Autumn may be on its way, but summer isn’t done with us just yet. An Indian summer could be coming to the UK in just over a week’s time with highs of up to 25C, some long range forecasts predict.
The next week is set to be pretty wet across the country. Nowhere will be spared from the last remnants of hurricane Erin, which will appear in the UK less like a big storm and more like a few dreary days.
That won’t last forever, though. Weather charts from Wxcharts, reported by Mirror, predict a lovely burst of sun in early September before the autumnal chill hits.
The forecast indicates that the mercury could hit 25C in the southwest on September 8, with the south and southeast enjoying the temperatures a couple of days later on September 10. Kent, London, Suffolk, and Norfolk will be the biggest winners, as they are expected to enjoy the warm spell for a couple of extra days with temperatures remaining around 23C into the middle of the month.
Bristol, Bath, the southwest, and south Wales will also benefit from a few days of low-20s temperatures following that 25C peak. Most of the good weather will unfortunately miss the north, with the north west, including Manchester and Liverpool, Scotland, and Northern Ireland staying grey and a bit wet. Highs here will stick firmly in the mid-teens – not quite the Indian summer some will have hoped for.
All of this is still up in the air though – quite literally. The atmosphere is fickle, so long-range weather forecasts aren’t always the most reliable. As the Met Office explains: ‘small events currently over the Atlantic can have potentially significant impacts on our weather… therefore, whilst we can still forecast the general feel of the weather… it becomes harder to offer local detail to as high a level of accuracy’.
The Met Office long-range forecast for September 1-10 is currently a little bit less optimistic, predicting ‘changeable and unsettled’ conditions across the country, adding that ‘showers or longer spells of rain will affect the majority of the UK at times’. They do note that warmer temperatures are possible during periods of sunshine, though.
Let’s hope that Wxcharts is right, and the sunshine arrives on time.
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