A heatwave is coming… just a bit later than most had thought.
Although recent weather reports from the Met Office, WX Charts and Exacta Weather had all finally aligned in recent days to claim a heatwave would come in a few weeks time, it now appears not to be so. With most Brits opening their curtains today to find masses of rain greeting them, it would be no surprise if we said there probably won’t be a heatwave coming – at least not in July or August.
Because, according to new very long-term weather forecasts from Exacta, we could be set for an “Indian summer” at the end of September.
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Despite ruling the month to be a “mixed bag,” Exacta’s James Madden states: “September looks like delivering a very mixed bag of weather this year and is far less easier to judge in comparison to our record-breaking forecast in terms of heat for September 2023.
“Periods of late summer heat and Indian summer-type weather will grace our shores at times throughout September this year, and this could still see temperatures topping out at around the mid 20s and maybe a little higher under favourable circumstances.”
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But quick to dash hopes – or put things into perspective – Madden’s analysis continues by reminding us that this is Britain and it will rain…a lot. He went on: “These potential warm spells in September will also be interspersed with periods of thundery weather and some heavy downpours, hail, and unsettled weather in between.
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“It could also turn rather cool and autumnal for many towards month end, coinciding with stormy conditions pushing in off the Atlantic to deliver a relatively early wintry blast that could bring snow in September to the ‘highest’ ground and ski resorts in the far north of Scotland.”
And looking towards the end of September, he even pinpointed September 23-27 as the exact dates we could be hit by a potential “storm period/major storms.”
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“Temperatures are likely to feature near to above average overall for September due to the expected warmer to hot spells of weather, despite a potential cool to cold run of weather by month end,” he went on.
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“Rainfall amounts could vary from region to region during September, and on average, the rainfall totals will range from near to above average in the areas most prone to the most severe thunderstorms and excessive rainfall amounts in this developing period.”
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