UK is set for an Indian summer

Temperatures may soar above 26C next week, with warm and dry weather expected to go on into early October Britain is in for a mini-Indian summer which may see temperatures soar above 26C (78F) next week, according to meteorologists. Forecasters at the Met Office say there are signs to suggest there will be several days of warm and dry weather. Central and eastern areas of the country should benefit the most, with temperatures in the mid to high-20s expected – compared with September’s average maximum of 16.1C. Met Office forecaster Tom Morgan said: “We are certainly going to see some dry and unseasonably warm spells coming up through parts of the country from Tuesday onwards next week. “It should also get hotter as the week progresses with temperatures reaching 25-26C on Thursday and Friday could be potentially warmer than that.” Weathermen believe the settled spell could carry on into October, giving a welcome respite from the windy and wet conditions of the past few weeks. A spokeswoman for MeteoGroup said: “From early next week, a high pressure system will sit just to the east of the UK bringing up warm south-easterly winds form the continent. By Wednesday most parts of the UK will have temperatures four to five degrees higher than usual, with London hitting 26C on Thursday. “The parts of the country that are likely to benefit the most stretch from the Midlands to the east of England and southern parts of East Anglia.” One event that might be affected by the good weather is the Great Gorilla Run 2011, a fun run taking place in London today, where around 1,000 participants will run three miles (7km) in dark furry gorilla costumes. Eastern parts of the country will stay fine on Sunday with spells of warm sunshine, hazy at times. There will be occasional bursts of rain in some western areas, and turning wet and windy in northwestern UK. Overnight wind and rain will clear to leave a bright Monday and Tuesday, and Wednesday will remain fine with spells of sunshine across the country, and unusually warm in the east. The heatwave will continue into the week with fine spells and warm sunshine across the country until Wednesday, and remaining so in the south-east with temperatures dropping slightly in the first week of October. Weather guardian.co.uk

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