Indian summer will follow the washout, says Met Office

THE summer heatwave may seem a distant memory after the torrential rain of the weekend, but the message from forecasters is to expect another spell of deckchair-friendly weather.

Britain is to enjoy an Indian summer, according to the Met Office, with bright, warm weather stretching into the weeks ahead.

Those in the south can expect better weather this week, but the north faces some wind and rain. This follows two storms: Ali lashed parts of the UK with 100 mph winds, causing two deaths and power cuts, and Bronagh brought rail services to a standstill as floods and fallen trees blocked transport routes.

These were caused by the jet stream, which pushes weather systems into Britain from the Atlantic. However, conditions are expected to ease. The Met Office said: “A north-south split will develop, becoming cloudier and windy with some rain in the north but remaining settled, dry and mostly sunny in the south.

“Through the rest of September the weather should stay largely settled with long spells of sunshine and generally light winds. For October, settled and drier conditions are likely to dominate across many parts of the UK.”

The weekend was a washout for most of the country, and parts of Scotland faced temperatures as low as five degrees. However, it was not as windy as expected and the Met Office cancelled a yellow warning for wind and rain yesterday morning.