Jack Frost has wasted no time in claiming the changing season, with snow falling in the UK for the first time in months.
Photos showing much more than a dusting in the Scottish mountains look more like they should have been taken in January.
While the rest of the country won’t see such icy conditions, it’s still going to be much colder today and especially tomorrow with a mass of air from the Arctic coming our way.
It has been dubbed an ‘Arctic blast’, with temperatures well below average and dropping to 4°C or 5°C overnight with frost in some areas.
While it’s not on the same level as the ‘Beast from the East’ which saw London streets looking like a mini Ice Age in 2018, it is still going to be a ‘shock to the system’ for many.
Especially for September, when we might have hoped for an balmy last stretch of summer.
This time last year, we’d just had the hottest day of 2023 when it reached 33.5°C on September 10 in Faversham (Kent) so the seasons do not seem to be going by their typical playbook.
In fact, early September last year saw a heatwave with daily maximum
temperatures exceeding 30°C somewhere in the UK for seven consecutive days, a record-breaking run.
So bear that in mind if you were tempted to point out autumn getting colder isn’t news.
The Met Office said that there will be ‘showers, some sunshine and a cold wind’ today and tomorrow.
Meteorologist Clare Nasir said of today: ‘Winds won’t be as blustery across in-land areas, showers particularly along the coastline, they may develop in land, but there will be some drier interludes and a mix of cloud and sunshine yet again, temperatures 14C or 15C in the south.’
Friday will generally be a dry day after possible patchy frost again on Thursday night.
She added: ‘A ridge of high pressure is moving in, so a cold start, with a localised frost, but with that we’ll see some sunshine.
‘All change though as we head into the weekend from the north west.’
Temperatures are expected to return nearer to average for this time of year at the weekend, with highs of up to 21C in the south.
In the meantime, don’t forget your coat and jumper.
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