With the clocks going back, the nights drawing in and leaves turning brown, Britain has taken on a particularly autumnal feel in recent days, despite temperatures hitting an unseasonably high 17C. And there was perhaps nowhere better to experience the changing season than in Buttermere in the Lake District today, where although temperatures were a slightly more wintry 12C, the fells were bathed in sunshine and took on a glorious golden glow, reflected in the still waters of the famous lake. However, further south the picture was less bright, with much of the south subjected to showers leaving tourists visiting Windsor Great Park reaching for their umbrellas.
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Temperatures have been hitting 17C, and October could be one of the warmest on record
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In Buttermere, Cumbria, the fells were bathed in sunshine, although the temperature was a cooler 12C
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Photographers flocked to the shores of the famous lake to capture pictures of the fells reflected in the water
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But in the south the day was blighted by drizzle, and tourists visiting Windsor, Berkshire, needed their umbrellas
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The mercury could reach 21C on Friday, making it the warmest Halloween since records began
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Weather will stay mild into the weekend and much of the country will see sun on Saturday
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