UK weather maps turn yellow as 20C Indian Summer hits England - 35 hottest counties

Parts of the UK will experience hotter-than-usual conditions in November, with the latest weather maps turning yellow, signalling 20C temperatures in some parts of the country. This comes after the UK experienced a remarkably hot summer, which saw a slew of heatwaves sweep over the country. However, the Met Office has predicted a cold and harsh winter ahead. But, the latest weather maps show unusually warm conditions in November.

Weather maps from WXCharts show a heat surge arriving in the UK in November. The hottest areas will be around the East and south of the country, where the warmest temperatures tend to be throughout the year. Conditions have been changeable across the UK over the past few weeks, with occasional heavy rain and cloudy days. However, there have been quite warm spells throughout October in what has been dubbed an Indian Summer.

WXCharts shows the warmest day to be Saturday, November 1, a time when temperatures are usually quite low. However, maps show that temperatures could reach as high as 20C in Norfolk. In surrounding counties and towards the South of England, temperatures could reach the high teens, with 17C possible in many parts.

The hottest counties on November 1 will be:

• Norfolk
• Suffolk
• Essex
• Kent
• East Sussex
• West Sussex
• Surrey
• Greater London
• Cambridgeshire
• Bedfordshire
• Hertfordshire
• Hampshire
• Berkshire
• Isle of Wight
• Oxfordshire
• Buckinghamshire
• Dorset
• Wiltshire
• Gloucestershire
• Bristol
• Herefordshire
• Worcestershire
• Warwickshire
• Leicestershire
• Shropshire
• Staffordshire
• Cheshire
• Greater Manchester
• Rutland
• Nottinghamshire
• Lincolnshire
• Derbyshire
• South Yorkshire
• Merseyside
• West Midlands

However, the Met Office says that temperatures might actually be average or slightly lower than average during this time. For the period between October 25 and November 4, the forecast reads: "Conditions will likely turn increasingly changeable as a more westerly pattern develops.

"This will likely allow outbreaks of rain and some periods of stronger winds to spread into the UK from the Atlantic, but there will however be some drier interludes at times. The wettest weather will probably be in the north and west but much of the UK will see rain at times. Temperatures are expected to be close to or slightly below normal for the time of year."