Roasting for your pumpkin
Temperatures the highest in UK since Cromwell’s time Warm spell is bad news for bookies
RECORD-breaking temperatures are set to make this month the hottest October in 358 years.
And punters who backed the autumn sizzler are in line for a windfall with Halloween forecast to see out October at a cosy 15C.
RECORD-breaking temperatures are set to make this month the hottest October in 358 years.
A balmy 13.1C average for the month so far is much higher than expected for what is normally a chilly autumn period.
And punters who backed the record high are in line for a windfall with Halloween forecast to see out October at a cosy 15C.
Bookie Coral has slashed the odds on this month being the hottest on record from 3-1 to 1-4.
Coral’s John Hill said: “It looks like the bookmakers are going to end this month with a sweat as the odds now suggest October will finish as the hottest since records began in the UK.
“It’s to the delight of punters, who will be cashing in on the unusual mild weather for this time of the year.”
He added: “We are taking no chances with November. We have already trimmed the odds on it finishing as a record-breaking warm month too, while we have seen strong money for this Christmas being the hottest ever in the UK.”
Slippery
October has been 2.2C above average, making it the hottest since records began in 1659, according to the Met Office.
Today will start off cool with motorists warned that roads could be slippery first thing following a sharp frost.
But temperatures should soar into double figures later in the day.
Weather Outlook forecaster Brian Gaze said: “Halloween looks like good weather for broomsticks.”
However, the UK is facing a deep freeze from Friday with below average temperatures and downpours forecast across England over next weekend.
There could even be snow north of the border, with higher ground in Scotland forecast to be dusted in the white stuff later this week.
The Met Office’s Chris Page said: “Halloween will be a lot milder at 15C in the day and fairly dry for evening trick-or-treaters, apart from some light rain in the north.”