Bristol is set for some of the warmest temperatures of the year so far this weekend, according to the Met Office
A very mild 15C is forecast on Saturday with sunshine predicted throughout the second half of the week. A cloudy Wednesday should lead into a sunny Thursday with highs of 13C.
Things will then hot up further as the week goes on with temperatures of 15C through Friday, Saturday and Sunday. It will still be sunny on Monday, according to forecasters, despite highs dropping slightly to 13C.
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The clear skies will bring colder overnight temperatures as low as 4C.
Milder air will return for the weekend and the Met Office said more warm weather is ahead in the run-up to Easter. It's good news for those wanting to get out and about in Bristol this week with wall-to-wall sunshine predicted for the end of the week.
Ex-BBC and Met Office forecaster John Hammond of weather trending told the Mirror Online: “Spring will be in the air, with a gentle breeze from the warming continent and temperatures rising through the teens. Wet weather will give way to sunshine, with a drier and warmer trend through mid-March.”
While BBC forecaster Tomasz Schafernaker has said: “17C or 18C is expected in the south-west.”
South West England weather forecast
Wednesday:
Showery periods of rain, especially in eastern parts of the region during the morning. Much of the region will be dry through the afternoon with some bright spells. Fairly mild. Maximum temperature 14 °C.
Outlook for Thursday to Saturday:
Dry and settled with sunny periods. Chilly nights and mornings, with local frost and fog, but feeling warm in the afternoon sunshine. Stronger easterly winds developing on Friday and Saturday.
