No need to dig out your winter duvet just yet
WE HAVE had a taste of autumn these past few days, with chilly days when you are out of the sun, and even chillier nights, as low as -3C (27F) in northern England on Thursday, enough to make you get out the winter duvet earlier than anticipated.
But if you haven’t done it already, don’t rush now for a persistent area of high pressure is set to anchor itself over the UK for the rest of the coming week, bringing day-time temperatures of 23C (73F) in some places and less cold nights.
What has changed is that milder air from the west, blowing in from the Atlantic, has replaced the feed of Arctic air from the north of recent days.
That brings more rain, though, and last night into this morning a weather front has been slowly making its way down from north-west Scotland, bringing cloud and patchy rain to northern England, then Wales, the West Midlands and finally Cornwall and Devon
Elsewhere there will be plenty of sun, the odd cloud, but dry conditions.
The best of today’s temperatures will be in the south-eastern corner of England at 20C (68F ), with most other parts at 18C (64F), except East Anglia at 19C (66F). With that high pressure going nowhere, the working week starts on a gently upward curve that is always good for morale.
Across the country, it should be dry and sunny, with cloud only to be found along the southern coast, pushed in from the continent. By midweek, the mercury is up to 23C (73F) as the high continues to dominate, but sunny, pleasant autumn days often also feature foggy, misty morning and this week is no exception.
The very cold nights have thankfully gone. Keep the window closed and you should be plenty warm enough without resorting to the thick duvet.*