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Temperatures could hit 27C on Saturday as UK’s sunniest spring on record draws to end | UK weather newsthirst.


Temperatures could hit 27C on Saturday, as the UK’s sunniest spring on record draws to a close. But more changeable weather is forecast next week.

Temperatures reached 25.7C at Heathrow on Friday – about 7C hotter than the average for the time of year – and the trend is due to continue into Saturday, with highs of 27C possible in some areas, the Met Office said.

The warm end to the season comes as provisional figures from the Met Office show 630 hours of sunshine were clocked up across the country between 1 March and 27 May. However, forecasters have also warned about the possibility of wind and rain.

Met Office meteorologist Zoe Hutin said: “For the south-east of the country, it is going to be more warm and humid too, but it’s going to be the last day where temperatures are so high and humid.”

A band of rain will arrive on Saturday morning which will mostly affect Northern Ireland and Scotland, where there could be some heavy downpours, but the south and east of the UK will likely stay dry, Hutin added.

On Sunday, temperatures will reach about 22C, and another band of rain will arrive in the north-west of the UK. There is a better chance of dry weather in southern and eastern parts, with some areas staying completely dry. Monday, in the first full week of meteorological summer, is likely to be the driest day of the week.

Low pressure in the middle of the week will probably result in cloud and showers, according to Met Office meteorologist Alex Deakin.

“Looking pretty unsettled through the middle of next week,” he said, adding that winds coming in from the Atlantic are likely to bring moisture and showers, particularly in western areas.

There may be a “hint of a change” towards the end of next week, with wetter conditions becoming more confined to northern parts.”

He added that winds would keep temperatures down, and would also bring rain – especially in the west.


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