Brits to roast in 23C temperatures before autumn chill finally arrives

Brits to roast in 23C temperatures before autumn chill finally arrives Parts of the UK are likely to experience soaring temperatures on Thursday, and there will be plenty of sunshine on Friday too before things start to There will be one more burst of warm weather before Brits have to dig out their jumpers and jackets. Many will enjoy 23C temperatures today before the autumn chill sets in, with parts of eastern England likely to see the unusually-high conditions this afternoon. It will be a different story in the north and the west, with Scotland and Northern Ireland also seeing more familiar mid-October temperatures. There will be warmth for many, but the sun won't make an appearance until Friday - and while a bright day is forecast, things will be a lot cooler with temperatures dipping to around 16c in London. Ensure our latest headlines always appear at the top of your Google Search by making us a Preferred Source. Click here to activate or add us as your Preferred Source in your Google search settings. The toasty weather is caused by a deep area of low pressure passing close to Iceland, which is feeding warm air across central, eastern and southern parts of the UK. Temperature levels are rising to 21C in at least seven areas of the country, with London, Norwich, Lincoln, Peterborough, Sheffield, Nottingham and Cambridge. It comes after the Met Office issued a yellow warning of winds for the UK on Wednesday, with gusts reaching 60mph hitting some coastal areas. Met Office meteorologist Honor Criswick said: "For many areas, though, it will remain dry, just to the south of this rain, a bit cloudy, though, maybe a little bit gray to start into Thursday morning. "Most towns and cities remaining around the mid teens, but as that rain clears towards the far northwest, turning a little bit cooler here. "Now, through the course of Thursday, a band of rain will slowly sink its way southwards. It doesn't move very quickly. So that means for areas of southern Scotland, northwest England, eventually northwest Wales, they're likely to see quite a wet day, certainly for Cumbria, across any hilly areas here, we could see a fair amount of rain. "Turning brighter once that rain clears, though, a fair few showers towards the very far northwest, but this is where it's likely to turn that bit fresher towards the far south and southeast, remaining fairly warm ahead of that front in the sunny spells. Temperature's still pushing into the low 20s here, but turning more closer to average towards the very far north. "Now, this cold front will eventually clear its way southeastwards. It's still fairly slow through the course of the evening, just about drifting into East Anglia, Southeast England, towards the early hours of Friday." Brits are to brace for a dramatic cold snap towards the end of the weekend - with temperatures set to plummet as low as -4C. Maps produced on Wednesday by WXCharts reveal the coldest areas will be concentrated in the north of the country, though single-figure temperatures are forecast nationwide. Higher ground in the west of Scotland could experience -1C to -4C at midday on Sunday, with 0C to 1C across the wider region. Elsewhere, the thermometer in England, Wales and Northern Ireland will range from 1C in south Wales to 6C in Southampton, 9C in Norwich, 5C in Manchester and 8C in Newcastle.