Britain has recorded its warmest ever Bonfire Night, with overnight temperatures soaring in Teddington, London, remaining at an exceptional 14.4C on Wednesday evening.
This surpassed the previous milestone of 13.9C, established at Gordon Castle in Scotland back in 1938 - 87 years ago.
The extraordinary warmth represents a significant departure from typical early November conditions, when overnight temperatures usually range between 2C in Scotland and 5C in southern England.
Instead, this week has seen temperatures hovering between 10C and 14C throughout the night, matching or even exceeding normal daytime temperatures for this time of year.
Temperatures are expected to remain above average across the weekend and into next week.
This November has witnessed an extraordinary 33 new daily minimum temperature records established throughout Britain, marking what meteorologists describe as a "remarkable" period of warmth.
Weather monitoring stations from Cornwall to Yorkshire have documented temperatures consistently exceeding 13C during autumn nights.
The record-breaking conditions have affected regions across the nation, with stations in Cornwall, Devon, Dyfed and Clwyd registering new highs in the South West and Wales.
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Northern areas and the Midlands have experienced similar milestones, with Yorkshire, Staffordshire, Cumbria and Humberside all recording unprecedented overnight warmth during the first week of November.
The Met Office has explained that the unusual warmth resulted from mild air masses moving northward from southern regions, combined with extensive cloud coverage that prevented heat from escaping during nighttime hours.
"Combined with cloudy nights which helped trap warmth in, it led to these mild overnight temperatures," the forecaster stated.
Whilst acknowledging that rising background temperatures from climate change make such occurrences more probable, the Met Office clarified that no formal attribution study has directly connected this specific event to climate change.
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"Of course, climate change is elevating the background temperature, making events like this more likely. But there is no direct attribution to climate change through an attribution study," they noted.
The weekend and beyond are set to largely continue the trend, with some slightly cooler weather expected.
Saturday promises more settled weather patterns, with a ridge of high pressure delivering bright spells across much of the country after early morning fog clears.
Temperatures are expected to range between 11C and 15C from north to south on Saturday, with eastern Scotland and England potentially experiencing overnight lows of 5C to 6C.
Sunday will see unsettled conditions returning as rain advances from Northern Ireland eastward, reaching most regions except East Anglia and the southeast by evening.
However, temperatures are set to continue at unseasonal levels, with highs between 10C and 14C expected across the UK.
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