Indian Summer? Not quite, but September will see things warm up a little

As we drift into the first full week of September it looks like things will be warming up a little - and about time time too!

After much of August having temperatures below average for the time of year and the last couple of nights being close to freezing and frosty in places - we'll see temperatures of around 23C later this week.

It's expected to stay generally dry, settled and calm - but not always sunny as cloud comes and goes. Having said that, it'll feel like late summer has returned in the September sunshine.

Settled, sunny and warm weather is not unusual for September - just as school starts again!

This time last year we saw highs of 24C after another disappointly cool and wet August.

There's talk of this week being an Indian Summer - well, not quite, but nearly.

An Indian Summer by definition usually happens later in the autumn after the first significant frosts.

The term 'Indian Summer' is thought to refer to warm spells of autumn weather during the Native American era in the US - rather than Indian sub Continent.

In other parts of Europe, including Germany, Austria, Switzerland, the warmer unseasonal weather is known a 'Altweibersommer' - translated literally as 'Old Womans Summer'

With such conditions having a well known nick-name/term, it indicates that it's not that unusual after all.