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UK temperatures forecast to fall this week after late-September warmth of up to 28C

Forecasters expect cooler air to end a warm spell this week, with highs of 11C to 17C by Wednesday after up to 28C in late September. September was the joint-fourth warmest on record for the UK.

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Centre · 2Temperatures are forecast to drop across the UK this week, ending a run of warmer-than-average autumn weather that brought highs of up to 28C over the past week. Centre · 1BBC Weather expects afternoon highs by Wednesday to range from 11C in northern Scotland to 17C in southern England, with daytime temperatures at or slightly below the seasonal average and some chilly nights with a touch of frost possible in prone locations. Centre · 1For London, the Evening Standard, citing BBC Weather, says highs of 22C on Sunday, Monday and Tuesday will be the last above 20C for the foreseeable future, falling to about 15C on Wednesday and Thursday with overnight lows as low as 9C, before climbing to around 18C at the weekend.

Centre · 2Both outlets note that if the temperature fails to reach 20C anywhere in the UK, it will be the first time that has happened since 11 June. Centre · 1The BBC says a weather front will move erratically southwards from Monday to Wednesday, bringing rain heaviest in the north and west, with possible thundery downpours in southern and south-eastern England on Tuesday night and Wednesday; Scotland's west is likely to see heavy rain and gusts of 40mph or more in the far north-west on Sunday. Centre · 2Met Office figures show September was the joint-fourth warmest on record for the UK, with a mean temperature of 14.6C, 1.6C above the long-term average, and the UK is on track for one of its warmest years on record.

Centre · 1The Met Office's outlook to 17 October, quoted by the Evening Standard, expects a more changeable period as Atlantic weather systems arrive, with rain or showers in most areas and temperatures near or slightly below normal at first, perhaps warmer later; the second half of October is expected to stay changeable with temperatures probably above average. Centre · 1The BBC says the longer-range autumn outlook is warmer and wetter than average with a chance of stormy weather later in the season, partly due to a developing very strong El Niño.

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Both outlets present the story as a routine forecast of the end of a warm spell, with BBC covering the whole UK and the Evening Standard focusing on London.
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BBC stresses regional detail, rain and the El Niño-influenced autumn outlook; the Standard stresses London numbers and the Met Office long-range text.
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The Standard gives little UK-wide regional or rain detail; the BBC gives no London-specific figures or Met Office outlook text.
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“Autumn chill”“temperature to plunge”“Godzilla”
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“Temperatures are set to drop across the UK during the week ahead, bringing an end to a run of warmer-than-average autumn weather.” — BBC News
“Temperatures will then plummet to highs of 15C for several days before climbing slightly to around 18C at the weekend.” — Evening Standard

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