Britons hit the beach yesterday as temperatures soared to a sweltering 79F (26C) ahead of the hottest day of the year today. Sunbathers, kayakers and paddleboarders flocked to Bournemouth and Margate as runners beat the heat with morning jogs through central London. Meanwhile tourists returned to Cambridge to punt along the River Cam The scenes come … Read more
Britons have hit the beach today as temperatures soared to a sweltering 79F (26C) ahead of the hottest day of the year tomorrow. Sunbathers, kayakers and paddleboarders flocked to sunny Bournemouth, while runners beat the heat with early morning jogs through central London. The Met Office forecast highs of 79F (26C) today and a roasting 81F (28C) … Read more
Britain will be hotter than Malibu as a 600-mile wide ‘continental heat bubble’ brings the hottest day of the year by Wednesday. Weather maps show hot air blowing north from mainland Europe followed by a soggy low pressure system hitting into the Bank Holiday weekend. The Met Office forecast highs from 73F (23C) today, nudging … Read more
Britons are set for a return to scorching 71F (22C) temperatures for the first weekend under new lockdown rules, after an Arctic blast saw the mercury dip to -5C in a week of rollercoaster May weather. It comes as the nation looks to get back outdoors with fines no longer being dished out for sunbathing … Read more
The scorching temperatures that saw Britain bask in its sunniest April since 1929 look set to return next week, with the mercury soaring to 68F, breaking the spell of thunderstorms, hail and heavy downpours of recent days. Britons have faced a week of inclement weather with more rain falling in the past few days than … Read more
Britain suffers first wet lockdown day: Heatwave takes a rain check as forecasters say downpours could last until mid-May after sunniest April since 1929 comes crashing to an end The ‘unsettled’ theme will last into beginning of next month with conditions more ‘settled’ from May 11 onward Temperatures plummeted by 50F on Monday night with … Read more
Britain will face torrential downpours and cooler temperatures this week as normal spring weather returns to the UK following days of sweltering sunshine. The country basked in unseasonably warm temperatures this weekend, with thousands of Britons ignoring repeated warnings to stay home as part of ongoing efforts to clamp down on Covid-19 by heading to … Read more
Return of the April showers: Temperatures are set to plummet by as much as 18F by tomorrow while southern England braces for torrential downpours with up to two weeks’ rain tonight and more on the way as normal British spring weather resumes England’s midlands and Wales are likely to see up to 30mm of rainfall … Read more
Britain is facing a deluge of wet weather starting today as this week’s mini-heatwave – which saw many Britons flout the countrywide lockdown – comes to an abrupt end. Forecaster say today will see cloudy skies and a risk of showers ‘breaking out almost anywhere’ and a likely high temperature of 73F (23C), dropping to 68F … Read more