northerly

Other forecasts instead build high pressure to the north-west of the UK bringing a return of northerly winds, which would mean lower temperatures and perhaps even some wintry showers.

“We’re also going to have some northerly winds through the next several days, which will bring some of that drier, warmer air,” he said, though he noted they are not Santa Anas.

Surrounded by sea and golden sands, Alderney - the most northerly of the Channel Islands - is facing a challenge.

With a switch in wind direction to a northerly this week, the - still very cold - Arctic winds will bring temperatures below average.

The fine weather of the weekend has been replaced by colder more unsettled weather and northerly winds this week.