Britain could bask in the hottest day of the year today as temperatures get set to soar to 25C – making it hotter than Lanzarote and Barcelona
- The settled dry and sunny spell is expected to last for at least the next ten days
- Temperatures will remain ‘above average’ but not meet ‘heatwave criteria’
The UK will sizzle in the hottest weather of the year so far today, with temperatures set to soar to 25C, making it hotter than Lanzarote and Barcelona.
Today’s scorcher comes after thermometers hit 21C yesterday to cap off a balmy bank holiday weekend that saw Britons flock to beaches, parks and lochs, with many enjoying a cooling dip in the water.
The Met Office says the settled dry and sunny spell is expected to last for at least the next ten days as we officially head into summer tomorrow.
Forecasters say temperatures will remain ‘generally above average’ but not meet ‘heatwave criteria’.
It comes after Sunday broke Saturday’s record, with Plymouth reaching 24.4C.
Today’s scorcher comes after thermometers hit 21C yesterday to cap off a balmy bank holiday weekend that saw Britons flock to beaches, parks and lochs. People are pictured enjoying the warm weather at a beach in North Tyneside yesterday
Forecasters are expecting temperatures to reach 25C in ‘one of two spots … most likely across West Scotland’ today, Met Office meteorologist Dan Stroud has said.
He claimed that temperatures will be ‘disappointing at times in the east’, with the mercury generally staying in the mid-to-high teens.
‘We’re in a very dry spell and it is likely to last for the next ten days or so. The average temperature for western Scotland for this year is 15C so it is quite significantly above average,’ he stated.
‘It will be warmer than in Madrid and the Canary Islands, where temperatures will be 20C.’
Mr Stroud added: ‘But after that we’re expecting temperatures just to subside just a little as we move forward towards the middle and end of the week.’
‘We’ve got high pressure sending across at the moment, which is bringing dry and settled weather and some late spring, early summer sunshine.
‘We’re expecting similar conditions for the rest of the week and into next weekend and probably beyond. So an extended spell of dry and settled weather.’
The meteorologist said May has been ‘very dry’ and with ‘just slightly more than half the normal amount of rainfall we would actually expect’
The UK will sizzle in the hottest weather of the year so far today, with temperatures set to soar to 25C. The Met Office says the settled dry and sunny spell is expected to last for at least the next ten days as we officially head into summer tomorrow
The Met Office’s long-term outlook states: ‘A north/south split is possible as June progresses, with northern areas having a better chance of dry conditions, whereas the South may be slightly wetter than average.
‘In general, the temperatures are likely to be above average.’
Meanwhile, firefighters continued to tackle a wildfire yesterday amid the dry and hot conditions.
Crews were first called out to the blaze at Kerrow Farm in Ross-shire on Sunday at around 1pm and they were still there last night.
The Scottish Fire and Rescue Service said it had dealt with ‘multiple wildfires breaking out across the Highlands’ in recent days.
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