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UK weather forecast – Britain to be hotter than Barcelona this week as temperatures set to soar to 24C
BRITAIN is set to be hotter than Barcelona this week as temperatures are expected to soar to highs of 24C, according to the Met Office.
As the warm air comes in from the south, we’re set to expect the hottest wave of sunny spells on Wednesday.
Met Office meteorologist, Craig Snell, told Sun Online: “We’re going to be expecting very dry weather with plenty of sun within the next three days.
“The temperature will peak on Wednesday, reaching 24C in parts of Scotland and northern England.
“We’re going to see some rain creep in the the second half of the week, as temperatures will begin to settle down on Friday.”
From Monday onward, temperatures are predicted to continue increasing throughout the week, surpassing Ibiza’s temperature of 22C and Barcelona’s of 17C.
Frosty weather will make way for some balmy conditions for Brits to bask in, much different from the recent hail and showers the country saw.
The temperature will peak on Wednesday, reaching 24C in parts of Scotland and northern England
Craig Snell, Met Office meteorologist
Met Office meteorologist, Alex Burkill, told Sun Online: “We’re going to be expecting a largely fine week ahead of us.
“Temperatures are going to be increasing and we’re going to see a high of 24C in some parts of the country.
“The heat will be coming from the southeast, meaning that some parts of the country might be experiencing slightly frostier temperatures.”
Despite the odd shower across some parts of the country, the warm and dry temperature is expected to persist in south-east England, northern England and Scotland for the rest of the week.
Alex Apati of Ladbrokes said: “We’ve been battered with rain over the last few days but with the weather set to take another turn, we could be hit with a record-breaking May.”
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High pressure is moving in from the Atlantic to “settle things down” this weekend, leading to better weather once tomorrow’s showers are out of the way, Met Office said.
According to the Met Office, Monday and Tuesday high pressure will drift further eastwards which means for a lot of us it will be sunny weather by day but we will have chilly nights.
In Glasgow, it’s likely that we will see temperatures of 22c and Wednesday is likely to be the warmest day across the country.