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Manchester Evening News
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Kieran Isgin

Met Office warns change on the way as heavy rain to replace autumn sunshine

While the recent sunny spells have been an enjoyable start to autumn the Met Office has warned that change is on the way.

The weather will start to shift from Monday, September 27 with predictions of heavy rain and blustery winds.

And while we will see a dip in temperatures next week - we could be back to normal for the time of year as we head into October.

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Expert Met Office Meteorologist, Adam Thornhill, said: "For the rest of this week and for the weekend, we will continue to see low pressure systems bringing blustery weather to the north of the UK whereas further south the drier, warmer weather remains thanks to the influence of high pressure extending up from the Azores.

"However, a shift in the position of the jet stream brings a change in our weather next week, allowing a cold front associated with a low-pressure system in the North Atlantic to spread eastwards bringing wet and windy conditions across the whole country throughout Monday.

"Behind the cold front, conditions will feel much more autumnal with a cooler feel and blustery showers for many”.

Wind Speeds

Next week will have a more autumnal atmosphere with gust winds spreading across many areas of the UK.

This will be very different to what we've experienced over recent weeks which has seen many areas experiencing below-average wind speeds.

Some regions have in fact seen their lowest average wind speeds in 20 years while last winter, spring, and summer further saw below-average speeds across the whole of the UK.

The UK's weather mostly comes from the west through weather systems crossing the Atlantic which bring moist and windy weather.

However, the UK's conditions have been calmer and dryer than usual due to the positioning of high-and-low-pressure systems weakening westerly airflow.

Rainfall for August and September so far has also been below average for England and Wales.

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