Maps and charts show only eight counties are likely to be hit – leaving plenty missing out and going without the hot blast.
Maps and charts show only eight counties are likely to be hit – leaving plenty missing out and going without the hot blast.
Summer may not be over yet amid speculation a 26C mini-heatwave could sizzle England next week. But maps and charts show only eight counties are likely to be hit – leaving plenty missing out and going without the hot blast.
Counties set to be spared include Oxfordshire, Leicestershire, Bedfordshire, Buckinghamshire and Northants, as well as Rutland, Wiltshire, Berkshire, Greater London, Surrey, Kent, Hampshire, Somerset, Gloucestershire, Cornwall, Devon, Dorset, Warwickshire, Worcestershire, the West Midlands, Shropshire, Derbyshire, Lancashire, Greater Manchester, Cheshire, Staffordshire, Cumbria, Durham and Northumberland.
A BBC Weather forecast explains Monday 8 to Sunday 14 September will be “unsettled,” adding: “There could once again be some isolated thunderstorms and locally heavy rain, and temperatures will ease, most likely fluctuating just above the September average, though no significant cool-down is anticipated.
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“Some strong and gusty winds could be on the cards at times as the rain comes and goes, but a calmer and drier couple of days is possible in the second half of the week as transient high pressure ridges potentially cross the UK.
“However, further rain or showers could be in the offing by the end of the week, with high pressure not fully taking hold. The northern and western UK may be wetter than southern and eastern regions.
“Temperatures should stay variable but, on average, ought to be a little above the seasonal norm.”
Netweather TV added: “The start of the month likely to see an unsettled and sometimes windy theme, with areas of low pressure moving west to east off the Atlantic, this theme could last through to mid-month at least and perhaps well into the second half, though there is a signal that high pressure may more likely build at times in the second half, leading to some warmer drier for some or all parts.
“There is potential for one or two deep lows that become named storms, as areas of low pressure moving in off the Atlantic may have the remnants of tropical storms or hurricanes which interact with an active / strong jet stream.
“Temperatures overall for the month likely to be around the long-term 1991-2020 average, though could be slightly below in the first half before recovering above average in the second half. Rainfall likely to be around average overall, though perhaps above average in the west.”