Forecasters are predicting a proper taste of autumnal weather for the UK this week, as cold and unsettled conditions are expected across the country. And here in Bristol, as well as the rest of the South West of England, blustery winds, showers and chillier overnight temperatures are sure signs that autumn is upon us.
It's all thanks to an area of low pressure positioned to the north and east of the UK which, through the coming days, will bring a cold northerly wind that will push rain southwards. And, according to the Met Office, by the end of the week a new deeper area of low pressure will arrive from the northwest, potentially bringing a more unsettled spell of weather by the weekend.
The Met Office's chief meteorologist Steven Ramsdale said: "The start of the week has certainly seen a change in the weather as cool air and bands of rain and showers have swept southwards. Much of the next few days will see similar conditions across the UK and although it’ll feel cooler and breezier than recently, this is fairly typical autumn weather for us.”
