UK climate to show heat and sunny once more after thunderstorms, says Met Office
Warm weather is expected to return for most of the UK by Wednesday, following a yellow weather warning from the Met Office regarding the spell of thunderstorms
Despite being the hottest start to May on record, the weather across the UK took a turn at the start of this week, with thunderstorms and rain seen across the country.
The Met Office have forecast that the spell of unsettled weather will continue into Tuesday, bringing disruption to parts of Engalnd and Wales. However, high pressure across the region should bring a return to more settled conditions, with calmer, sunnier weather by midweek.
Deputy Chief Meteorologist Dan Harris said: “Although a few showers are possible over southwest England and South Wales on Wednesday, high pressure will be firmly back in charge bringing settled, dry, and for the vast majority warm and sunny conditions for the remainder of the week.”
Harris continued: “Daytime temperatures will be well above average away from the coast, with low to mid 20°s Celsius across many central, southern and western areas.
“Temperatures will be cooler near North Sea coasts, and the extreme north of Scotland with some cloud at times. Overnight, clear skies will mean we can expect some chilly nights too.”
This comes after the Met Office has slapped a yellow thunderstorm warning across the UK for Monday and Tuesday this week, with locals bracing for potential chaos including floods, lightning strikes, and power cuts.
A deluge of rain and electric storms is predicted to lash a large chunk of the country through to Tuesday May 13, with almost all of Wales and an area of England, stretching from the South West across to Kent, and up to Stoke-on-Trent.
Tuesday will bring a continued risk of showers in the south, but much of the country is forecast to enjoy bright and sunny weather, with temperatures reaching 23°C to 25°C in central areas.
The fine weather is then forecast to continue into the weekend, according to the Met Office.
“The settled weather is expected to continue into the weekend too as high pressure remains centred over the UK,” Harris added.
“Although cloud and early mist will probably become a bit more widespread, this (will) gradually retreat back to coasts through the course of the daytime.”
The UK has this month seen its warmest start to May on record as temperatures soared to 29.3C on 1 May – beating the previous record by almost 2C.
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