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The British seem to be ready for a warm and sunny weekend after enduring days of torrential rain, thunder and hail.
The Met Office is forecasting highs of 16 and 17 ° C in the UK on Saturday and Sunday, while next week it could hit 20 ° C, as things “improve quite slowly” in the early stages of the summer.
Weather maps show a warm front creeping into southern England on Saturday, with Sunday temperatures rising even higher.
Higher temperatures and brighter sunlight will make for a pleasant weekend, the sixth Britons have spent on blocking the coronavirus, although some rain is still likely.
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And forecasts suggest it is doubtful whether the UK will see the scorching heat of early last month anytime soon.
Met Office forecaster Emma Falter said The Sun: “It seems that it will generally improve quite slowly.
“[Friday] and during the weekend the weather will start to get a little warmer.
“By Wednesday we will go back up to around 20 ° C. It will be a little more cheerful and there will be more sun around.”
If correct, May could start above its 16 ° C average, putting into perspective April’s 25 and 26 ° C abnormal highs, which are generally not seen until July.
Falter added that a “different beast” is behind the weather as we move into May with high pressure from the continent last month replaced by low pressure.
Earlier this week, Britain was hit by a weeklong rain in just 24 hours with The Midlands seeing the worst.
Meanwhile, a promising heat wave is expected in continental Europe in the coming days, even with Russia poised to hit cooking temperatures, giving hope to the British that the summer heat is not that far off.
BBC forecaster Phil Avery said: “Over the weekend, at the beginning of next, I think we will see a heat cloud gradually making its way through Iberia, it may even hit 30 degrees in places .
“And it even starts to heat up in Moscow.”
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