Clear skies and bright sunshine are on the cards for the week ahead as the country is set to see rising temperatures. On Saturday the UK saw the hottest day of the year so far, with 20C recorded in the village of Kinlochewe in northern Scotland.
It will be “breezier and colder” today, according to the Met Office, with cloudy weather in parts of the South West, but the mercury levels are set to rise again next week. Temperatures of up to 18C have been predicted for Greater Manchester on Tuesday and Wednesday.
The region saw highs of up to 15C on yesterday (March 19), with people across the city centre making the most of the sunshine. BBC forecast Chris Fawkes said the weather “is going to get a lot, lot warmer” across the country next week, The Mirror reports.
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“As the southerly winds continue to push northwards through Tuesday and Wednesday, those temperatures are going to surge significantly," he said.
“Tuesday - a fine day with some sunshine - maybe a few isolated showers developing through the afternoon but most of you will have a dry day though.
“Temperatures will reach a high of 19°C in London, 15°C in Glasgow and 14°C in Belfast. “he fine weather with prolonged spells of Spring sunshine, for many of us will last for much of the weekend, with temperatures on the warm side for the time of year.”
Met Office meteorologist Dan Stroud said Sunday will be cooler, with top temperatures of around 12°C in the south of England. He added: “High pressure continues to dominate into the new working week, with fair amounts of cloud and temperatures increasing during the course of the week.”
It comes after weather forecaster Jim Dale told the Express that next month temperatures are expected to reach 28°C - the Met Office’s threshold for a heatwave. "I wouldn’t be surprised to see 26°C, 27°C, 28°C in the middle of April,” he said.
“Longer-term, given what’s happening globally in terms of the temperature profiles in the southern hemisphere and what’s also happening in the United States, I would not be surprised if we started to see some big highlights - in whichever direction it goes, either cold or hot."
Five-day forecast for the UK:
Sunday:
Most parts dry with good spells of sunshine. Cloudier at times over East Anglia and far southeast England where a little showery rain is possible. Breezy and colder than today.
Monday to Wednesday:
Chance of a few isolated showers, otherwise widely fine and dry with plenty of sunshine after some early mist and fog. A cold, frosty start on Monday before turning warmer.
