Easter Sunday might be the warmest day of the 12 months to this point with highs of as much as 18C anticipated in components of the UK.
The Met Office mentioned the Easter weekend climate is about to be “fine and relatively nice” with “some sunshine” earlier than most locations see rain on Monday’s financial institution vacation.
Aidan McGivern, a meteorologist on the Met Office, mentioned there might be “plenty of fine weather as we start off Good Friday” with a “frosty start in places” however “sunny skies for the vast majority”.
Friday’s “warm sunshine” may convey highs of “15C or 16C in the south, 12C to 14C further north”, with 16C anticipated in London and 15C in Cardiff.
But low cloud and mist will imply areas on the North Sea coast will see cooler temperatures of 10C to 11C.
“The vast majority” of the UK can count on “spells of sunshine” after a “frosty start” on Saturday, with highs of 14C to 16C and circumstances “feeling very pleasant indeed”, Mr McGivern mentioned.
Easter Sunday may even begin off with “plenty of fine weather” regardless of “a bit more cloud in the sky”.
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“Bright or sunny spells will make it feel very pleasant indeed, with temperatures potentially reaching 18C across parts of the Midlands into Wales and the South East, mid-teens fairly widely elsewhere away from the North Sea coast, although parts of Norfolk into Yorkshire could feel a bit warmer,” Mr McGivern mentioned.
Met Office meteorologist Tom Morgan mentioned Sunday might be the most well liked day of 2023 to this point.
“It’s probably going to be Sunday if we see the warmest day of the year so far, so currently the highest temperature recorded in 2023 is 17.8C and that was on March 30 in Suffolk, so we’ll probably see temperatures peaking at around 18C or so on Easter Sunday,” he mentioned.
“It will turn much more unsettled for Bank Holiday Monday, unfortunately, as is quite typical in the UK – a bit of a British love affair, isn’t it, with rain on Bank Holiday Mondays.
“And this Monday will see rain for many locations however within the type of showers primarily, so there’ll nonetheless be a number of sunny intervals on Monday, it will not be a washout for many locations.”
He said Monday will “be a barely more energizing day however nonetheless nonetheless comparatively heat”.
“So a little bit of a changeable finish to the lengthy weekend however some superb climate for many by Good Friday, Saturday and far of Easter Sunday as effectively.”
Source: information.sky.com”