UK weather forecast – Britain to be hotter than Benidorm this week as temperatures to soar to 24C

THE UK is forecast to be hotter than Benidorm this week as temperatures soar to highs of 24C in the north, according to the Met Office.

As warm air comes in from across the Channel, we can expect the hottest wave of sunny spells to arrive on Wednesday.

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UK weather forecast – Britain is set to be hotter than Barcelona this week as temperatures soar to highs of 24C[/caption]

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Cold air will make way for some balmy conditions for Brits to bask in this week[/caption]

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.”

Parts of the UK’s high temperatures will soar higher than Benidorm’s 22C.

Britain’s temperature will also be surpassing that of Majorca and Barcelona.

Majorca is set to reach highs of 23C this week while Barcelona only highs of 19C.

The mercury could reach 24C tomorrow, beating the Balearic Islands’ predicted temperature of 22C.

But the Met Office’s Sophie Yeomans urged people to “make the most” of the sunshine as temperatures will dip at the end of week.

She said: “We are expecting another couple of days of sunny weather and light winds, which will push temperatures up through the week.”

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.”

High pressure is moving in from the Atlantic to “settle things down” this weekend.

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.

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Lyme Regis, Dorset last month – the sunshine saw the beach become a hive of activity as hundreds flocked with towels and umbrellas[/caption]