So that’s why it’s called the season of mists and mellow fruitfulness …
OUR gloriously hot summer may feel like a distant memory – but these stunning scenes are a reminder of just how beautiful autumn can be.
Across the country yesterday, the rising sun turned the sky orange as mists swirled up from fields, parks and rivers.
The spectacular displays recalled John Keats’ ode To Autumn and the line ‘Season of mists and mellow fruitfulness’. But before you reach for your winter coat, take note – forecasters expect temperatures to soar to 2 C (7 F) tomorrow, making parts of the UK as hot as Greece.
Light winds and clear skies will deliver a final gasp of summer before the arrival of chillier weather at the weekend. The best of tomorrow’s sun will be across the South, especially in eastern parts, although the morning will be cool and foggy. Temperatures will remain at a relatively mild 19C (66F) in the North, with rain in some areas.
The Met Office’s Sarah Kent said: ‘It may be autumn, but the sun still has plenty of strength.
‘The mornings will stay chilly – early risers will be scraping their windscreens this morning and there will be lots of morning fog around which will lift fairly quickly. Tomorrow will be the best day, but it’s all change from Friday when a cold front will bring much cooler and fresher air.’
The improved conditions follow the disruption caused by storms Ali and Bronagh earlier in the month.
Long-range forecasts suggest settled conditions could remain throughout the first half of October, with wet and windy weather in the second part.