UK faces Indian Summer 'in November' with 26C heatwave on horizon

Forecasters have spoken out as September rolls on towards October.

The UK faces an Indian Summer in NOVEMBER, if some meteorologists are to be believed, amid reports of a 26C mini heatwave during the eleventh month of the year. Forecasters have spoken out as September rolls on towards October.

Jim Dale, weather expert and founder of British Weather Services, said: "I think the peak of this mini heatwave will see 26C later in the week. We had the complete opposite earlier this month, a few weeks ago when we had terrible weather.

"These kind of temperatures that we're going to experience this week are not unprecedented for this time of year." Jim added: "I've always seen September as something of a 'swing' month in terms of the weather and the data suggested that the average temperature is rising.

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"September is seen as a new summer month and soon we might see October as an extension of summer, that's the direction of travel. Where we could regularly see temperatures in the early 20s in October, maybe even November, that would class as an Indian summer."

The Met Office long-range forecast does not go that far, but of October 2 to October 16, it explains: "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 BBC Weather team added: "The next forecast could provide more confidence in weather conditions until about early October. It is likely that we will then at least see signs of further developments later in October."