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Sunny 19C Britain to be warmer than Corfu today – and May Bank Holiday could be a 32C scorcher
BRITAIN is set to be warmer than Corfu today as a19C sunshine is expected – and May Bank Holiday could be even warmer with temperatures reaching 32C.
Forecasters predict that the recent warm spell will continue with temperatures rising as we reach next weekend.
People soaking up the sun in West Bay in Dorset[/caption]
A woman enjoying a bike ride in the sun[/caption]
People enjoying a pint in the sun in Manchester[/caption]
This week England has seen glorious sunshine and above average temperatures, and it’s only going to get better.
The Met Office says today it’ll be “dry with hazy sunshine for most” and “warm across western areas”.
It says there will be “plenty of sunshine in most places, and feeling warm in the west.”
The warmest weather will be in the west and south west of England, but it will be largely dry for most.
Forecaster Aidan McGivern said: “It’s going to feel warm in the sunshine, 16C to 19C.”
And it seems like Brits will be able to enjoy a pint in the sun as next weekend will be a lot warmer, with a possible bank-holiday heatwave causing temperatures to surge as high as 32C, forecasters have predicted.
The warm weather comes as the UK is set for the warmest summer “from the past ten years,” according to experts.
Met Office meteorologist Simon Partridge told The Sun: “It will be a very settled period with lots of sunshine — but still getting cold overnight.
“Going into May, temperatures will rise a little bit but the weather will start to become more changeable later on.”
Harvey Clitheroe and Sopie Hergot enjoy a dip in the North Sea as beachgoers enjoy the sunshine at Cullercoats Bay in North Tyneside this afternoon[/caption]
A young woman enjoying the calm sunny weather as she comes onto dry land after paddle boarding in the sea at Aberystwyth[/caption]
A man in a rowboat travels along the River Thames at Kingston upon Thames, Surrey[/caption]
Roller skaters enjoy the sunshine in Hyde Park, London this afternoon while police patrol the parks as a warm weather front continues to dominate the UK[/caption]
People out punting on the River Cam in Cambridge on a warm and sunny Friday[/caption]
High pressure from the continent is forecast to sweep hot air across Britain bringing with it scorching weather to kick off the month of May.
With no rain forecast this week or next, some weather experts predict there may be a Spanish Plume of hot weather with temperatures in the 30Cs hitting Britain soon.
Hotter-than-average temperatures are forecast in the coming weeks and may continue well into the month of May.
Jim Dale, meteorologist for British Weather Services, said: “There will definitely be some spikes of heat as we go into summer when I expect to see temperatures in the high 20Cs or even the low 30Cs.
Beautiful vibrant colours of blooming rapeseed field in Dunsford, Devon[/caption]
The sun rises over the River Avon, Warwick[/caption]
Lovely warm and sunny with plenty of sunshine and blue skies at Poole beaches[/caption]
People eat and drink in the spring sunshine as pandemic lockdown restrictions ease in Manchester’s Northern Quarter[/caption]
“This is largely because of a balancing effect which, after the colder period of weather over the past couple of months, dominated by a northerly airflow, should revert and come from a more southerly direction.
“This will bring more in the way of hotter weather as we go through the end of spring and into summer.
“This summer could be up there with the warmer ones from the past ten years, it is more likely to turn out one of the warmer ones that to be cooler.”
But the warm and bright weather has caused concerns for the bone-dry countryside, with a risk of infernos.
And thanks to the climate pattern La Nina, the UK could be in for an absolutely scorching summer with experts saying it could be the hottest summer for a decade with sustained high temperatures.
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This month could see a record-breaking hot April, according to Ladbrokes.
With the UK on course for a scorching weekend, the bookies have cut odds from 3/1 to just 5/2 on this month being the hottest April on record.
Alex Apati of Ladbrokes said: “It looks as though we could be in for some record-breaking high temperatures over the next week or so if the latest odds are anything to go by.”
