Met Office names middle of summer temperatures coming to UK next week as 25C forecast

The Met Office has declared that "middle of summer" temperatures are set to make a comeback to the UK, with the mercury climbing towards 25C and bringing a brief return of warm conditions after a spell of unsettled autumn weather.

Autumn has begun meteorologically speaking, bringing blustery showers and lower pressure that followed what the Met Office confirmed as the warmest summer on record, according to BBC weather reporting. However, a temporary ridge of high pressure building from the south is set to change the picture. Britons are expected to bask in four consecutive days of 20C-plus weather, with the highest temperature projected to arrive in south-east England, as detailed by the Express.

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Saturday is expected to see temperatures hit 23C in London, dipping to 21C on Sunday, before rising back to 23C on Monday. By Tuesday, the mercury is expected to peak at 25C in the south-east. Further afield, temperatures are projected to reach 23C in Cardiff, 19C in Belfast, 18C in Glasgow, and 22C in Manchester. BBC forecasters noted that by Sunday, temperatures across England and Wales should get into the twenties with 24 or 25C possible in East Anglia.

Met Office forecaster Aidan McGivern noted that while early showers will affect Scotland, Sunday will bring a drier and brighter picture.

"As Sunday ends, higher pressure builds from the south,"

Aidan McGivern, Met Office forecaster

McGivern said, adding that a warm front will push across the northwest, bringing some cloud and rain for a time early in the week, but with high pressure in place on Monday and Tuesday, temperatures will rise back to the average temperatures for the middle of summer.

Location	Saturday Forecast	Sunday Forecast	Monday/Tuesday Peak
London	23C	21C	25C (Tuesday)
Cardiff	—	—	23C (Tuesday)
Manchester	,	,	22C (Tuesday)
Belfast	,	,	19C (Tuesday)
Glasgow	,	,	18C (Tuesday)

The quieter weather is expected to be short-lived. According to The Mirror, meteorologist Annie Shuttleworth warned on the Met Office YouTube channel that an area of low pressure around the Bay of Biscay will push northwards from the south, bringing a risk of thunderstorms and heavy downpours across Tuesday and Wednesday. Shuttleworth explained that while there is some uncertainty in the timings for the arrival of this low pressure, it is likely to be quite a wet day through Tuesday and Wednesday across southern and western areas of the UK, with some rainfall pushing further north and creating a risk of localised surface water flooding. BBC forecasters similarly noted that upland areas could receive substantial rain by the end of the week, with western areas seeing the most rain as upland areas receive 3cm to 4cm by the end of the week and eastern Britain receiving about half of that.

Following the midweek storms, an autumnal cool is anticipated from Wednesday onwards, which could bring overnight fog and frost, although overall temperatures are expected to remain slightly above average. BBC weather reporting noted that despite media reports suggesting a heatwave or Indian summer, temperatures are not expected to reach the official heatwave criteria, noting that the term Indian summer originates from warmer weather experienced later in the autumn in October or November after the first frosts. For ongoing updates, check the Met Office website.