Portsmouth to be hotter than Athens as Indian summer continues
After a stormy start to Autumn, with two yellow weather warnings for wind issued for Portsmouth last week '“Â the weather has improved throughout this week.Â
And today (September 27) is set to be the hottest day of the week, with temperatures are set to hit 20C across the city today (September 27).
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The 20C temperatures will mean that Portsmouth is actually warmer than the Greek capital Athens '“Â which is set for 19C temperatures and cloudy weather.Â
Here is the forecast for the rest of the week:Â
PortsmouthÂ
Thursday '“Â Sunny '“Â 20C
Friday '“Â Sunny intervals '“Â 17C
Saturday '“Â Cloudy '“Â 15C
Sunday '“Â Cloudy '“Â 15C
Havant
Thursday '“Â Sunny '“Â 20C
Friday '“ Sunny '“ 17C
Saturday '“Â Cloudy '“Â 15C
Sunday '“Â Cloudy '“Â 15C
Gosport
Thursday '“Â Sunny '“Â 20C
Friday '“Â Sunny intervals '“Â 17C
Saturday '“Â Cloudy '“Â 15C
Sunday '“Â Cloudy '“Â 15C
Fareham
Thursday '“Â Sunny '“Â 20C
Friday '“Â Sunny intervals '“Â 17C
Saturday '“Â Cloudy '“Â 16C
Sunday '“Â Cloudy '“Â 15C
WaterloovilleÂ
Thursday '“Â Sunny '“Â 20C
Friday '“ Sunny '“ 16C
Saturday '“Â Cloudy '“Â 15C
Sunday '“Â Cloudy '“Â 15C
Hayling Island
Thursday '“Â Sunny '“Â 20C
Friday '“Â Sunny intervals '“Â 17C
Saturday '“Â Cloudy '“Â 16C
Sunday '“Â Cloudy '“Â 15C
What is an Indian summer?Â
Indian summer is the term to describe a spell of unseasonably warm weather '“Â it sometimes happens in Spring or Autumn, and only occurs in the Northern Hemisphere.Â
The origin of the term Indian summer is unknown but it is believed to have originated in North America '“Â where spells of warmer weather in autumn can be more common.Â
With the Indian in Indian summer potentially referring to Native Americans and not the inhabitants of the Indian subcontinent.Â