Put your winter coats away - here comes HOT-tober! A three-week Indian Summer blast of warmth is set to lift temperatures to 25C 

• Parks and seafronts are already busy this weekend as Brits enjoy 21C after Tropical Storm Henri's washouts
• Showers expected on Monday and Tuesday is expected to be followed by 20C sunshine on Wednesday
• Next Saturday starts a three-week spell of 'prolonged' sunshine and dry skies as high pressure 'dominates'
• Highs up to 25C and 'fabulous Indian Summer' days ahead were forecast until the second half of October

By Anthony Joseph for MailOnline

Published: 09:57 EST, 19 September 2015 | Updated: 16:23 EST, 19 September 2015

Forget about your winter clothes for the next weeks as the UK is expected to sizzle in an unexpected Indian Summer until the middle of October.  

Parks and seafronts are already busy this weekend as Brits enjoy the 21C temperatures after Tropical Storm Henri's washouts.

The Met Office has said showers on Monday and Tuesday would be followed by 20C sunshine on Wednesday in preparation for the warm blast next weekend.

Next Saturday starts a three-week spell of 'prolonged' sunshine and dry skies as high pressure 'dominates' until the second half of October.

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A group of young women relax on deck chairs as they enjoy the sunshine in St James's Park in London

A couple, wearing sunglasses and sleeveless tops, relax in the sunshine on Brighton Beach this afternoon

People enjoying a spot of September sunbathing on Seaton Beach in Devon today as temperatures reached 21C

Parks and seafronts are already busy this weekend as Brits enjoy the 21C temperatures after Tropical Storm Henri's washouts

Children enjoying the warm weather at Seaton Beach in Devon today. Government weathermen predicted highs in the 'lows 20s' next weekend and 20C in October, 5C above average

Government weathermen predicted highs in the 'lows 20s' next weekend and 20C in October, 5C above average.

Highs up to 25C and 'fabulous Indian Summer' days ahead were forecast by British Weather Services.

The Met Office said the South and East of the country will enjoy the best of the sunshine, with just 'occasional bouts of wind and rain' in the North and West.

The autumn sizzle will make up for a summer which was colder than every summer bar three in the past 27 years, and the coldest for four years, Met Office figures show.

Britain's hottest ever October day was the 29.9C on October 1, 2001, at Gravesend, Kent. 

A woman uses a map to shield her eyes as she relaxes in the sunshine on a deck chair in St James's Park in London

Picture shows a woman running in this morning's sunrise and early morning mist in Copmanthorpe, West Yorkshire

A couple share a giggle and a cuddle with each other as they relaxed in the sunshine on Brighton Beach this afternoon

The autumn sizzle will make up for a summer which was colder than every summer bar three in the past 27 years, and the coldest for four years, Met Office figures show.

A bouncy castle sitting deflated on the Bournemouth Beach. The Liberal Democrat Autumn Federal Conference kicks off in the city today

Salisbury Cathedral shrouded in fog at dawn this morning. Met Office forecaster Alex Burkill said: 'Weekend sunshine was seeing highs up to 20C'

Met Office forecaster Alex Burkill said: 'Weekend sunshine was seeing highs up to 20C.

'Monday and Tuesday will be unsettled, Wednesday fine and dry and Thursday and Friday cloudier.

'But from the weekend until the second half of October, high pressure is forecast to dominate, with prolonged sunny and dry periods.

'Highs could be in the low 20s next weekend in the South-east, which is above average, and the start of October will feel pleasant for the time of year and could touch 20C. There will be nice, sunny spells, for sure.'

The Met Office has said showers on Monday and Tuesday would be followed by 20C sunshine on Wednesday in preparation for the warm blast next weekend

This picture shows dog walkers and joggers out on The River Cam in Cambridge on a misty Saturday morning at sunrise

Lambs have a morning runaround as the mist leaves and the sun rises over Copmanthorpe in West Yorkshire

The sun shone over Devon as sunseekers enjoyed the unsually warm September weather at Seaton Beach

This picture shows rowers out on The River Cam in Cambridge on a misty Saturday morning at sunrise

The beautiful morning mist and sunrise was captured over the fields in Copmanthorpe in West Yorkshire

British Weather Services senior meteorologist Jim Dale said: 'Just when you thought summer was all over, an Indian Summer is incoming.

'For 10 days and likely more, virtually all parts of the UK can expect an extended run of fine, dry, sunny and warmer-than-average weather.

'Temperatures are set to rise even further to 23-25C in parts towards the end of the month. 

'There should be some fabulous days to come.'

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