Marco Petagna An Easter John Hammond Britain Portugal county Atlantic Marco Petagna An Easter John Hammond Britain Portugal county Atlantic

Easter weekend heatwave thanks to 500-mile wide Canary Islands air plume

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An Easter weekend heatwave with the 21C hottest days of the year is set to hit Britain.Highs will leap from a cool 11C yesterday (Sat) and 13C today (Sun) to 20C by Tuesday.The high teens are due in the run-up to Good Friday and then nudging 21C is expected during a dry and sunny long weekend for many.A 500-mile wide Canary Islands air plume is expected to blow in.But first we’ll have to battle through -5C chills and frosts on Sunday (April 10) and 50mph Storm Evelyn’s washouts on Monday (April 11).Met Office forecaster Marco Petagna said: “It looks promising for the Easter weekend, with a sustained warmer period next week and, after mixed conditions, mostly dry and settled weather by the weekend.“20C could be seen even early in the week.”Ex-BBC and Met Office forecaster John Hammond of weathertrending said: “It looks wetter to start the week – but then warmer for Easter, with balmy air expected across the UK by Good Friday.“Plenty of fine and settled spring weather is likely for the holiday weekend.”A Met Office forecaster added: “The influence of cold Arctic air across the UK will lessen and warmer air from the Atlantic will arrive and help temperatures rise.”The storm is churning in the Atlantic and affecting the UK before hitting Portugal.The grim start to the school break has seen kids stuck indoors amid strong winds and chills.Over the four-day Easter weekend, the South will be warmest, with the North more unsettled but still pushing 16C, well above average for the time of year.

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