The last days of sun are upon us now autumn is coming
Don’t let the chilly mornings trick you into thinking summer is already over.
Sure the season technically ends with the start of September, but some of the sunniest UK weather is always saved for this month.
Culturally speaking, it’s often prime ‘bag of cans in the park’ weather. The clear skies and warm air of Saturday can attest to that.
You’ll know when autumn arrives when it hits you like a tonne of bricks.
Crisp air on your morning commute, frost in the windows, your breath in the air, and a scarf tucked tighter around your neck.
Let’s be honest, it will soon be here, just not quite yet.
As Met Office meteorologist Honor Criswick says of this morning: ‘Perhaps the odd spot of grass frost down in the south in rural areas, but elsewhere slightly milder.’
For at least the next few days, we can expect relatively dry weather and highs above 20°C in London, which Criswick describes as ‘autumnal sunshine’.
The rest of the country will get to enjoy temperatures in the high teens, even in Scotland where showers will disturb the sun on Sunday.
A separate band of cloud and rain will slowly move down across North Wales and northern England, but even here temperatures will reach between 17°C and 19°C.
But the relatively clear skies will mean a chilly night once again, an omen of the autumn and winter to come.
David Olive, Deputy Chief Meteorologist at the Met Office, said: ‘In the wake of the front on Sunday, high pressure then builds, bringing fine and dry conditions to most parts of the UK for much of next week.
‘If any rain develops it is expected to be confined to the extreme northwest of Scotland on Monday and Tuesday.
‘There is a risk of some fog patches overnight and temperatures continue to increase, with many places a little above average by mid-week.’
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