Temperatures in the UK are soon going to rise again – to a scorching 30C in some places – as forecasters understand an Indian Summer is likely to occur next month
These striking weather maps show where exactly Britain will soon enjoy a 30C Indian Summer.
The Met Office says temperatures will rise next month during the “sunnier, drier spells” forecasters anticipate. The warmest time of this period is expected to be on or around Tuesday September 9, more than one week into meteorological autumn.
The mercury is expected to hit 30C during this period and the new weather maps show this peak is likely across Southeast of England and parts of the East of England. It is because a high pressure system will move in from over the Continent, meteorologists understand.
Temperatures “may rise above (average) at times in any drier, sunnier spells,” the Met Office website reads in its long-term forecast, known to be fairly tentative with such advance.
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The highest temperatures could reach as far north as Hull and across into the north west of England it could also be in the mid 20Cs but in most of Wales and southwest England it is unlikely to get higher than 20Cs.
But it will be a marked change from the recent dip in temperatures in the last few days. Data recorded by the Met Office showed the mercury struggled at 18C in Auchincruive, South Ayrshire on Friday, and only peaked at 23C in Pershore, Worcestershire, figures below average for August.
And more than 57mm of rain fell in Plymouth, Devon, on Friday. This is more than half an average August total for the city and happened as a band low pressure moved in from the southwest.
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Looking ahead though, the Met Office’s full long-term forecast reads: “Changeable and unsettled weather conditions are expected across the UK during this period with low pressure systems tending to dominate the overall pattern. This will mean showers or longer spells of rain will affect the much of the UK at times.
“Some heavy rain or showers are expected in places, most often in the west. Thunderstorms and hail are also possible, as are some spells of strong winds if any deep areas of low pressure form in the vicinity of the UK.
“Some short-lived spells of drier and more settled weather are also possible at times, especially later in the period when they may last a little longer. Temperatures will likely be close to average or slightly below overall, but may rise above at times in any drier, sunnier spells.” This concerns the wider period from Wednesday September 3 to Friday September 12.