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| UK weather latest: Britain set to experience warmest day of the year so far on Friday | UK weather latest: Britain set to experience warmest day of the year so far on Friday |
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| Britain is set to experience the warmest day of the year so far on Friday, when temperatures may reach the heady heights of 17C in the south. | Britain is set to experience the warmest day of the year so far on Friday, when temperatures may reach the heady heights of 17C in the south. |
| The Met Office said today and Friday would be clear and sunny for most parts of the country, with southeast England seeing particularly warm weather. | The Met Office said today and Friday would be clear and sunny for most parts of the country, with southeast England seeing particularly warm weather. |
| However, the weekend is set to see cooler temperatures and more rain, especially in central and northeastern parts of England. | However, the weekend is set to see cooler temperatures and more rain, especially in central and northeastern parts of England. |
| Forecaster Grahame Madge said there was a "possibility" of 17C on Friday in west London - the same as Ibiza - but that the "very nice" weather across the south-east would die away as the weekend approaches. | |
| The welcome spell of sunny weather follows a March which saw torrential rain and snow cause widespread travel disruption and subsequent flooding. | The welcome spell of sunny weather follows a March which saw torrential rain and snow cause widespread travel disruption and subsequent flooding. |
| Of Thursday and Friday, Mr Madge said: "After a cold start, any residual cold in the east and South East will quite rapidly move away. | Of Thursday and Friday, Mr Madge said: "After a cold start, any residual cold in the east and South East will quite rapidly move away. |
| "Most places across the UK will be clear. It will be bright and sunny and not much in the way of wind. | "Most places across the UK will be clear. It will be bright and sunny and not much in the way of wind. |
| "Today we are looking at highs of, pretty much everywhere in England, getting into double figures, with parts of the South East possibly 13C. | "Today we are looking at highs of, pretty much everywhere in England, getting into double figures, with parts of the South East possibly 13C. |
| "Somewhere like Manchester will still be in double figures and only really in the north of England will we struggle to see double-figure temperatures today." | "Somewhere like Manchester will still be in double figures and only really in the north of England will we struggle to see double-figure temperatures today." |
| He added Edinburgh, in Scotland, could see up to 8C or 9C. | He added Edinburgh, in Scotland, could see up to 8C or 9C. |
| Mr Madge said an area of low pressure threatened to bring some rain to western parts of the UK, including Northern Ireland and Wales, on Friday. | Mr Madge said an area of low pressure threatened to bring some rain to western parts of the UK, including Northern Ireland and Wales, on Friday. |
| He said: "There's a front associated with that low pressure that's going to be trying to make progress across the UK in western areas. | He said: "There's a front associated with that low pressure that's going to be trying to make progress across the UK in western areas. |
| "As far as England is concerned it's not going to make much progress. | "As far as England is concerned it's not going to make much progress. |
| "Tomorrow temperatures, pretty much everywhere apart from really north of Scotland, look like they can get into double figures." | "Tomorrow temperatures, pretty much everywhere apart from really north of Scotland, look like they can get into double figures." |
| Mr Madge said average temperatures for early April in the South East, where he suggested the mercury could reach up to 17C, were around 12C to 13C. | Mr Madge said average temperatures for early April in the South East, where he suggested the mercury could reach up to 17C, were around 12C to 13C. |
| "So the fact that this is early April, it will feel nice," he said. | "So the fact that this is early April, it will feel nice," he said. |
| The warmer weather might not last long though, with the weekend looking "certainly unsettled". | The warmer weather might not last long though, with the weekend looking "certainly unsettled". |
| The brief warmth will be welcome respite from what Mr Madge called a "very wet" March. | The brief warmth will be welcome respite from what Mr Madge called a "very wet" March. |
| "Devon had its fourth wettest March since 1910, although that was not necessarily replicated everywhere," he said. | "Devon had its fourth wettest March since 1910, although that was not necessarily replicated everywhere," he said. |
| "Pretty much everywhere apart from places like the North West and west of Scotland saw pretty much above average rainfall. | "Pretty much everywhere apart from places like the North West and west of Scotland saw pretty much above average rainfall. |
| "Some areas, particularly Devon, the Severn Vales and parts of the North East, saw levels approaching double the amount expected for March. | "Some areas, particularly Devon, the Severn Vales and parts of the North East, saw levels approaching double the amount expected for March. |
| "Not record-breaking necessarily but a particularly wet month." | "Not record-breaking necessarily but a particularly wet month." |
| Additional reporting by PA | Additional reporting by PA |