Brits braced for huge -13C temperature plunge as weather maps turn yellow
Forecasters are warning that temperatures will take a dramatic dive by more than 13C as "autumn bangs on the door".
Next week's weather maps are awash with green and yellow, signalling a cooler climate as we wave goodbye to summer and welcome autumn. The Met Office is predicting a wet and windy start to the week, complete with thunderstorms expected in eastern counties.
Just this Wednesday, Brits were soaking up the sun in 30C heat, with Cambridgeshire and Suffolk being the hot spots.
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Yet, forecasters say that by Wednesday, September 4, these areas will see temperatures plummet to 13C, nearly halving the warmth. This significant shift is highlighted in maps from Ventusky's meteorologists.
The visuals even suggest that temperatures could fall to single digits in Scotland and parts of Cumbria come Wednesday, while south Wales may only muster 15C, reports the Mirror.
The weekend, however, promises a bit of everything; despite potential highs of 30C on Sunday, it's also set to be damp and blustery along the North Sea coast. Lincolnshire should brace for the brunt of Sunday's storms, according to Ventusky.
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"Meteorological autumn is knocking on the door this weekend... On Sunday showers look like they could become a bit more widespread, with the greatest chance of some thundery downpours in eastern parts of the UK but they could spread a little further west into central areas too. It's worth noting these thundery downpours could be impactful, we could see some intense rain, hail and gusty winds," said Alex Burkill, a meteorologist at the Met Office.
Intense thunderstorms might hit as far west as the Peak District come Sunday night, while Monday is expected to bring widespread rain. Yorkshire could see up to 35mm of rain in just a few hours.
The UK's weather is currently being influenced by "a complex interaction of a number of volatile, small-scale weather features", leading to unsettled conditions. Despite sunny and humid spells in some places, it has also been quite rainy in the same regions.
Over 20mm of rain drenched Achnagart in the Scottish Highlands last Thursday.
Dan Harris, the Met Office's deputy chief meteorologist, commented: "The forecast later this weekend and into the early part of next week comes with larger uncertainties than average, due to the complex interaction of a number of volatile, small-scale weather features over and around the UK. We are keeping warnings under review and will look to issue them over this weekend as forecast confidence increases, so please keep up to date with our latest forecasts and warnings."
"Finally, it's worth also noting that conditions could briefly turn very warm, or even hot, across parts of the south and east, with a chance of temperatures into the high 20s of Celsius for some, but very much dependent on cloud breaks."
