1 week Ago By Evening Standard
is set for its first cold snap of the autumn later this week as are forecast to plummet to 3C. which left swathes of the with virtually no sunshine for more than a week had cleared at last in the by Monday morning. But after a bright start to the week, the in London is set to take a gloomier turn as the week progresses.
The has warned of “some colder nights ahead” for London and surrounding areas, with temperatures falling as low as 3C on Sunday night. The forecaster says the cold conditions will mark a return to “what is around average for the time of year”, by the end of the week. London will see highs of 10C on Saturday and 8C on Sunday, and lows of 4C on Saturday night, and 3C on Sunday night.
The capital will enjoy a bright start to the week with bursts of sunshine lasting until Thursday, says the Met Office, before an overcast day on Friday and a gloomy weekend. It comes after an unusual weather event has left London and other parts of the UK with significantly less sunshine than usual, so far this November. left the nation experiencing, on average, only hours of sunshine in the whole of the seven days up to Thursday, said the Met Ofice.
People living in the south of England have seen just one hour of sunshine, on average, since the month started, Met Office spokesman Stephen Dixon said. Mr Dixon said “atmospheric gloom” is when “high pressure traps a layer of moisture near to the earth’s surface and that brings a prolonged period of dull and cloudy weather, but with pockets of mist and as well”..
