A cold snap is expected to hit the UK as October and autumn get underway.
Temperatures will be below average for the first half of the month, according to the Met Office's long range forecast.
Conditions are likely to be unsettled across the country with long spells of rain and strong winds.
It comes as energy prices in the UK are due to soar while smaller energy companies collapse.
Business Secretary Kwasi Kwarteng warned that many UK households could face a "very difficult winter", with fuel prices surging and the £20-a-week uplift in Universal Credit ending.
Giving its long range forecast for the start of October, the Met Office said: "An unsettled period of weather is likely across the UK through the first part of this period. Showers or longer spells of rain will affect many areas, these heavy at times, although some drier and brighter intervals are also likely.
"Strong winds are also possible in places, particularly along coasts. Temperatures are likely to be below average.
"During the second half of this period, indications are that drier and more settled weather may begin to develop across the south of the UK.
"Across the north, conditions will probably remain somewhat more unsettled, with further showers or some longer spells of rain and potential for strong winds at times. Temperatures will probably return to near average for most areas."
