The term “Arctic blast” is unfamiliar for September but has been used to describe what could be in store for the country this week.
Here is what it all means.
Met Office forecaster Craig Snell said on Sunday that the cold air will be moving south to the UK, which will bring down local temperatures.
He was quoted on Sunday as saying: “As we go through into Tuesday and Wednesday and beyond, we will start to see even cooler air begin to move in from the Arctic.
“Our first autumn chill of the season is coming our way into the middle part of the week. It will bring temperatures around the mid-teens by day and by night, some of us will be falling into the low and mid single figures.”
What is the London and UK weather this week?
But the colder temperatures will be felt from Tuesday onwards and into Wednesday, when there is expected to be rain across both days.
London temperatures at night are likely to fall to as low as 7°C on Wednesday night and then 5°C overnight on Thursday.
A Met Office statement read: “We’re likely to see fresher, cooler temperatures sweeping across the UK, becoming notably cool in the north by mid-week.
“Conditions look to remain generally unsettled during next week, with showers or longer spells of rain at times for most regions, accompanied by blustery winds.”
