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UK weather: Summer-like temperatures on the way - after joint warmest September on record

October started on a high with 24.1C (75.4F) recorded at Wisley in Surrey on Sunday - and similar conditions are set to return in the coming days.

Monday 2 October 2023 17:53, UK

A paddle boarder travels along the River Thames near Windsor, Berkshire. A hot spell set to sweep the country on Wednesday could be the last this year, forecasters have said. The Met Office expects temperatures to peak in the late 20s in some areas before the mercury dips and the sunshine gives way to more unsettled conditions over the bank holiday. Picture date: Wednesday August 23, 2023.
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Temperatures could reach the mid-20s this weekend as "significantly warmer air" moves in, according to the Met Office.

But before that forecasters have issued weather warnings for every weekday - with thunderstorm warnings in the south east today and Tuesday and rain warnings on the west coast of Scotland from Wednesday to Friday.

October started on a high with 24.1C (75.4F) recorded at Wisley in Surrey on Sunday - and similar conditions are set to return in the coming days.

Met Office forecaster Alex Deakin said: "As we go through the week, the high pressure tends to drift further eastwards; we could waft up some warmer air - some significantly warmer air - by the time we get to Friday and in to Saturday."

London is expected to approach the mid-20s on Saturday and Sunday under clear, sunny skies - with low-20s in Manchester, Birmingham and Cardiff.

It is likely to be cloudier further north, but still pleasant - with the Met Office forecasting 21C (69.8F) in Belfast on Saturday and 19C (66.2F) in Glasgow.

Before then, however, it will be fresher and wetter for many.

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It comes as the Met Office said last month was provisionally the UK's joint warmest September on record.

September's provisional average was 15.2C (59.4F) - the joint warmest in a series that goes back to 1884 - and the same as 2006.

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The Met Office said this was "substantially influenced" by the impact of climate change, with the heatwave in the first half of the month boosting the average.

September, which was also wetter and sunnier than average, had seven consecutive days with temperatures above 30C in the UK - the first time this had happened for that month in Met Office records.

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