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This week, Brits are set to see the warmest spell of the year so far, the Met Office has said – but what will the temperatures be? The forecaster has revealed temperatures of 24C or 25C are forecast on Monday (April 28), and they will rise each day until a peak on Wednesday (April 30) or Thursday (May 1) of 28C, with a small chance of seeing 29C. Temperatures will be “markedly higher” than what they should be for this time of year, as at the end of April it is usually about 12C in the North and 16C in the South, so some areas could be more than 10C higher than the average. There will also be widespread sunshine, with only the northern parts of Scotland expected to see some rain.
There'll be plentiful amounts of sunshine over the coming week And at this time of year, that means we get to make the most of the lengthening evenings 🌄 pic.twitter.com/hKjZJpW7UH — Met Office (@metoffice) April 27, 2025 However, during the night temperatures will drop down to at least low teens, so “we shouldn’t suffer too much with warm nights”, Met Office meteorologist Craig Snell shared.
He added: “We’re certainly on track to see the warmest spell of the year so far.” But before Thursday arrives, Monday is likely to be the hottest day of the year, (which is currently set at April 24), when it hits 24C, and then the following days could break the record again until the peak, Mr Snell explained. He continued: “There will be plenty of sunshine around, the very north of Scotland at times will see some spells of rain, especially at the beginning of the week, but it’s going to be limited to the far north of Scotland.
“For a lot of the UK it’s going to be largely sunny.” What is a heatwave? Meanwhile, temperature records for April and May are unlikely to be broken as the record for April stands at 29.4C, and May’s record is 32.
8C. But some local records at stations could be broken, the forecaster commented. Will there be a heatwave in April/May 2025 in the UK? It will be close to what the Met Office considers a heatwave in some areas but there is not likely to be a heatwave widely, Mr Snell said.
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