Late summer returns: Warm end to the week

Late summer will make a brief comeback over the next few days. After highs of around 20 degrees on Wednesday, temperatures rise again for a more summery feeling.

Daily highs to end the week return to the mid-20s in parts of eastern to south-east England.

A low-pressure system resting over the UK and Ireland is responsible for the change, with high-pressure to the south-east of Europe funnelling warmer air over much of the continent, and a small area of England.

By Saturday, temperatures will once again exceed 25 degrees in large parts of Central Europe. Regionally, peak values of around 30 degrees are even expected.

However, the warm weather will not last long. By the start of the new week at the latest, this late summer greeting will be history – just in time for the start of autumn, by the way.