Brits are set to enjoy an unexpected return of summer with temperatures rising in a matter of days – but in Scotland it will be “slightly cooler” than England. New weather maps from WXCharts shows highs between 20 and 24C descending on the nation on Tuesday, September 17.
The Midlands is among the places seeing the mercury soar highest but most of England will experience temperatures in the upper teens or 20s. Scotland will be slightly cooler, with temperatures ranging from 16C along the coast to highs of around 18C
As reported by the Mirror, it’s thanks to a plume of warmer air moving north towards the British Isles from the Azores. This comes after another forecaster predicted a warm spell developing around the middle part of the month due to an incoming high pressure front.
James Madden from Exacta Weather said long-range forecasts showed “another major and moderate to high confidence pressure build” arriving “around September 18”, adding: “This would have the potential to bring even hotter temperatures across our shores than the current warm to hot period.”
In the meantime, while much of Scotland enjoyed some decent weather this weekend, the Met Office issued a yellow alert for rain covering large parts of the country after days of heavy downpours. The warning was in place until 6pm on Sunday in London and South East England, East Midlands, West Midlands, South West England, Wales, East of England and Yorkshire and Humber.
Met Office Chief Meteorologist Matthew Lehnert said: “Further spells of rain are likely to affect southern Britain this weekend, generating some localised impacts on Saturday night and Sunday. We currently have a yellow weather warning for rain in place, and there’s potential for further updates over the weekend.”
“It’s a different story further north though, as high pressure brings warmer and sunnier conditions, with higher-than-average temperatures, particularly across parts of western Scotland. Eastern areas are likely to be cooler and at times, cloudier due to winds blowing off the North Sea.
“We are keeping warnings under review and will look to issue them over the weekend as confidence increases, so please keep up to date with our latest forecasts and warnings.”
UK weather
Sunday:
Spells of heavy rain and thundery showers across much of England and Wales on Sunday. Cloudier and less warm across Scotland and Northern Ireland than Saturday, with rain arriving later.
Outlook for Monday to Wednesday:
Remaining unsettled as we move into next week, but a change in wind direction will lead to colder conditions spreading across most areas from Tuesday.
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