Warm temperatures will return to the UK on Thursday after a period of wet weather and strong winds. On Sunday, the Met Office was forced to issue a yellow weather warning due to strong winds across England and Wales which it said had the potential to disrupt travel.
It came after a weekend of heavy rainfall left large parts of the country drenched. However, better weather is set to return briefly this week, with Thursday bringing with it temperatures of 23C. A Met Office forecast for Thursday said: “Showers and sunny spells for Thursday. Often breezy and feeling rather cool.”
The brief respite from poor weather on Thursday will come after a week full of “unsettled conditions.”
The Met Office warned: “The outlook into next week continues the unsettled theme. On Tuesday, a ridge of high pressure will bring a short-lived spell of more settled conditions before another low pressure system is likely to affect the UK on Wednesday.”
New weather maps produced by WXCharts.com shows large parts of the south of England enjoying warm temperatures on Thursday, with London and the home counties seeing temperatures in excess of 20C.
Warm weather will continue into the Midlands, with Birmingham seeing highs of 22C whilst temperatures above 20C will be enjoyed up to the border with Wales.
Temperatures will vary in northern England, with some parts seeing brief showers whilst Scotland will see the mercury hover in the mid-teens.
The warm weather is likely to be an anomaly, with Friday heralding in a return of unsettled weather.
A Met Office long-range forecast for Friday 19 September to Sunday 28 September said: “The broadly unsettled conditions look to continue during the first part of this period.
“All areas are likely see some further spells of wet and at times windy weather, interspersed with brighter, showery interludes.
“By the start of the following week, a ridge of high pressure may extend eastwards towards the UK, bringing an increasing chance of longer periods of drier weather to northern areas initially, whilst low pressure remains closer by to the south or southeast.”
