Exact date late summer heat wave set to hit UK and break cold snap

It might feel like winter now but summer will return

Today saw a frosty start to the morning thanks to an Arctic air moving southwards which shocked Brits after many were wearing shorts last week as temperatures peaked in the high 20s.

Though many believe this is the beginning of Autumn, the warm temperatures are set to return next week as the UK is preparing for an Indian summer.

Weather maps are showing that next Wednesday, temperatures could rise to 24 Celsius.

A high-pressure system is expected to move in from the south this weekend which will bring with it a rise in temperature.

BBC forecaster Tomasz Schafernaker said: “It may have dropped as low as -1c or -2c across northern England and Scotland this morning.

“A touch of frost possible almost anywhere in the UK certainly a ground frost, even an air frost in some areas.

“Now from the motion of the clouds you get a sense of where the air has come from, in fact all the way from the Arctic and it has spread to many parts of Western and even Central Europe but high pressure is now building across the UK and that means light winds and lots of sunshine right from the word go.”

Fellow BBC forecaster Darren Bett added that colder air will be cut off by winds coming in from the Atlantic and that will ‘lift temperatures especially over the weekend’.

He continued: “High pressure still around as we head further into next week, these weather systems are being steered more towards the north and out of the way, a bit breezy across northern parts of Scotland but it should be a drier day on Tuesday and the rest of the UK will see some cloud but also spells of sunshine and the winds will be quite light as well. Temperatures getting up to 19C quite widely, reaching 21C in the south east of England.”

The MET Office forecast also states that from next Tuesday to September 26 ‘cloud and outbreaks of rain’ are expected to affect some northern areas with dry and sunny conditions further south.

It added: “Through the rest of next week high pressure will become more dominant, with dry and often sunny conditions spreading across the majority of the UK.

“Winds could be fairly strong at times in the south, with some overnight mist and fog in parts of the north. Temperatures during the day will likely be above average in many areas, although some cold nights are possible in places.”