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After a gloomy yet fairly dry week of weather , "wetter and windier" conditions are set to hit the UK in a matter of days.

Over the past week the UK has been affected by a weather phenomenon known as anticyclonic gloom which occurs when high pressure suppresses vertical air flow - this leads to persistent grey skies, mist, fog, and drizzle.

By the end of the weekend, this high pressure is set to make way for an area of low pressure, as a band of rain travels towards the UK from the Atlantic, heading in an easterly direction over the country on Sunday (October 19).

The Met Office has issued an explanation for the change in the weather in a seven-day forecast.

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