There's a look of autumn about the weather this week as temperatures edge down (see below) and most of us see some rain. Here are the 5 Weather Things Things to Know ... 1. A cool and west day in western parts of England and Wales as well as Scotland and Ireland,

Here's an interesting chart. Its from NCEP in the USA and it's the 11-day forecast centred on 5th October showing the analogues (bottom right corner). Notice how so many of these dates (format is YYYYMMDD) are back to the 1950's. yes, there are two in the 2000's, but it is striking how