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Ex-Hurricane Isaias to bring near-record warm nights and a mild spell to UK this week

Remnants of Hurricane Isaias are set to bring unusually warm October weather to the UK, with Monday night temperatures possibly reaching 18C, close to the 18.6C October record. Cooler conditions are expected from Friday, and rain is unlikely to ease the drought.

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Mixed · 2The remnants of Hurricane Isaias, which hit the southern US on Saturday, are expected to bring a warm spell to the UK this week. Mixed · 2Temperatures on Monday night could stay as high as 18C in parts of England, close to the UK's October record of 18.6C. Mixed · 2Monday daytime highs of 14C to 19C compare with a mid-October average of 12C to 16C, though most areas will be cloudy with occasional rain or drizzle after north-westerly winds made the weekend cool.

Mixed · 2Heavier rain is expected overnight and will sweep across the UK on Tuesday morning, followed by sunnier weather with highs in the low 20s in southern and eastern England and possibly 23C in parts of East Anglia. Mixed · 2Wednesday should start cooler and clearer, with cloud and strengthening winds reaching the north-west as a low pressure area carrying some of Isaias's remnants passes between the UK and Iceland; gales are possible in north-west Scotland. Mixed · 2A cold front will push rain south-eastwards through Thursday and Thursday night, but south-east England could again exceed 20C on Thursday before it arrives.

Mixed · 2High pressure is expected to build from Friday, bringing temperatures back to seasonal levels and chillier nights, and possibly lasting into the following week. Mixed · 2Rainfall this week is not expected to be enough to ease the drought in the worst-hit parts of England; parts of Yorkshire have had less than 20% of their normal autumn rainfall. Mixed · 2The Met Office continues to point to a possibly wetter-than-normal late autumn and early winter because of record El Niño conditions this year.

Mixed · 2On the US impact, the Mirror reports that hundreds lost power and two people were killed in each of Alabama and Florida after trees fell on homes, while the BBC says Isaias hit Florida as a Category 2 storm and links to a report of four dead and thousands without power.

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Left1 outlet

Framing
A consumer-style weather piece that leads on a burst of unusual October warmth for 'Brits'.
Emphasis
The surprise of the warm spell, the contrast with the cold weekend and US storm casualties.
Leaves out or plays down
Omits the Category 2 landfall detail and the merging-lows explanation.
Charged language
“bask”“soaring”
For example
“The UK is forecast to bask in a warm spell this week in an unusual turn of events for October.” — Daily Mirror

Centre1 outlet

Framing
A forecast-led explainer by BBC Weather's Matt Taylor, giving a day-by-day account of the synoptic set-up and the drought context.
Emphasis
Meteorological detail: how Isaias's low merges with another low from Canada and heads towards Iceland, and the humid ex-tropical air ahead of the cold front.
Leaves out or plays down
Gives no first-hand detail of US casualties beyond a linked headline.
For example
“Close to record-breaking warm nights are possible, with Monday night temperatures for some parts of England possibly staying as high as 18C” — BBC News

Right0 outlets

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