UK set for extra storms and ‘sturdy winds’ as ‘Atlantic frontal system’ hits

The UK is just days away from being hit by more strong winds, heavy rain and storms, the Met Office claims.

Having already seen flooding, thunderstorms and heavy rain across most of the midlands and southern half of the country this week, the entirety of the United Kingdom is seemingly not that far away from more horrific weather. According to the Met Office’s latest long term weather report, an “Atlantic frontal system” is coming from Saturday, and will last until at least October 7.

Starting with this weekend, it claims there will be a “more settled picture,” but high pressure will be building in the background starting from the south western areas of the UK.

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It reads: “However, cloud and patchy rain will probably quite quickly spread into the north west, and is increasingly likely elsewhere by Sunday. Into the following week, unsettled conditions look most likely to return for many parts of the UK as Atlantic frontal systems arrive from the west.

“These would be expected to bring spells of rain, heavy in places, with a risk of strong winds. A more settled spell is possible, but less likely. Temperatures are likely to be near to or below normal throughout, and it is likely to be notably cold at the start of this period, before temperatures recover.”

Strangely, for the UK in recent times, the weeks after that Atlantic frontal system leaves our shores will actually be pretty settled.

“Typical Autumnal weather will probably affect the UK during this period. This will bring a mixture of weather types with periods of wet and windy weather interspersed with some spells of calmer, drier weather. Temperatures will most likely be close to normal.”

The prediction goes slightly against the BBC’s long-term forecast, which claims that it could be colder than normal.

It states: “In the third week of October, there is some consensus among the weather models that the high pressure could shift more over parts of the UK or over the eastern North Atlantic. “Temperatures could stay at least slightly above average for more of the UK, with somewhat drier and calmer conditions developing. However, there is still a risk of any developing or reforming northerly blocking, potentially leading to cooler conditions at times.

According to Wilderness England, the average temperature for the UK in October is around 14c, with the lower end of the scale hitting around 7c – so “normal” in terms of the Met Office’s prediction could mean mild or actually pretty cold.

Either way, Autumn is well and truly in full swing.

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