While Jersey Met says the Island will miss the heavy rainfall predicted this week in the UK, we can expect cloud and the risk of showers up to the weekend.
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This is in marked contrast to the same time last year, when Islanders were enjoying a record-breaking Indian summer.
On Saturday 18 October, the Island was basking in 22.3°C – the warmest October day since records began in 1894.
On 18 October this year it was six degrees lower at 16.4°C, which is average for mid-October.
John Searson, senior forecaster at Jersey Met, said: ‘Looking at what is going to happen this week, we’ve got some fronts coming in across the Island, but we don’t expect any significant amount of rain, and there is no indication at the moment of any significant change to the pattern of weather,’ he said.
Mr Searson said that following the third-wettest August since local weather records began in 1894, September’s rainfall was average, and although a significant amount of rain fell over 4, 5 and 6 October, the total recorded so far is 41.8 mm.
‘The normal rainfall for the whole of the month is 104 mm, and at the same time last year we had 71.9 mm, so the current indication for October is that it will be below average,’ he said.
