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Dramatic new maps show a dip in the mercury once October’s early and short-lived heat spike gives way.<\/p>\n
UK long-range weather forecasts suggest October’s warm beginning will plunge just beyond the mid-month. Britons will welcome some early autumn heat this weekend as temperatures rise back into the 20C range.<\/p>\n
Charts show highs up to 23C and 24C for much of southern England, with temperatures close to 20C across the other home nations on Saturday, October 7.<\/p>\n
The maps also suggest the weekend highs will start a trend of on-and-off-again heat, with the country occasionally returning to similar temperatures until October 14.<\/p>\n
But, beyond then, long-range forecasts show the arrival of a cold snap that won’t be nearly as pleasant, with autumn tipped to make a sudden mid-month debut.<\/p>\n
READ MORE: <\/strong> UK flood warning as huge band of rain to bring chaos to Britain in hours<\/strong><\/p>\n Maps from WXCharts show that October 14 will bring water temperatures to the southeast for the last time in a while, with the mercury reaching between 16C and 19C in the south.<\/p>\n From October 15 onwards, the charts show a very different picture, with temperatures dropping to between 11C and 12C – a nearly 10C difference in some cases.<\/p>\n The country will see some of its lowest temperatures in months when night falls around this time, with single-figure lows of 9C and below.<\/p>\n Northerners and Scots can also expect their first bitter chill of late 2023.<\/p>\n Don’t miss… <\/strong> We use your sign-up to provide content in ways you’ve consented to and to improve our understanding of you. This may include adverts from us and 3rd parties based on our understanding. You can unsubscribe at any time. More info<\/p>\n Weather maps suggest temperatures could become as cold as 3C at night with wintry lows especially noticeable around Aberdeen and Inverness in northeast Scotland.<\/p>\n Jim Dale, the founder and the Senior Meteorological Consultant at British Weather Services, confirmed, forecasting “single figure minimums with some light frosts” for the Scottish glens.<\/p>\n He added that the “colder temperatures” would “migrate with time across the rest of the UK”, but added it likely wouldn’t be anything “too dramatic”.<\/p>\n Max temperatures, he said, would remain “in the low to mid-teens” towards and after the mid-month, something he said is “standard” with “no real standout cold as such” on the cards.<\/p>\n The Met Office has also identified the potential cold snap in its long-range weather forecast.<\/p>\n The end of its closer forecast – which runs from Saturday, October 7 to Monday, October 16 – acknowledges the south will be “probably unusually warm” early on.<\/p>\n But after the mid-month, the agency adds the temperatures will likely “trend downwards”.<\/p>\n Beyond then, the forecast becomes less clear, but the Met Office expects the country to warm up by Halloween, according to its October 17 to 31 predictions.<\/p>\n![](\"https:\/\/cdn.images.express.co.uk\/img\/dynamic\/153\/590x\/secondary\/cold-weather-forecast-4991548.jpg?r=1696340937998\")
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