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Layer up: an ‘Arctic blast’ will slam into the UK this week

Temperatures could plummet to just 7C in the ‘first autumn chill of the season’

Amy Houghton
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Amy Houghton
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We hate to burst your warm, sunny bubble, but it looks like UK summer is officially nearing its end. After a wet and stormy weekend in much of south England and Wales, the weather is set to get much colder. 

Both the Met Office and BBC Weather forecast that most of the country won’t see temperatures any higher than 15C for the next week. And make sure to dust off your winter duvet for Wednesday night when the temperature could get as low as 7C. 

Craig Snell, a Met Office forecaster, said over the weekend: ‘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.’

Welcome autumn with Time Out

The season of beer gardens and short shorts might be over, but that means it’s time to get excited for steaming hot chocolates and feeling the crunch of leaves under your feet. Embrace the changing of the seasons by checking out our list of the best autumn events in London for 2024, the best places in the UK to see autumn leaves, perfect autumnal days out. And if you want to avoid the cold, wet weather, pick a title from our best movies list for a cosy night in. 

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