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| Britain to be as warm as Barcelona this weekend, say forecasters | Britain to be as warm as Barcelona this weekend, say forecasters |
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| Parts of Britain could enjoy weather as warm as Barcelona’s this weekend with temperatures reaching 18C (64.4F), forecasters have said. | Parts of Britain could enjoy weather as warm as Barcelona’s this weekend with temperatures reaching 18C (64.4F), forecasters have said. |
| Warm air and sunshine will sweep north from the continent, offering a pleasant change from the turbulent weather that Storm Katie brought over Easter last weekend. | |
| Temperatures could reach 18C in London, and up to 17C (62.2F) in central and southern England on Sunday, putting them on a par with Barcelona and hotter than Madrid, which is expected to see temperatures of 15C (59F). | |
| From Saturday, the UK will be able to feel the warmer weather, which will be around 5C higher than the English average for April of 11C (51.8C). | From Saturday, the UK will be able to feel the warmer weather, which will be around 5C higher than the English average for April of 11C (51.8C). |
| Related: Mild UK winter boosts sightings of smaller garden birds | Related: Mild UK winter boosts sightings of smaller garden birds |
| Met Office forecaster Craig Snell said: “Warmer air will become widespread on Sunday and a lot of us will notice a slightly warmer feel, slightly muggier. It will be the first widespread warm spell we have seen this year.” | Met Office forecaster Craig Snell said: “Warmer air will become widespread on Sunday and a lot of us will notice a slightly warmer feel, slightly muggier. It will be the first widespread warm spell we have seen this year.” |
| The warmer climate is due to tropical continental air being brought into the UK through a change in wind direction. | The warmer climate is due to tropical continental air being brought into the UK through a change in wind direction. |
| Snell said although the weather would be noticeably warmer, we could still expect some April showers, which will become heavier on Monday. | |
| He added: “There will be plenty of dry and bright weather but there will be rain at some times. | He added: “There will be plenty of dry and bright weather but there will be rain at some times. |
| “We will continue to see the warm air coming up from the continent but it looks like a much more showery day on Monday. It’s a brief taste of warmer weather which will end by Tuesday.” | “We will continue to see the warm air coming up from the continent but it looks like a much more showery day on Monday. It’s a brief taste of warmer weather which will end by Tuesday.” |