Met Office forecasts a balmy week forward with temperatures to hit 16C

It may nonetheless be the center of winter, however Britain shall be hotter than Italy and France later this week as temperatures soar to 16C (61F) on Thursday.

The Met Office stated circumstances will ‘really feel extra like spring’ from tomorrow as winds from the Azores convey hotter air, particularly to the Midlands and South East England.

Greater London is predicted to be the warmest space of the UK on Thursday – with temperatures set to soar above these in Milan at 13C (55F) and Nice at 15C (59F).

The capital may also get pleasure from the identical 16C heat as Menorca, Barcelona, Madrid and Rome – and it is going to be effectively above the typical London February most of 9C (48F).

Parts of the UK have been having fun with very delicate temperatures for the time of yr in latest weeks, with households on half-term holidays having fun with the sunshine yesterday.

Families get pleasure from a sunny day at Bournemouth seaside yesterday in the course of the half-term holidays

People stroll alongside the promenade at Bournemouth yesterday on the sunny Dorset coast

People had been photographed taking part in video games and making sandcastles on Bournemouth seaside, whereas others went for a stroll alongside the promenade. 

The highest temperature noticed throughout Britain thus far this month by the Met Office was 15.9C (60.6F) at Pershore in Worcestershire on February 3.

And the warmest ever February day within the UK was recorded 5 years in the past on February 26, 2019 when Kew Gardens in London acquired as much as 21.2C (70.2F).

Last month, the village of Achfary within the Scottish Highlands acquired as much as 19.9C (67.8F) on January 28, setting a brand new UK most temperature file for January.

But Britain has additionally seen a North-South temperature divide on some days this month – with February 8 being significantly stark when there was a 32C (57F) hole.

BBC climate forecaster Carol Kirkwood stated temperatures within the Highlands might fall to -10C (14F) tonight – whereas London is predicted to remain in double digits in a single day. 

Despite the delicate temperatures for a lot of, a lot of England has been on flood watch in latest weeks as a result of torrential rain – with 159 alerts and 26 warnings in place immediately.

Temperatures within the UK will begin to construct from immediately, with highs recorded this afternoon of 14C (57F) at Exeter Airport and 13C (55F) on the Isles of Scilly.

Scotland noticed sunshine and showers immediately, whereas outbreaks of rain within the South West steadily moved throughout England and Wales all through the day.

Tomorrow is predicted to rise up to 15C (59F) in Norfolk whereas London, the Midlands and South Wales ought to get pleasure from 14C (57F) highs.

A sunny day in Bristol yesterday because the Clifton Suspension Bridge is mirrored within the water

A sunny day alongside the River Thames within the Berkshire village of Hurley yesterday afternoon 

Bright climate at Ullswater Lake in Cumbria on Sunday because the Lake District enjoys the sunshine

The day will see cloud and rain unfold throughout northern Scotland with some hill snow, however it is going to be largely cloudy and delicate elsewhere with outbreaks of rain.

Thursday is more likely to be the warmest day this week with the very best of the temperatures anticipated in West London. The Midlands also needs to get 16C (61F) highs, whereas the remainder of England and Wales ought to attain between 12C (54F) and 15C (59F).

However, there shall be a menace of heavy rain shifting east. It shall be drier on Friday, earlier than a break up on Saturday that may see rain within the West however dry climate within the East.

The Met Office tweeted: ‘Temperatures are set to rise by the center of the week for many of us. Feeling extra like spring in locations on Wednesday and Thursday.’