Weather specialists situation pressing suncream warning as UK set to be hotter than Greece
After two months of rain, Britain’s 18C (64F) blue skies will be hotter than 15C Athens on Wednesday, but it has prompted a suncream warning from expert forecasters
The UK is set to be hotter than Greece(Image: Getty Images)
Weathermen are spoiling our first sunshine of the year by telling Brits to sit in the shade and slap on suncream – in winter.
After two months of rain, Britain’s 18C (64F) blue skies will be hotter than 15C Athens on Wedneday amid an 800 mile-wide ‘Saharan surge’ from Africa.
But BBC Weather warned of UV levels, as Met Office advice said: “In moderate UV levels, take care during midday hours and do not spend too much time in the sun unprotected.
“Sunscreen is advised. For low UV levels, consider sunscreen in direct sunlight.”
Brits blasted nannying weatherfolk as workers try to enjoy lunchtime sandwiches in the spring-like sunshine after some areas dealt with the wettest start to a year for almost 200 years.
Communications manager Dean Valler, 48, from Wallingford, Oxfordshire, said: “It’s ridiculous advice. It’s the nanny state taking over again.
“How can you get burnt in February in the UK? Can’t weathermen just let us enjoy it?
“After such a horrendous run of weather, we don’t need killjoys hitting our mood the moment it warms up. We can handle a bit of sunshine.”
Many are set to snub forecasters’ advice in a sunbathing dash amid temperatures up to 10C above average, close to the 21.2C February record set on February 26, 2019, at Kew, London.
Even the North is due 15C.
Netweather forecaster Nick Finnis said: “Exceptionally warm air is wafting up from North Africa on southerly winds, with 18C shown on computer forecast models.”
The Weather Outlook forecaster Brian Gaze said: “Southern, central and eastern England will be warm and could reach 18C.”
