hot spell

However, it is entirely possible that an occasional spell of warmer weather may appear during October, which has historically even brought the odd hot spell.

Temperatures have been on the rise over recent days, with the peak of the current hot spell expected today.

The hot spell is being linked to Storm Debby, which has caused severe flooding and heavy rain in the US.

With temperatures starting to fall by the weekend, we are likely to fall just short of this brief hot spell officially being a heatwave in most areas.

This brief hot spell will peak on Friday with temperatures set to reach 30C or 31C in parts of south-east England, which could make it the hottest day of the year so far.