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UK to bake in 35C temperatures making country hotter than Antigua in 12-day heatwave
heatwave for four years starts today (July 8) as a 12-day Great British Bake Off is set to bring 35C temperatures, making it hotter than Antigua.A 600-mile-wide ‘Spanish surge’ of heat is due to last throughout next week and beyond.Met Office weathermen forecast the 26C highs so far this week will jump to 29C today, nudging 30C by Sunday (July 10), and will remain in the low-30s early next week and up to the mid-30s later next week.READ NEXT: Yu-Gi-Oh! creator’s dead body found floating in ocean after snorkelling accidentIn total, the country is set for 30C or higher daily for eight days, from this Sunday to next Sunday (July 17).It would be the UK’s longest heatwave hitting 30C daily since 2018’s hottest summer on record, Met Office data shows.The hottest days of 2022 are due, beating the 32.7C on June 17, at Santon Downham, Suffolk.Even the North is due 30C and Britain will be hotter than the 29C in Antigua, in the Caribbean.Met Office forecaster Marco Petagna said: “Forecast models suggest mid-30s temperature highs later next week. All eyes are focused on a southerly airstream which could waft additional heat to our shores.”Fellow Met Office forecaster David Oliver added: “We’re at the start of a stretch of warm weather that could last much of next week, with the low 30s at the start of next week.“Some solutions allow more extreme temperatures to develop into next weekend.
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Easter holiday weather joy with Brits set to bask in hotter temperatures than Majorca
Easter being the hottest on record – with 21C highs making it warmer than Majorca this week.Easter bunnies will be baking as weather temperatures double thanks to hot air blown 2,000 miles from the Sahara desert.Highs will push 19C from today and nudge 21C by Thursday, with 20C expected over the holiday weekend.Majorca is due to be just 17C.Coral slashed odds on record temperatures from 4-1 to 5-4.Spokesman Harry Aitkenhead said: “The sun will shine and the odds say this Easter could enter the record books.”But drivers face a trip to the car wash – as “blood rain” tomorrow will stain motors with orange Sahara dust again, as happened last month.Skies look mainly dry for the south from Wednesday, with the north staying unsettled before showers reduce for the weekend.Met Office forecaster Marco Petagna said: “Easter looks promising, with high pressure dominating.“Warmer weather will be seen as winds swing to the south. Sometimes we see a step change in temperatures signalling the start of spring proper, and this week could mark that change.”A Met Office forecaster added: “Temperatures will be on the rise as warmer air spreads across the UK, with potential for 20C.“It becomes warmer in the south from Wednesday, with the north more changeable.”This weekend’s Easter getaway will be the busiest on the UK’s roads in at least eight years, motorists are being warned.An estimated 21.5million leisure trips will be made by car between Good Friday and Easter Monday, the RAC said.The Met Office site says that from mid-April, more settled conditions are expected "with longer spells of dry and fine weather."It added: "However, changeable intervals are possible.
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Easter weekend heatwave thanks to 500-mile wide Canary Islands air plume
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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Storm Diego and 'snow plunge' making UK colder than Moscow in 'late taste of winter'
Britain will shiver in temperatures ­colder than Moscow as a 600-mile wide “polar plunge” and Storm Diego bring snow and deluges during the Easter holidays.It comes as a nasty blow for Brits who were fooled into thinking spring had arrived by March’s 20C heatwave.Forecasters said the “late taste of winter” will see snow in the Midlands and North on hills today (Fri), with rain in the South as Diego passes.Bitter wind chills mean 6-12C highs will feel more like 4-9C today (Fri) and tomorrow (Sat).Widespread frosts are expected over the weekend, with -3C in England, colder than the -2C forecast in Moscow.Even usually-mild London will nudge freezing on the thermometer.Met Office forecaster Marco Petagna said: “It’s a late taste of winter and not a very spring-like few days.“Deep low pressure is bringing blustery and wet weather, with cold air sweeping back in from the north.“Gardeners should beware as widespread frosts are expected.”Tomorrow (Sat) will have fewer showers, with Sunday turning milder later as rain follows overnight and into Monday.Ex-BBC and Met Office forecaster John Hammond, of Weathertrending, said: “After late March’s warm sunshine and blossoming spring, doesn’t nature have a funny way of getting its own back.”Netweather said Storm Diego’s low pressure over France “could affect southern England with rain.”A Met Office forecast says the weekend will be “cold, with frosty starts” then “feeling milder but with cloud and rain moving in.”Parts of Britain have been battered by flash deluges and lightning storms in recent days.Gale force gusts buffeted the UK yesterday, causing damage to trees and fences.Snowploughs also battled to reopen roads this week after heavy snowfall caused rail and road disruption.The
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Met Office issues warnings as Storm Franklin set to batter Brits with 'tornado'
UK has been issued a 'tornado' warning with intense flooding also set to strike amid Storm Franklin.The third named Storm in less than a week is expected to batter the nation overnight into MondayThis morning, Storm Franklin will bring "severe and damaging gusts" across some parts of the UK.Amber weather warnings have been issued across the country as some areas face will face wind gusts of up to 80mph.An amber warning for wind in the north of Northern Ireland will commence from 7am on Monday while 60mph speeds are expected on the coast.A yellow warning for wind is in place covering Wales, Northern Ireland, most of England and parts of south-west Scotland from 12:00pm on Sunday until 13:00pm on Monday.Met Office forecaster Marco Petagna shared a warning from the Tornado and Storm Research Organisation on Twitter, telling followers: "Although a very low risk, a tornado or two is possible associated with today's squally cold front."More than 150 flood warnings have been issued across the north of England with Yorkshire and Manchester the worst hit by flooding.This is the first time the Met Office has had three named storms within a week since the current system was introduced, meteorologist Becky Mitchell said.She pointed out, "We had Dudley on Wednesday, Eunice on Friday and Franklin today."Franklin's arrival comes just days after widespread damage caused by Storm Eunice.Power companies have revealed that a record 1.4 million homes were affected by cuts on this weekend during the worst of Eunice.The Environment Agency has issued 44 flood warnings where "flooding is likely" for locations mainly in the north and west of England.There has been 117 alerts where "flooding is possible" for the north-western half of the UK,
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