Despite the brighter outlook forecasters are warning there will be lots of cloud with rain at times, especially in northern and western areas – with flooding a concern
Brits will have a spring in their step this week as the country hits a balmy 18C. After weeks of washouts, the early warmth will continue after milder winds from the Atlantic brought 16C at the weekend.
And Tuesday and Wednesday might see 18C in some central and south-eastern areas of the UK, the highest in months. The temperatures will be around 4 to 6C above average for the end of February.
But forecasters warn there will be lots of cloud with rain at times, especially in the north and west, while flooding remains a concern. And the mixed bag of weather is set to continue in March.
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The Met Office said: “Changeable conditions will probably dominate during this period, with Atlantic frontal systems spreading across the UK. These will bring spells of rain and perhaps strong winds, with the wettest conditions in the west and north.
“The southeast will likely be driest, perhaps with some long spells of dry weather developing for the south later. Temperatures are likely to be near to or slightly above normal overall.”
The last time 18C was recorded in the UK was in November in Chertsey, Surrey.
It comes after weather chiefs said 2026 is the second wettest year so far since 1836 in much of the south. Up until early February, there were downpours every day in the south west of England and South Wales.
It comes after ‘Britain’s wettest place’ recorded its 50th straight day of rain.
Residents in the parish of Cardinham in Cornwall have been forced to endure consecutive weeks of being soaked.
They experienced their last dry day on December 30 and have already received more than their normal rainfall for February.
But it is still short of the previous longest wet spell in Cardinham, which marked a staggering 72 days of rain recorded back in 2000.
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