UK to be hotter than Ibiza and Greece as temperatures soar to 24C after Storm Dave hell
Temperatures will soar as high as 24C to bring an end to the hellish weather during Storm Dave. Forecasters are predicting the UK will see the hottest day of the year
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The UK will be hotter than Ibiza and Greece this week as temperatures soar as high as 24C.
A 600 mile-wide ‘Mediterranean melt’ will sweep in across the country from Tuesday to bring an end to the 93mph Storm Dave hell. The mercury is forecast to rise up to 19C before going even higher on Wednesday, which is set to smash the record for the hottest day of the year so far.
Forecasters said it will feel like summer has “come early” and reckon temperatures will hit a scorching 24C in London and the South, beating the current record of 20.9C in Wales on March 18. The heat means it’ll be warmer than 21C Athens while revellers in Spanish party island Ibiza will see around 19C.
While the South East is due to be the hottest, the North is due to experience 21C. And Brits are expected to enjoy sunny spells across the UK on Monday (April 6 ) with outbreaks of rain in the northwest later in the day.
A Met Office forecaster said: “A big change in the weather will see stormy conditions followed by summer-like sunshine. Temperatures will be on the up, with Monday mostly dry with sunny spells, and the low 20s likely by Tuesday.
“Parts of the South, Midlands and Wales will possibly reach 22-23C. It will feel increasingly warm into Wednesday.”
Netweather forecaster Nick Finnis said: “A southerly plume will bring a burst of warmth, with computer models showing 24C by Wednesday and mainly dry conditions.”
The Met Office added: “Tuesday will be another dry day with some warm sunshine, though breezy. Cloudier skies in the northwest will spread southeast through Wednesday and Thursday, bringing some rain. Feeling increasingly warm.”
By Thursday, temperatures will drop down to 14C in London and 11C in Manchester. It comes after Storm Dave battered the nation with snow and monster winds over the weekend.
The strongest gust recorded was 93mph at Capel Curig in North Wales. There was snow in Skye and other parts of western Scotland while Glasgow also saw the white stuff on Easter Sunday.
And the blizzard conditions sparked road closures and train mayhem on Sunday (April 5). The Humber Bridge, linking East Yorkshire with north Lincolnshire, reopened after being closed in both directions due to strong winds.
Meanwhile, Traffic Scotland had warned that several major bridges had restrictions in place. And Network Rail Manchester announced rail replacement bus services between Manchester Piccadilly and Chester due to the howling gusts on Saturday night.
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