Met Office confirms Bonfire Night 2024 weather forecast – and it’s good news
People heading out to watch the fireworks and take part in Bonfire Night traditions this year shouldn’t have to worry about the weather too much.
There have already been plenty of opportunities to watch the fireworks this weekend, but anyone planning to attend events this evening can leave their hat and gloves at home, the Met Office has said.
Forecasters say the weather today will be dry and settled, with temperatures remaining above average for this time of year.
Meteorologist Tom Morgan said: ‘It’s going to be mild for this time of year, so you won’t necessarily need hats and scarves and gloves.
‘With temperatures expected to be probably still in the double figures for many places in the evening hours.
‘It’s going to be dry for the vast majority of the UK, but there will also be quite gloomy conditions by day and quite murky conditions overnight.
‘We’re not anticipating any weather warnings for the UK in the coming days, but there is a small chance of some mist and fog around.’
The Met Office told Metro: ‘Most areas across the UK will be dry, reasonably mild and cloudy.
‘Some areas may have a few spots of drizzle, mainly in the west, but for many it will stay dry.
‘There could be some gaps in the cloud across central, southern and eastern England, but mist and fog patches may develop where this happens.
‘Temperatures will be fairly mild for the time of year. Cloudy areas should stay in double figures (around 10-12°C), but where gaps in the cloud develop, it will turn colder (around 6-8°C).
‘The coldest spot will be north east Scotland where temperatures fall to 3 or 4°C.’
Bonfire Night on November 5, also known as Guy Fawkes Night, commemorates a failed attempt to blow up parliament and is celebrated by firework displays across the UK.
Tom said: ‘It’s going to be dry for the vast majority of the UK, but there will also be quite gloomy conditions by day and quite murky conditions overnight.
‘We’re not anticipating any weather warnings for the UK in the coming days, but there is a small chance of some mist and fog around, particularly next week.’
Some of the biggest Bonfire Night events in the UK
Lewes Bonfire Night, East Sussex
Glasgow Green Fireworks, Glasgow
Ottery St Mary Tar Barrels, Devon
Roundhay Park Fireworks, Leeds
Clacton Pier Fireworks Display, Essex
Wimbledon Park Fireworks, London
Tom also said the UK would be unaffected by the recent weather patterns that have brought heavy rain and flash flooding to Spain.
‘You’ve got contrasting fortunes whether you’re living in north-west Europe and down across southern Europe,’ he explained.
‘It’s very different weather patterns affecting Iberia.
‘It’s a slow-moving area of low pressure that’s bringing the very unsettled thundery weather with heavy rain and thunderstorms.
‘Across the UK, we’ve got high pressure, which acts as a lid on our weather.
‘It causes the air to descend, and as that happens, there’s no upward motion in the air, so it means there’s no recipe for clouds to produce rain, and it also means the winds are going to be light.’
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