UK set for 20C Indian Summer in October after days of thunderstorms
The UK is set for a 20C Indian Summer after being pummelled and battered by rampaging storms and heavy downpours this week. WX Charts, which uses Met Desk data, has shown weather maps and charts being turned bright yellow and golden as hot weather returns.
The maps and charts from WX Charts forecasters have been mirrored by Netweather TV. The Caribbean plume is set to roast the country in a widely-expected Indian Summer around October 7, the weather maps and charts show.
London and the south will bask in 20C conditions, with the mercury around 15C to 18C in the North West and the West Midlands. The Met Office forecast for September 27 into the tenth month of the year states: "Rain, heavy at times, along with strong winds are expected to arrive into the far west early on Monday, then spread across many parts of the UK during the early part of next week. The heaviest and most prolonged spells of rain are most likely to be in the west.
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"Moving into early October, conditions are most likely to remain unsettled with occasional spells of rain and strong winds for all regions. There will also be some drier interludes as well and in these, some patchy fog and frost may form at night.
"The driest conditions are most likely across northern and western areas, with southern and eastern areas probably wettest. Overall, temperatures will be near or slightly below normal for the time of year." Its October 9 to October 23 forecast adds: "A continuation of the rather unsettled pattern in early October is most likely at first, with further spells of rain and strong winds for all regions, but also some drier weather at times.
"The chance of more settled weather increases during the second half the month with longer periods of dry weather developing at times with increasing amounts of fog and frost at night. However, confidence is low and there remains a chance that wetter, more unsettled conditions could continue.
"Temperatures are most likely to be close to or slightly below normal."