THE HOTTEST September heatwave in more than a century is set to bake Britain.
A 35C tropical plume is set to scorch the UK in the coming day in a dramatic change of weather.
And after a chilly start to the season, Brits have been given the all clear to "get the barbecues back out" this weekend.
Jim Dale, meteorologist for British Weather Services, said: “Just as people were putting away the barbecues and sun creams, it’s time to get them back out again.
“Early next week we are likely to see temperatures lift into the 30Cs across parts of Britain as heat arrives with a vengeance.”
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SEPTEMBER’S AVERAGE TEMPERATURE 18C
The average temperature for September is a cool 18C.
The news comes amid hopes of a heatwave, but it’s expected to off midweek with cooler air arriving from the Atlantic.
But the sun will return days later, according to the Met Office.
Their long-range forecast suggests settled conditions for the rest of the month.
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SEPTEMBER SIZZLER ‘TYPICAL’ AFTER DRIZZLY AUGUST
Met Office forecaster Nicola Maxey said: “It's typical.
“After a wet and windy end to August, which saw two named storms, this weather is very welcome.
“Warm air is arriving from the Continent.
“We're already seeing temperatures increase, particularly across London and the south east.
“We'll really start to notice it on Sunday with 25C on the cards, before 31C on Monday and again Tuesday.”
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TEMPERATURES ACROSS THE COUNTRY INCREASING
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TONIGHT’S FORECAST
According to the Met Office, tonight will be “wet and windy”.
On their website they say: “[It will be] wet and windy across northwestern Scotland with some heavy rain by dawn.
“Dry elsewhere with clear periods leading to a chilly night. A few mist patches possible in the south.”
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TODAY’S FORECAST
According to the Met Office, most of today will be “fine and dry”.
On their website they forecast: “A bright, chilly start and then most areas fine and dry with pleasantly warm sunny spells.
“Northwestern Scotland, however, turning cloudier and windier with some showery rain later.”
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WELCOME MINI-HEATWAVE GETS UNDER WAY
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TEMPERATURES RISE – AS NEW CLAMPDOWN BEGINS
Britain is set to sizzle in a 31C heatwave – as the latest Covid clampdown begins.
Temperatures began rising yesterday and will continue to soar before peaking on Monday.
The scorching news was delivered by the Met Office just hours after groups of six or more were banned from Monday onwards.
Image: Hyde News and Pics
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TEMPERATURES TO SOAR THIS WEEK – MET OFFICE
Temperatures are set to rise and continue to soar before peaking on Monday.
Met Office forecaster Nicola Maxey said: “It's typical. After a wet and windy end to August, which saw two named storms, this weather is very welcome.
“Warm air is arriving from the Continent.
“We're already seeing temperatures increase, particularly across London and the south east.
“We'll really start to notice it on Sunday with 25C (77F) on the cards, before 31C on Monday and again Tuesday.”
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CLIMATE CHANGE CONTINUES UNABATED THROUGH PANDEMIC CRISIS, UN WARNS
Global warming has not stopped for coronavirus, the United Nations has warned as it publishes a report outlining the scale of the climate crisis.
From heatwaves in Siberia to melting ice sheets, climbing carbon dioxide emissions and rising temperatures, the multi-agency “United in Science” report sets out the state of the world's climate in 2020.
The UN's World Meteorological Organisation, which has compiled the report drawing on the latest science from a number of organisations, warns climate change has continued unabated during the pandemic.
And Covid-19 has hampered efforts to monitor the climate crisis, with reductions in data from sources including aircraft-based observations, manual weather stations, and ocean information from commercial ships.
The report warns that global carbon dioxide emissions from fossil fuels reached record highs in 2019, though they are expected to be 4-7% lower in 2020 than last year as a result of pandemic lockdowns.
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THURSDAY MORNING 'SUNNY BUT CHILLY'
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RECORD-BREAKING TEMPERATURES TO HIT BRITAIN
The incoming wave of heat this month threatens to top the ferocious September record in 1906 when 35.6C was recorded in South Yorkshire.
Temperatures could match the 34.4C recorded at Gravesend, Kent, in 2016, the 34.6C reached at Raunds, Northamptonshire, in 1911, or beat both to nudge the 1906 record from Bawtry-Hesley Hall.
Mr Dale said: “It is entirely possible that we could see temperatures at the start of the week push past these previous warm years, if they do it will put this September as the hottest for more than 100 years.
“This heatwave, which should break towards the end of the week, will be driven by hot air coming up from France and Spain.”
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PRIME MINISTER CONSIDERING NEW NUISANCE LAW OVER CLIMATE ACTIVISTS
Boris Johnson says he is considering new nuisance law measures over Extinction Rebellion.
Long-time HS2 critic Dame Cheryl Gillan asks if the Prime Minister is considering measures on disruptive Extinction Rebellion.
Mr Johnson said: “Given the weight of the economic interests that were under threat and the threat to the freedom of the press that we will look at what we can do under public order and indeed under the law on nuisance and that is what we will do.”
This comes after the activists stopped printing presses over the weekend.
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FAMILY SAVED FROM SINKING BOAT BY DAD IN DEVON
A dad saved his family after his boat started sinking off the Devon coast.
He ran the 24ft vessel aground on rocks at Torquay allowing his family including a baby and three other children to get to safety.
His family was then rescued by lifeboats and taken ashore.
An incredible picture shows the kids being passed to safety by the lifeboat crew.
The dad managed to sink the boat near the natural feature on the coast known as London Bridge.
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COOLER AIR WILL MAKE TONIGHT 'NOTICEABLY CHILLIER' – MET OFFICE
The weather agency tweeted: “Cooler air and clear skies mean it will be noticeably chillier tonight compared to last night.”
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CLOUD FOR THE SOUTH EAST THIS EVENING
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MET OFFICE ISSUES FIVE DAY FORECAST AS TEMPERATURES SOAR
The Met Office has issued its five day forecast as temperatures across the south of England are set to soar this week.
Tonight will see evening cloud and patchy rain over far southeastern England, but the rest of the UK will be dry with long clear stretches.
A bright but chilly start tomorrow will transform into a day of dry and sunny spells with toasty temperatures.
The northwest of Scotland will stay colder with some showers tomorrow afternoon.
And the weekend is set to be mostly dry and sunny in the south, allowing Brits to enjoy the balmy September weather.
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BRITS SOAK UP SEPTEMBER SUN AS WEEK SET TO HEAT UP
After a windy start to September, Brits have begun to soak up the sun as a mini-heatwave is set to sweep Britain this week.
Londoners in Richmond wandered along the River Thames today catchijng the sun rays and enjoying ice creams in the balmy weather.
The South of England is set to hit 26C this week as a hot air plume from the tropical Azores blasts Britain with two-days of glorious weather.
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FORMER CLIMATE CHIEF SLAMS UK'S 'INACTION' OVER GLOBAL WARMING
The UK's former climate chief has blasted the government's “inaction” over climate change.
Claire O'Neill slammed No 10's failings in advance of next year's climate summit, COP26.
Ms O'Neill claimed basic details of the summit – set to be held in the UK – have been mismanaged.
But a government spokesperson said Britain was planning to have the most ambitious environmental programme yet at next year's summit.
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LOCKDOWN HAD 'NEGLIGIBLE' EFFECT ON CLIMATE CHANGE
Top scientists have warned the dramatic drop in greenhouse gases seen during lockdown will have little effect on global warming.
There were huge changes to greenhouse gases and air pollutants during lockdown as the world screeched to a halt thanks to the coronavirus pandemic.
Global daily emissions of CO2 fell by 17% at the peak of the crisis.
But a new report suggests that global temperatures will only be 0.01C lower than expected in 2030 thanks to the lockdown changes.
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MET OFFICE SHOW JET STREAM
The jet stream will play a big part in where will be unsettled this weekend, as well as influencing our temperatures pic.twitter.com/TajbDbMSZN
— Met Office (@metoffice) September 9, 2020A jet stream is a core of strong winds, around five to seven miles above the Earth's surface.
The stream blows from east to west.
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William Lane captured the sun rising this morning over rolling patchwork Dorset fields
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MINI HEATWAVE TO HIT UK THIS WEEK AS SUBTROPICAL BLAST WARMS SOUTH
The South of England is set to hit 26C this week as a hot air plume from the tropical Azores blasts Britain with two-days of glorious weather.
Met Office forecaster Marco Petagna said: “A mainly settled spell is expected from Wednesday in the South, with fine and dry weather.
“There will be notable changes to temperatures after mid-teens highs, with Azores high pressure meaning the mercury could touch the mid-20s.”
But the “subtropical swell” won't reach far as the north of England and Scotland will be battered with wind and rain.
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JOHNSON CONSIDERS A NEW NUISANCE LAW OVER CLIMATE ACTIVISTS
Boris Johnson says he is considering new nuisance law measures over Extinction Rebellion.
Long-time HS2 critic Dame Cheryl Gillan asks if the Prime Minister is considering measures on disruptive Extinction Rebellion.
Mr Johnson said: “Given the weight of the economic interests that were under threat and the threat to the freedom of the press that we will look at what we can do under public order and indeed under the law on nuisance and that is what we will do.”
This comes after the activists stopped printing presses over the weekend.
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Butte County firefighters watch as flames quickly spread across a road at the Bear fire in Oroville, California on September 9
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INDIAN SUMMER MEANING: WHERE DID THE TERM COME FROM?
BRITAIN is set to bask in a glorious Indian Summer as we enter the Autumn.
An 'Indian Summer' means a period of unusually warm, dry and calm weather which can make an autumnal heatwave.
An Indian Summer is usually followed by a period of colder weather or frost in the late Autumn.
The first reported use of the word was recorded in Letters from an American Farmer in 1778 by American soldier turned farmer J. H. St. John de Crèvecoeur.
“Then a severe frost succeeds which prepares it to receive the voluminous coat of snow which is soon to follow; though it is often preceded by a short interval of smoke and mildness, called the Indian Summer,” he wrote.
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