It’s been unseasonably warm lately (Picture: Getty Images)
Many of you may have noticed we are experiencing unusually mild weather this month.
Average UK night-time temperatures at this time of year range between 4°C to 6°C, but The Met Office recently recorded overnight temperatures of 14.6°C in Kinloss and Prestwick in Scotland.
It comes after Brits experienced a record-breaking heatwave this summer, with temperatures reaching a whopping 42°C in some places.
Though it has not exactly been sunbathing weather, this month has certainly been warmer than expected despite plenty of cloud and rain.
But why are we not in our winter woollies just yet? This is why the weather has been so warm this November.
Why is the weather so warm this November?
Meteorologists say the unusually warm weather is the result of a jet stream transporting warm air from the south of the globe.
Despite plenty of overcast days, we have experienced higher than usual temperatures this month (Picture: Getty Images)
BBC Weather’s Simon King said: ‘A south-west wind is dragging in air from the Tropics, around the Azores and Cape Verde – where it is still warm at this time of year – and that milder air is spreading north to the UK.’
He continues that this spell of warm weather is not linked to climate change.
‘Climate change may be altering the typical position of the jet stream further north – when considering its horizontal position/latitude averages over decades. This is different, though, from this scenario where the jet stream is meandering north to south like a big U.
‘However, the warmer weather we’ve experienced this autumn – and extreme overnight temperatures just seen – are the types of conditions we’re likely to experience more frequently in the future with climate change.’
What is a jet stream?
The Met Office explains a jet stream is a core of strong winds around five to seven miles above the Earth’s surface.
The jet stream affects everything from air travel to the weather (Picture: Getty Images)
They generally blow from west to east and affect everything from weather to air travel.
The jet stream causes changes in the wind and pressure at that level, but its movement can buckle and loop which affects the weather at a lower level.
The lower the pressure within a system, generally the stronger the wind, and more stormy the result.
On the other hand, a slower, more buckled jet stream can cause areas of higher pressure.
This typically brings less stormy weather, light winds and dry skies.
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