London to be hotter than Barcelona as Met Office forecasts sunshine and 24C temperatures
Temperatures will reach as high as 24C in London this weekend, making the capital hotter than Barcelona, according to the Met Office.
Storm Dave’s stormy conditions are expected to be replaced by sunny, warm weather; temperatures will reach 24°C in London and 20°C in Manchester on Wednesday.
Highs of 24C would be enough to surpass the hottest day of the year so far, which was 20.9C at Gogerddan near Aberystwyth on March 18.
This will also mean that many parts of the UK will be warmer than Barcelona, which is expected to reach 19C on Tuesday and Wednesday this week.
It will also be sunny in the UK on Tuesday, with temperatures reaching 20C in London and 19C in Glasgow.
But the hot weather won’t last long, with the Met Office predicting temperatures will only reach 14C in London on Thursday, with the mercury seen dropping below 10C across much of the UK.
It comes after Storm Dave brought snow and strong winds over the Easter weekend, causing travel chaos and leaving homes without power as it ravaged northern parts of the UK.
The Met Office said winds reached 93 mph at Capel Curig in North Wales, 75 mph gusts were recorded at Emley Moor in West Yorkshire and St Bees Head in Cumbria, and one of the 73 mph gusts was recorded at Buchan in Aberdeenshire.
Some properties in Scotland were left without power due to strong winds overnight. Scottish and Southern Electricity Networks (SSEN) fault response teams were working on the network to reconnect a small number of affected customers, primarily in coastal Skye, Caithness and Aberdeenshire.
Meteorology weather forecast
Today:
A cold but bright start. Although it is sunny throughout the day, the sky in the west is cloudy from time to time. There is a slight chance of rain in Northern Ireland and Northwest Scotland. Windy in the west. I feel warmer for many.
Tonight:
It’s a beautiful evening, but it’s starting to get cold again due to the clear weather overnight and there is some frost in the east. There is still a chance of a few showers in the far northwest.
Tuesday:
Most places dry out with sunny weather. Clouds and showers are effective in Northern Ireland and Western Scotland in the afternoon. Windy in the west. Feeling of warmth in sunlight.
Outlook from Wednesday to Friday:
Mostly dry with warm sunshine on Wednesday. Everyone will be fresher with showers or longer rains from Thursday. Potentially lots of wind in the northwest on Friday.
