 After a summer heatwave followed by miserable summer rain, and a September heatwave followed by miserable September rain, the UK could be in line for more high temperatures. The British weather has been all over the place for the last couple of months, so it should come as no surprise that a small Indian summer could be on the cards. We just have to get through a bit of miserable autumn rain first. Storm Agnes will be sticking around for a few more days, according to the Met Office, with some showers and wind in the north and the west until Sunday. Forecasters have placed a yellow warning for rain over southern Wales, including Cardiff and Swansea, from 8pm today until 2am on Friday. But once October arrives, we may see some temperatures above what is normal at this time of year. In the south-east of England, the weather agency believes the mercury will probably rise to 22°C on Sunday, and stay around that mark into early next week. Earlier this week, meteorologist Jim Dale wrote on X, formerly Twitter, that the country may get 'a taste of an Indian summer' around that period. Thousands of people crammed onto the Brighton seafront during the heatwave earlier this month (Picture: Getty Images) However, the Met Office has said while the heat may be unusual for October in the UK, it doesn't quite rise to the level of heatwave. Grahame Madge, a spokesman for the service, said: 'As we approach the end of September, we are likely to see above average temperature in south-eastern England. 'Weekend highs are likely to reach 22°C in parts of the south-east on Sunday. 'Forecast temperatures on Monday and Tuesday are likely to reach 20°C quite widely, but there is potential for values to reach higher than this in isolated and sheltered locations. 'Although these values are higher than average for the time of year, they do not approach heatwave thresholds, which across){kind=link}
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After a summer heatwave followed by miserable summer rain, and a September heatwave followed by miserable September rain, the UK could be in line for more high temperatures.
The British weather has been all over the place for the last couple of months, so it should come as no surprise that a small Indian summer could be on the cards.
We just have to get through a bit of miserable autumn rain first.
Storm Agnes will be sticking around for a few more days, according to the Met Office, with some showers and wind in the north and the west until Sunday.