Exact date Brits to bask in 25C Indian summer as weather maps turn bright red

Brits are to be blessed with an Indian summeras the UK looks set to heat up next week.

After a sharp return to normality, with torrential downpours and flooding besieging parts of the UK, a late summer blastis on the cards as the mercury returns to the mid 20Cs later this month.

Much-needed rain has returned after abone dry spring and summer lead to hosepipe bans and fears of drought for months on end. While low pressures moving across the Atlantic are expected to remain for the rest of the week, new maps from WXCharts show a more pleasant picture developing from September 15.

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However, the real heat is set for September 20, when the Midlands and the north coast of Norfolk will see temperatures soar up to 25C, as will Hertfordshire. The rest of the home counties and London will reach highs between 23C and 24C.

The west of England and Welsh border region will also be warm with the same temperature split expected. The rest of the west coast will be noticeably cooler, dropping below 20C in Devon and the Welsh coast, as the heat stretches into the northeast with around 23 to 24C also expected in Yorkshire.

The Met Office has offered a conservative forecast for September 15 to September 24, saying that "temperatures could recover back to a little above average at times".

Their forecast reads: "Likely a continuation of the unsettled theme at first with further showers each day on a brisk westerly wind. Risk of some stronger winds and heavy rain around the middle of the week, although this looks a low risk at this time.

"Later in the period, there may be a trend toward more in the way of settled and drier interludes interspersed with further periods of rain and showers. These look more likely across southern areas of the UK, but may extend to other parts at times.

"Temperatures will likely be close to average or slightly below overall, but if we start to see more in the way of dry weather later in the period, temperatures could recover back to a little above average at times."

In what looks set to be a highly changeable month, a dusting of snow could descend on the UK in just a matter of days.

A brutal band of low pressure looms to the northwest of the UK and is slowly moving south as temperatures drop throughout the week.

Although Tuesday saw a peak of 22.7C recorded near Braintree, Essex, the mercury is now expected to tumble - to daytime highs of just 6C on the weekend.

And it is said this change will allow for snow to fall in some areas, such as the Scottish Highlands, and other hilly parts.

Jo Farrow, meteorologist at Netweather, writes on the firm's blog: "A move around the UK might also bring a higher chance of seeing snow, especially if mountains and hills are nearby. The thunderstorm distribution could also change but some people like a lightning storm, others really don’t."