UK weather – Brits to bask in 22C Indian summer for FOUR DAYS… but not everyone is going to enjoy the sun
BRITS are set to bask in a 22C Indian summer for FOUR DAYS – but not everyone is going to enjoy the sun.
The Met Office said some unseasonably warm air will move across much of the UK from the south this weekend.
A weather front is also expected to become slow-moving across Scotland from Friday and bring heavy and persistent rain to many areas through Saturday before easing on Sunday.
A yellow warning for rain has been issued for a large part of Scotland which will come into force from midnight on Friday night and extends through Saturday until 6am on Sunday.
Many areas within the warning area are likely to see over 50mm of rain but some places, mainly higher ground areas in western Scotland could see 100-150mm.
Met Office Chief Meteorologist Matthew Lehnert said: “Rain is expected to become heavy and persistent across much of Scotland later on Friday and is likely to continue throughout Saturday.
“There is an increasing likelihood of disruption and flooding from this heavy rainfall, particularly across western Scotland.
“We’ll continue to review warnings in the coming days so it’s important for everyone to stay up to date with the latest forecast for their area.”
By the weekend the weather focus turns to some unseasonably warm air with the Met Office forecasting 22C in London until Wednesday.
Some people refer to this kind of weather as an “Indian summer“, but this isn’t a formal meteorological term.
The Met Office Meteorological Glossary first published in 1916, defines it as “a warm, calm spell of weather occurring in autumn, especially in October and November”.
Currently, the warmest recorded temperatures in the UK in October and November are 29.9C on October 1, 2011, in Gravesend, Kent, and 22.4C on November 1, 2015, at Trawsgoed, Ceredigion.
In the latest Met Office 10 Day Trend video, Presenter and Meteorologist Alex Burkill said: “The jet steam is going to push its way northwards ahead of the weekend, which will allow for some very warm air to come in from the south.
“As we go into the weekend frontal systems will remain trailing across Scotland as this warm air moves into the south.
“For many further south it will be a fine, dry day on Saturday with temperatures getting to highs of around 25C, which is unusually warm for the time of year.
“By Sunday, it’ll be a more widely dry and sunny day for many. Highs or around 26C or even 27C in isolated spots is possible.”