Met Office speaks out over September heatwave hitting UK within days

Met Office speaks out over September heatwave hitting UK within days
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The Met Office has cast its verdict over claims a September heatwave could sizzle the UK before the end of the month. The UK has been told to brace for rising temperatures and mercury skyrocketing as we head deeper into the meteorological autumn.

But despite forecasters predicting 25C highs, the Met Office says a September heatwave is unlikely. Met Office forecaster Marco Petagna said: “Summer isn’t over. High pressure and higher temperatures are on the way.”

But the national weather service said the good weather won’t technically be a “heatwave”. Met Office meteorologist Alex Deakin explained that “the high pressure will continue to control our weather” this week, causing the sunnier, drier conditions.

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But he predicted a little area of low pressure may to push up from the south bringing some showers too. Andrea Bishop, Met Office spokesperson, said today (Tuesday September 17): “It’s not likely that this week’s increase in temperatures will result in a heatwave.

"A UK heatwave threshold is met when a location records a period of at least three consecutive days with daily maximum temperatures meeting or exceeding the heatwave temperature threshold, and this isn’t likely to happen.”

The early outlook for the beginning of next month, October, sees the Met Office predicting this week: "Typical autumn weather will probably affect the UK with a mix of weather types through the first half of October. Periods of unsettled conditions, with wind and rain at times, will likely be interspersed with shorter spells of calmer and drier weather.

"Overall, wetter than average conditions are expected during this period, especially in central and southern areas. Temperatures are most likely to be close to or slightly above average overall, although some cooler spells are possible at times."

The latest update comes on the Met Office website today (September 17).