start of this week across parts of the UK, which has gradually calmed down throughout the week as high pressure built, the Met Office explained.
Halloween weekend forecast
In a post on X, formerly Twitter, outlining the weather over Halloween weekend, the Met Office says: "The weekend starts on a foggy note for many, although sunshine should break through as the day goes on.
"Halloween night will be wet in the northwest, but elsewhere it's largely dry."
The Met Office said that for large parts of the UK, Saturday will get off to a "chilly gloomy" start, with "some fog that could be quite slow to clear", which will eventually clear over the course of the morning.
North west England outlook
Within the forecast for Saturday, Met Office meteorologist Honor Criswick said: "Low pressure tries to push its way into the north west when it bumps up against high pressure.
"So that means any rain associated with these weather fronts will linger for much of the day on Saturday."
The Met Office forecast for north west England between Sunday and Tuesday reads: "Another foggy start to Sunday, but a cloudier day follows with patchy light rain. Dry with sunny spells through Monday and Tuesday. Light winds throughout."
Long-range forecast
Looking further ahead at the long-range forecast for the UK, which covers the period between November 3 and 12, warns of further fog.
"Next week, high pressure is set to dominate the UK, bringing a lot of dry weather," the Met Office forecast reads. It continues: "Some places may start in fog, and this could be slow to clear, or possibly linger all day.
"Elsewhere, cloud amounts will be variable, but there should be plenty sunshine in many places. For most, temperatures look to be fairly close to normal for the time of year, though it will remain chilly through the day where any fog lingers and the sun fails to break through."
Overnight frost is likely as we get further into November, the Met Office adds.
Then looking at the second half of November, the Met Office says: "There is an increasing chance of more unsettled conditions developing, which would mean spells of rain and the potential for strong winds at times.
"The extent and location of the wettest and/or windiest areas are uncertain at this range, but the wettest and windiest conditions are most likely in the north and west, with relatively drier conditions towards the south and east. Overall, temperatures will probably be near or a little above normal for the time of year."
