UK weather forecast: Indian summer temporarily halted as heavy rain engulfs the nation
BRITAIN will be engulfed by thick cloud and torrential rain on Monday as hopes of an Indian summer are dashed.
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Monday morning will be cloudy with some rain in the south. But in the north it will be a bright but autumnal start to the day. There will be frequent showers across the northern isles and the western isles.
Scotland and Northern Ireland will see bright but cold conditions.
England and Wales will see most the cloud and the rain in the morning.
Heading into the afternoon, cloud and rain will continue slowly making its way southwards.
England and Wales can expect quite a cloudy and wet day.
However, northern England will see the skies start to brighten up as the cloud makes its way towards the south.
Met Office Meteorologist Sophia Yeomans said: “Across Northern Ireland and Scotland there will be a mix of sunny spells and patchy clouds throughout the day.
“It’s going to be a bit of a mix with the temperatures as well.
“21C (69.8F) will be the high in the south.
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“But under all that cloud and rain, it will be feeling cooler than recent days.
“In the sunshine, there will be highs reaching 18C (64.4F) in parts of Aberdeenshire.
“As we head through the evening on Monday, that cloud and rain will continue sinking its way southwards.”
However, many areas will wake to clear skies on Tuesday morning.
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Across the far north though, there will still be one or two showers continuing into Monday night.
When the clouds clear overnight, temperatures will drop quite low.
Tuesday morning will see one or two mist and fog patches around.
The rest of Tuesday will see some cloud around with some warm sunny spells arriving later on.
An “Indian summer” is often used to describe a warm, calm spell of weather in the autumn, according to the Met Office.
The term was first used in the UK in the early 19th century.
However, despite the usage of this term, there is no evidence to suggest that warm spells occur at any particular time of the year.
Warm spells are not uncommon in the autumn.
Currently, the warmest recorded temperatures in the UK in October and November were 29.9C (85.8F) in Gravesend Kent in 2011.