Exact date UK to be as hot as Barcelona with Brits basking in 27C Spanish plume
The weather this week is set to be a rollercoaster of torrential rain, thunder and roasting temperatures as parts of the UK are set to swelter in Mediterranean-style heat by Friday
Forecasters are calling for a bizarre mix of boiling weather and thundery downpours this week as the mercury is predicted to hit 27C in some areas by Friday - as hot as Barcelona.
Thunderstorms won't be quite what many of us had in mind as we enter June, however 27C temperatures following the tumultuous weather will be most welcome, MyLondon reports. According to the Met Office, Friday will be a roasting 27C, as hot as the Spanish holiday destination.
Brits are set to be baking in summer heat at the end of the week but first we will be faced with thunderstorms and downpours, forecasters have warned.
A weather front of low pressure is pushing south through Scotland and north west England and north Wales today bringing heavy rain and leaving temperatures feeling cooler in the north. Temperatures in the south are set to hit 20 or 21C today.
More rain this evening will push eastwards and southwards and will see temperatures at 6 to 13 degrees north to south by Tuesday morning. The following day should see things starting to hot up into Tuesday with highs of 23 in London by the afternoon.
The temperatures are set to keep rising over the course of the week, as is the humidity, and we could well be seeing some thunderstorms headed our way by Thursday.
The weather system bringing blistering heat to the British Isles is riding on a plume thought to have originated in Spain and North Africa, forecasters say. In the coming weeks, the system will push up through the continent, making its way through France before crossing the Channel to make landfall in the UK.
A Spanish plume is a specific summertime weather pattern in western Europe—especially the UK, Ireland, France, and the Low Countries—where very warm, moisture-laden air surges north or northeast from the Iberian Peninsula (often originating over the Sahara) and meets cooler Atlantic air aloft.
The temperature, while only in the teens further north, are set to soar in the South East, the Met Office said. 'Warm on Wednesday with patchy cloud, sunny spells and the odd shower, this mainly in the morning. Trending warmer but breezy on Thursday,' their forecast for the week said.'
'Cloud will thicken through the morning and a risk of scattered thunderstorms is present in the afternoon. Very warm, potentially hot on Friday with sunshine and some cloud. A risk of scattered, heavy thunderstorms in the evening.'
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The weather this week is set to be a rollercoaster of torrential rain, thunder and roasting temperatures as parts of the UK are set to swelter in Mediterranean-style heat by Friday Forecasters are calling for a bizarre mix of boiling weather and thundery downpours this week as the mercury is predicted to hit 27C in some areas by Friday - as hot as Barcelona. Thunderstorms won't be quite what many of us had in mind as we enter June, however 27C temperatures following the tumultuous weather will be most welcome, MyLondon reports. According to the Met Office, Friday will be a roasting 27C, as hot as the Spanish holiday destination. Brits are set to be baking in summer heat at the end of the week but first we will be faced with thunderstorms and downpours, forecasters have warned. A weather front of low pressure is pushing south through Scotland and north west England and north Wales today bringing heavy rain and leaving temperatures feeling cooler in the north. Temperatures in the south are set to hit 20 or 21C today. More rain this evening will push eastwards and southwards and will see temperatures at 6 to 13 degrees north to south by Tuesday morning. The following day should see things starting to hot up into Tuesday with highs of 23 in London by the afternoon. The temperatures are set to keep rising over the course of the week, as is the humidity, and we could well be seeing some thunderstorms headed our way by Thursday. The weather system bringing blistering heat to the British Isles is riding on a plume thought to have originated in Spain and North Africa, forecasters say. In the coming weeks, the system will push up through the continent, making its way through France before crossing the Channel to make landfall in the UK. A Spanish plume is a specific summertime weather pattern in western Europe—especially the UK, Ireland, France, and the Low Countries—where very warm, moisture-laden air surges north or northeast from the Iberian Peninsula (often originating over the Sahara) and meets cooler Atlantic air aloft. The temperature, while only in the teens further north, are set to soar in the South East, the Met Office said. 'Warm on Wednesday with patchy cloud, sunny spells and the odd shower, this mainly in the morning. Trending warmer but breezy on Thursday,' their forecast for the week said.' 'Cloud will thicken through the morning and a risk of scattered thunderstorms is present in the afternoon. Very warm, potentially hot on Friday with sunshine and some cloud. A risk of scattered, heavy thunderstorms in the evening.'
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