The UK has recorded its hottest October temperature in seven years, but forecasters say the unseasonal weather will be blown away by an Atlantic storm at the weekend.
Valley airfield on Anglesey recorded a temperature of 23.9C (75F), the Met Office said, making it the warmest October day since Gravesend recorded a temperature of 29.9C (86F) on 1 October 2011.
“But don’t get used to it,” a spokesman said. Storm Callum, the third named storm of the season, is forecast to bring gale-force winds to Ireland and western Great Britain this weekend.
A yellow warning for wind has been issued for Northern Ireland, western Scotland and Cumbria for Friday. A yellow warning for rain for Wales and north-west England is also in force for Friday.
Less severe but still blustery weather is expected to hit the royal wedding of Princess Eugenie and her partner, Jack Brooksbank, at St George’s Chapel in Windsor.
The storm will hit parts of the UK hours before the ceremony, which is due to take place at 11am on Friday in front of more than 800 guests. The forecast for Windsor on the day is “windy with outbreaks of rain”.
The Irish meteorological service Met Éireann issued an orange warning for gale-force winds of up to 80mph for all the coastal counties in the Republic of Ireland on Thursday and Friday.
The Met Office said the worst of the weather would be in western Scotland, Wales and the Lake District. Parts of south and west Wales could see up to 100mm of rain by the end of Friday and coastal areas have been warned to expected large waves.
In Scotland there is a chance of very strong winds with gusts of 80mph in Outer Hebrides and the far north-west.
