Britain faces a wet and windy weekend before summer blasts back with the possibility of temperatures well over 30 degrees next week.
Parts of the country will swelter and could experience in one of the hottest September days for more than 100 years.
A warm front sweeping in from the Atlantic will push thermometers to 31C on Tuesday with humidity making it feel close to 35C.
The remnants of Hurricane Hermine, which after battering eastern America, will be pulled towards Britain laden with tropical air.
The current record for September 13 is 28.3C recorded in Camden Square, London, in 1934.
The record for September 14 is 28.6C recorded in Lairg, in the Highlands of Scotland, in 1900.
Britain will be sweating in temperatures higher than Turkey, Los Angeles, and Hawaii by the middle of next week.
Thermometers will start to rise on Monday with highs of 28C forecast for the south and 21C elsewhere.
However it will follow a wet and windy blip this weekend with parts of Britain battening down the hatches for torrential downpours and gales.
A nationwide split will see the south hold onto the warm and settled conditions while autumn will shake things up elsewhere.
Gales were forecast in parts of Scotland and northern England tonight with more than an inch of rain expected in a matter of hours.
Forecaster Emma Sharples said Monday morning could bring more wind and rain to parts of the country before the warmth arrives.
She said: “We are going to pull air up across much of England and Wales fairly early next week.
“This is air that was associated with Hurricane Hermine which has now long gone, but the warm, humid air will get pumped in from the Atlantic.
“Temperatures are expected to reach the mid to high 20Cs on Tuesday and we would not be surprised to see 30C in London and around the southeast.
“At the moment we expect the heat to persist into Wednesday or Thursday when there could be a thundery breakdown.
“The outlook of the weekend is more for unsettled weather starting in the northwest before spreading southeastwards, Sunday is looking like a better day.”
Despite the wind and rain tomorrow temperatures will be well above the 12.7C average for the time of year.
Eastern England will nudge 25C with highs of 21C forecast across the south and 17C in the north.
Netweather said thermometers will hit the low 30Cs next week with humidity in the south making it feel close to 35C.
Forecaster Jo Farrow warned strong wind and rain was due to set in tonight in northern regions.
She said: “Gales with gusts around 60mph will affect the Western Isles, the Minch and exposed parts of western Scotland down to the Isle of Man.
“Gusts could cause tricky driving conditions over northern England and Scotland later on [Friday], added to that there will be heavy rain.
“The brisk southerly flow begins to pull up warmer air once more and temperatures will rise for Monday and Tuesday, especially over England.
“There is the potential for temperatures to return into the low 30s.”
Coral is offering 10-1 that temperatures hit 30C or higher before the end of the month with evens on September being the hottest on record.
Spokeswoman Nicola McGeady said: “It looks like we are being treated to an extended summer as the hot weather is showing no signs of disappearing.
“With bets pouring in on it being the hottest September on record, we could be facing a costly pay-out come the end of the month.”
Source: Mirror.co.uk
