Hopes of 'Indian summer' with temperatures expected to reach 27 degrees in Greater Manchester this week

Britain could see its warmest temperatures in two months this week reinforcing hopes that September could serve as an Indian summer.

Although September 1 marks the start of meteorological Autumn, it seems we might be in for some warm temperatures yet

Forecasters say a heat blast from the continent should see the UK post its hottest day since July 7' later this week. It is thanks to the tail end of a weather system that wreaked havoc on the US last month.

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It is set to be a warm, dry and sunny week in our region. Temperatures are expected to hit 27 degrees Celsius in Greater Manchester on Monday, 25C on Tuesday and Wednesday, 26C on Thursday and 25C on Friday.

It' isn't until next Sunday (September 10) that there is expected to be a threat of rain and thundery showers.

In a Tweet from the official Met Office account, the weather experts said: "Temperatures will be notably above average for many of us over the coming week. We could even climb towards 30°C in parts of southern England - something we haven't seen since 7 July."

The meteorologists' official forecast for Tuesday to Thursday next week also spells out that we should expect the mercury to rise. 

It says: "Mostly dry with very warm or hot sunshine. However, patches of low cloud and fog overnight. Some drizzle in the far north, and showers possible later, mainly in the west."

Met Office spokesperson Stephen Dixon also told the Mirror how the ailing Cyclone Franklin across the pond could play a role in helping warm weather hit the UK.

He said: “Franklin itself hit parts of America earlier this week but hasn’t been on land for a bit. It’s sat up in the Atlantic, a deep