UK weather: 'Arctic blast' on its way as temperatures to plummet into single figures
Temperatures are set to drop sharply in the UK as Arctic winds bring an end to the warmer weather.
An 'Arctic blast' will hit the UK this week bringing temperatures to the lowest they have been in months.
The cold air will mean temperatures are unlikely to breach the 15C mark from Wednesday to Friday, with lows of 7C on Wednesday evening.
Met Office expert Craig Snell said: “As we go through into Tuesday and Wednesday and beyond, we will start to see even cooler air begin to move in from the Arctic.
“Our first autumn chill of the season is coming our way into the middle part of the week. It will bring temperatures around the mid-teens by day and by night, some of us will be falling into the low and mid single figures.”
This comes after the Met Office imposed yellow weather warnings for much of the UK amid the threat of torrential rain and thunderstorms.
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A Met Office statement read: “Whilst some sunshine is likely to develop in the southeast on Sunday, further slow-moving thunderstorms are likely.
“This yellow warning is in place until 6pm on Sunday and it is possible that further updates to warnings may be issued during that time, including escalation to amber on a more localised scale if confidence in impacts occurring increases.”
They added that “fresher” and “cooler” temperatures are to be expected later this week but the weather will still be "unsettled."
The statement continued: We’re likely to see fresher, cooler temperatures sweeping across the UK, becoming notably cool in the north by mid-week.
“Conditions look to remain generally unsettled during next week, with showers or longer spells of rain at times for most regions, accompanied by blustery winds.”
The Met Office's forecast for September 14 - September 23 says: "It will likely be quite cloudy with outbreaks of rain and potentially strong winds across northwestern areas on Saturday, while somewhat drier and brighter in more southern and eastern parts.
"By Sunday this wetter zone of weather is likely to sink further south into more central parts, with showers following into the northwest.
"Confidence is low for early next week, but the chance of some rain or showers in places, more especially in the west and northwest, before a trend towards higher pressure building in the vicinity of the UK from midweek onwards, leading to a more blocked pattern thereafter.
"After a chilly start to the weekend, temperatures will return to near-normal for mid-September, possibly above-average in places from later next week.
