It follows a wet bank holiday weekend

With today marking the first day of meteorological autumn, here is what you can expect the weather to be like in Sheffield this week.

With the schools starting back for the autumn 2026 term this week, it means the nights drawing in and leaves falling from the trees cannot be far behind.

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Meteorlogical autumn begins today (Tuesday, September 1, 2026), while the astronomical calender suggests autumn will commence on September 23.

The Met Office has provided a forecast for this week, allowing us to see whether we can expect the weather to reflect a change in the seasons.

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Their forecast for today states it will be dry with sunny spells for most during the morning, although showers of rain persist.

The Met Office forecast continues: “Clouding over with outbreaks of rain, possibly heavy at times, during the afternoon. Maximum temperature 19 °C.”

Moving to the forecast for the rest of the week, the Met Office says: “Wet and grey on Wednesday, becoming drier and more settled to end the week, although overnight rain Thursday into Friday may be heavy at times.

“Near or slightly above-average temperatures.”