UK set for October 'Indian summer' with balmy conditions reaching up to 18C over five days
by James Harrison, Benedict Tetzlaff-Deas · ChronicleLiveBrits could soon be basking in five days of mild 18C temperatures, new forecasts suggest.
Weather maps are showing an orange hue for the upcoming days as above-average temperatures continue to be predicted for the UK - and one weather expert believes this 'Indian summer' will persist until the end of the month.
The south and southeast of England are expected to enjoy the warmest conditions during this period, Jim Dale from British Weather Services told the Mirror, with daytime highs reaching 18C and remaining around this level for four to five days.
He said: "An 'Indian Summer' may well be just around the corner, with a bias to the south and south of England. Watch this space. As soon as the 28th, we could see maximum temperatures around 18C, lasting four to five days."
An 'Indian summer' is characterised as a spell of unusually warm, dry weather during the autumn months.
This follows Wednesday's temperatures hitting 17C in some parts of the UK, significantly higher than the October daytime average of 12C. Even some regions in the far north of Scotland, which has seen sporadic snow since the start of autumn, have experienced mid-teen temperatures over the last 24 hours.
Despite plenty of warm weather during daylight hours due to high pressure systems, cooler evenings are anticipated as we move into November, another forecaster suggests. A good number of overnight frosts are also likely.
James Madden from Exacta Weather has forecasted: "Further high pressure rises or significant high pressure rises are likely to continue during next week and into early November at the very least, and despite some further mild to warm daytime temperatures for many for the time of the year from these types of developments in the coming weeks, it will also turn quite chilly to cold in the evenings, and overnight widespread frosts and foggy conditions are also to be expected for many despite these mild to warm temperature developments during the day from as early as this weekend and early next week (possibly patchy frost and fog at first)."
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