Met Office urges UK households to close curtains on Sunday | Weather | News
The national weather service predicts many areas will meet official heatwave criteria from Saturday to Monday, with temperatures rising to 33C in parts of England on Monday. High temperatures on Saturday could reach 30C, while 32C is expected for Sunday, according to the Met Office.
As a result, Brits will be looking for ways to keep themselves and their properties cool over the long weekend. The Met Office has published a useful set of advice. For those staying indoors rather than going outside to enjoy the sunshine, the Met Office recommends curtains in sun-facing rooms to prevent heat from entering.
Stay out of the sun and avoid any exercise between 11am and 3pm, when the sun is at its strongest.
Close your curtains in sunny rooms
If you are going out, take water with you, stay in the shade, apply sunscreen and wear a wide-brimmed hat.
Met Office Deputy Director-General Forecaster Steve Kocher said: “Temperatures will rise over the weekend, particularly in the south, with 30°C expected to be recorded on Saturday and 32°C on Sunday. Temperatures are expected to peak on Monday, where we could see 33°C recorded across the south of England and the Midlands.”
This means May and Spring UK temperature records will “likely” be broken over the Bank Holiday weekend, he added. The current record stands at 32.8C. The scorching spell will almost certainly qualify as an official heatwave and will be declared when temperatures exceed the heatwave threshold for three consecutive days somewhere in the country. The threshold varies between 25C and 28C depending on the district; This means that this weekend will be well above this temperature.
Heatwave conditions are likely to hit parts of the south-east on Sunday before spreading to “central and western England and parts of Wales”, the Met Office said.
But not every corner of the country will enjoy sweltering temperatures. Mr Kocher adds: “However, there will be more clouds and showers over Northern Ireland and Western Scotland over the weekend. With sea surface temperatures remaining relatively low, light clouds and sea fog are also likely to develop near the west coast.”
