- Unseasonably warm mid- October weather reaching up to 23C is coming to an end as rain sweeps across southern and eastern England .
- Temperatures will drop sharply from Friday, with daytime maximums falling to around 16C before dropping further to between 10C and 14C over the weekend.
- High pressure will bring mostly dry, bright, and settled autumn weather for much of the UK , though overnight frosts and chilly conditions are expected.
- Met Office forecasters warned of heavy showers along eastern coasts and a potential return to wet and windy Atlantic weather patterns later next week.
- The cooler spell follows the UK's joint-fourth warmest September on record, though large parts of the country remain in drought despite the change in weather.
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