Manchester to enjoy warm temperatures ahead of Halloween as 'African plume' set to bring Indian summer

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Manchester is set to enjoy warmer than usual temperatures this week, with highs of around 17 degrees. Much of the nation will also see dry and pleasant conditions, with some temperatures tipping into the low 20s, ahead of Halloween, as an 'African plume' is to bring an Indian summer.

This year, 2022, has already been one of the hottest on record according to Met Office data, and the driest since 1976. Now hot air from Africa, means warmer temperatures are expected across the UK, with the Manchester region predicted to hit be clear and warm throughout much of the week, with highs of 17C on Friday, according to the Met Office.

The South will be hottest, but the North is also set for a warmer-than-average 17C, reports the Daily Star. The 'exceptionally warm' plume from northwest Africa will mean the UK should expect sunny spells alongside the hot temperatures, with some occasional showers throughout the week.

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In Manchester, the Met Office indicates that Monday (October 17) will see sunny and clear conditions, with temperatures of around 16C. On Tuesday, conditions will be much the same, with temperatures of around 15C and some cloud by the evening. Wednesday and Thursday will be mostly cloudy with some chances of light showers, with Friday set to be the warmest day, with a peak of around 17C.

Netweather forecaster Nick Finnis said: “Some computer models show 22C or 23C by midweek, bringing an Indian Summer. An exceptionally-warm plume of air from northwest Africa looks like being pumped across Europe and to Britain, with up to the low 30s in France, and over 20C in southern Britain.”

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