Hot Off The Press from the Met Office this morning...

Temperature
Temperatures across much of north-western Europe will probably be above average. For the UK temperatures are more likely to be either near average, or above average.

Rainfall
The UK and north-western Europe will probably have below-average amounts of rain this autumn.

The autumn forecast will next be updated at 10 a.m. on 24 September 2008.

Met Office: Autumn 2008 forecast

To me that suggests, in a way, an Indian summer?

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