A MAP has revealed the sunniest locations in the UK as the Met Office predicts temperatures up to 27c – with hundreds of Brits heading to the beach
April is heating up, tipping Britain into nearly record-breaking temperatures, said the forecaster.
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Those in the midlands are in for a scorcher next week with Wednesday getting up to 27C in some areas – namely London, Cardiff and Birmingham.
While the UK is still a little damp in the north and on the coast, in Aberdeen and Londonderry, the entire nation will warm up over the next few days.
Some areas, particularly Hull and Leicester, will heat up by more than 9C with many other regions jumping up by at least 3C.
The Met Office said: “Some extra sunshine around tomorrow will help Sunday to be the warmer day of the weekend.
“The orange colours below show where temperatures will be up on today’s values.”
Today temperatures are sliding into the the 20s, making it a bright and sunny day for those attending the London marathon.
It’s not all sunshine however with the northwest faces a soggy start with heavy rain battering Scotland’s west and northwest as the southeast is soaks up some rays.
Along the coast, it’s slightly cooler with Plymouth and Aberdeen in the mid-teens and far north dropping down to 11C in Stornoway.
Mist and fog patches will clear across the rest of the country, leaving most Brits enjoying a dry day with warm sunny spells.
Tonight, the rain sticks around in the north and west of Scotland, while the rest of the country sees calmer conditions.
Tomorrow the range remains the same but the temperature jumps up with Manchester and Cardiff hinting at summer with 23C.
Belfast and Glasgow creep up to 19C, two degrees warmer than today.
The day holds more of the same for parts of the north, with cloudy skies and rain refusing to budge in some areas, especially in Scotland’s usual wet spots.
David Oliver is a Met Office Deputy Chief Meteorologist. He said: “Despite media speculation, next week’s conditions are likely to fall just outside of official Met Office heatwave thresholds.
“However, this shouldn’t lead to any disappointment as many can anticipate a very fine spell of weather with temperatures reaching 27°C during the middle of the week.”
Looking ahead to Tuesday through Thursday, things are heating up around the country.
The top temperature ever recorded in April was back in 1949 in London when meteorologists measured a whopping 29.4°C on 16 April.
Forecasters have warned Brits that we won’t be beating our record 70 years ago but you may still have to pop to the shop for some suncream.
Met Office Chief Forecaster Matthew Lehnert said: “We are not expecting the April UK temperature record to be broken, but some locations may nudge local records.
“Often warm spells are driven by warmer air arriving from further south, but the origins of next week’s air are from Scandinavia and central Europe.
“This air mass will be warmed by compression as the high pressure begins to build, and this warmth will be boosted by daytime heating from the April sun.”
After some patchy rain in the north early on, the nation turns dry and settled next week, with very warm sunshine lighting up midweek.
UK 5 day weather forecast
The Met Office forecast from Sunday 27 April to Thursday 1 May
Today:
A rather cloudy and breezy day in the northwest with some outbreaks of rain, heaviest and most persistent across the west and northwest of Scotland. Elsewhere mist and fog patches clearing to leave a dry day with warm sunny spells.
Tonight:
The north and west of Scotland will see outbreaks of rain overnight. Mostly dry but cloudy and breezy across other northern areas. Clear spells with patchy fog and frost elsewhere.
Monday:
Staying rather cloudy in the north with further rain, chiefly across the north and west of Scotland. Otherwise dry with fog and frost clearing to leave plenty of warm sunshine.
Outlook for Tuesday to Thursday:
Patchy rain in the north initially, then dry and settled on Tuesday and Wednesday. Some very warm sunshine. A band of cloud introducing cooler air from the north on Thursday.