Met Office expects ‘wetter than common’ October as Brits brace for soggy season
Weather experts at the Met Office have claimed we will have patchy weather at the start of October before it gives way to ‘wetter than average’ conditions.
Brits have been basking in some late summer sun of late, and while the barbeques shouldn’t be stowed away just yet, we should keep one eye on the forecast from October 2 to 16.
October might conjure up images of a leafy autumn with a slight breeze lifting auburn and yellow leaves into the crisp air, but the picture in the UK is more likely to be da wet one.
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“Typical autumn weather will probably affect the UK with a mix of weather types through the first half of October,” the Met Office state in their latest long range forecast, starting with the good-ish news.
Then comes the bad news. The forecast goes on: “Periods of unsettled conditions, with wind and rain at times, will likely be interspersed with shorter spells of calmer and drier weather.
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“Overall, wetter than average conditions are expected during this period, especially in central and southern areas. Temperatures are most likely to be close to or slightly above average overall, although some cooler spells are possible at times.”
The news follows our reports yesterday that winter is coming – and it is going to be sooner than normal.
A forecaster has warned that this winter is going to be dominated by La Niña.
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It is one of three phases in El Niño-Southern Oscillation, which includes a neutral phase, El Niño which is warm and La Niña, which is cold.
According to Real Weather: “A La Niña phase typically brings stronger trade winds blowing warmer water towards the west Pacific, this then, in turn, causes cooler water moving up from the East Pacific leading to much more varied weather conditions globally.”
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