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After a spell of unusually warm weather, UK temperatures are set to tumble with the coldest night of autumn so far arriving by midweek.
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night → publish → midweek
Wednesday night will bring the first frost of the season to some places, as colder air arrives from the Arctic.
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air → bring → Arctic
Along with the plummeting temperatures, some much-needed rainfall is on the way for England and Wales.
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rainfall → plummet → England
How cold will it get this week?
So far this autumn, the jet stream - which determines what sort of air mass affects the UK - has been sitting to the north.
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sort → get → north
This has allowed mild south or south-westerly winds to flow, particularly across the southern half of the British Isles.
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winds → allow → Isles
This week, however, the jet stream will start to sink further south, allowing the winds to turn more northerly and introduce a colder air mass.
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winds → start → mass
While it will feel significantly colder compared to recent weeks, especially in the south, temperatures will actually be near normal for the time of year or perhaps just a little below.
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temperatures → feel → year
Whilst the northern half of the UK has already seen temperatures near the seasonal average this month, it has consistently been several degrees above average in the south, with somewhere reaching above 20C every day since 11 June.
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it → see → June
Some welcome rainfall on the way
In addition to the autumn chill, much-needed rain will spread across England and Wales from midweek.
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rain → need → midweek
Wednesday will start cloudy and wet as a frontal system slowly drifts eastwards.
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system → start → ?
Whilst sunshine will return to many places in the afternoon, rain is expected to linger for most of the day in East Anglia and the far south-east.
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rain → return → Anglia
Southern and eastern England, where it has been especially dry lately, could receive around 20 to 30mm.
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it → receive → mm
This would equate to up to half a month's rainfall in just 24 hours.
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This → equate → hours
The Environment Agency has previously said that 20% more rainfall than average is needed for at least seven months before all areas will be out of drought status.
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areas → say → status
Chill to ease by late week
The chilly feel to the weather will continue into Thursday, with maximum temperatures between around 11 to 16C north to south.
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feel → ease → south
With plenty of dry and bright weather though, it may well feel pleasant in the afternoon sunshine for many.
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it → feel → many
Westerly winds will push milder air across England and Wales, where 20C could again be reached in the east.
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20C → push → east
Further north, no frost is expected by Friday dawn and afternoon highs will peak in the mid teens Celsius.
Keep up to date with the longer range forecast in BBC Weather's Monthly Outlook.
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highs → expect → Outlook
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