It looks like the heating doesn't have to go on yet, as long-range forecasts from the Met Office and BBC are showing that temperatures are expected to stay above the average for the time of year until the middle of October.
The autumn equinox is this Friday (September 23), marking the traditional time when temperatures are set to fall. But, while it is not going to be as warm as it was during the summer, the forecast are showing that it will be warmer than normal.
While temperatures not expected to fall dramatically, there will be spells of unsettled weather. The Met Office forecast for Saturday, September 24, until October 3, says "During Sunday (September 25) and early next week, it will probably turn more unsettled with rain and strong winds spreading from the north across many parts of the UK.
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"Through the remainder of September conditions are likely to remain changeable with further frontal systems spreading from the west and northwest at times. The wettest conditions with periods of strong winds are likely in the north of the UK, with the driest weather in the southeast. Similar conditions are expected into the start of October. Temperatures near normal throughout this period."
The forecast for the first half of October then says that "more settled conditions" will develop across the UK, with temperatures expected to remain "near normal or possibly slightly above average in places."
The BBC forecast says that there will be "above average" temperatures for the rest of September, but that it will be unsettled at times. For the start of next week, it says "high pressure will sink to the south-east, allowing low pressure to send rain and showers across the north and west of the UK through the week. Remaining drier and brighter to the south-east. A south-westerly flow will develop, resulting in a recovery of temperatures to around or just above the seasonal average.
"For the final week of September, a rather changeable picture is expected, with areas of low pressure interspersed with ridges of high pressure. This would result in wet and windy weather at times, but with some drier interludes too. Temperatures look to remain above average."
It adds: "The first two weeks of October are expected to remain warmer than normal, with a broadly south-westerly flow persisting. Some wet and windy days are likely, more so for northern areas, with the best of the dry and bright weather anticipated to be across the south-east."
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