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| Temperatures in the south of England could break the 20C (68F) mark this week, according to forecasters. | Temperatures in the south of England could break the 20C (68F) mark this week, according to forecasters. |
| But as the south-west, south-east and East Anglia bask in the spring sunshine amid unseasonably warm conditions, the rest of the UK will experience average temperatures and some rain. | But as the south-west, south-east and East Anglia bask in the spring sunshine amid unseasonably warm conditions, the rest of the UK will experience average temperatures and some rain. |
| Experts said the north-south split was down to a frontal system. | Experts said the north-south split was down to a frontal system. |
| Brendan Jones, a forecaster for MeteoGroup, the weather division of the Press Association, said: "For the south of the country the warm weather is going to hang around on Tuesday, Wednesday and Thursday, but it's certainly fairly cool for the north of the country." | Brendan Jones, a forecaster for MeteoGroup, the weather division of the Press Association, said: "For the south of the country the warm weather is going to hang around on Tuesday, Wednesday and Thursday, but it's certainly fairly cool for the north of the country." |
| He said the mercury was set to rise to 19C or 20C (66F-68F), and possibly as high as 22C (71F) in some parts – far higher than the average of 13C or 14C (55F-57F) for late April. | He said the mercury was set to rise to 19C or 20C (66F-68F), and possibly as high as 22C (71F) in some parts – far higher than the average of 13C or 14C (55F-57F) for late April. |
| In Scotland and Northern Ireland, however, temperatures will stick to the average of 9C-12C (48F-53F), while in the north of England and the Midlands there could be highs of 16C (60F). | In Scotland and Northern Ireland, however, temperatures will stick to the average of 9C-12C (48F-53F), while in the north of England and the Midlands there could be highs of 16C (60F). |
| But on Friday, temperatures are likely to drop across the UK. "It does look as if it's going to turn cold from the north everywhere," Jones said. | |
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