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<\/p>\nUnseasonably hot weather is headed our way in a matter of days, with Britain set to be warmer than Corfu in places.<\/p>\n
Temperatures this weekend are expected to reach into the mid to high-20Cs, well above the average for October, and the start of next week will also be warm. It comes following the hottest September on record. <\/p>\n
Netweather forecaster Nick Finnis writes: "October continues the warmer than average trend that September finished with. This coming weekend could see temperatures reach 24-26C across south-east England and East Anglia and generally reaching the low 20Cs across large parts of England and east Wales too."<\/p>\n
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He adds: "26-27C can\u2019t be ruled out." Earlier this week Exacta Weather's James Madden said even 30C wasn't out of the question. <\/p>\n
It means that those in the south-east, East Anglia and southern-central regions will experience higher temperatures than people in Corfu. There, the mercury is expected to peak at 23C on Saturday and 22C on Sunday. <\/p>\n
It awaits to be seen whether the conditions will constitute an extremely-rare October heatwave. The Met Office defines a heatwave as "when a location records a period of at least three consecutive days with maximum temperatures meeting or exceeding a heatwave temperature threshold. The threshold varies by UK county in the range 25\u201328C."<\/p>\n
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The warmth is expected to continue into next week with temperatures in the low to mid 20Cs in the south-east. However, according to Netweather, weather models show conditions cooling from Thursday next week. <\/p>\n
For this week, the Met Office's Stephen Dixon said: "An unseasonably warm spell is likely for those in the south of the UK as we head towards the weekend.<\/p>\n
"That being said in the next couple of days there are periods of rain moving in from the west on Wednesday, Thursday and Friday.<\/p>\n
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"There is some rain around as we move through the working week, perhaps those furthest south in England escaping some of those showers."<\/p>\n
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