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Warm weekend forecast for Britain Warm weekend forecast for Britain
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Sunday is set to be the hottest day of the year so far, with London, Sunday is set to be the hottest day of the year so far, with London, East Anglia and the south-east predicted to reap the best of the sunshine.
East Anglia and the south-east predicted to reap the best of the sunshine. Although dropping back slightly after Sunday the mild temperatures are set to continue into the start of next week, according to weather service company Meteogroup.
Although dropping back slightly after Sunday the mild Nick Prebble, a Meteogroup forecaster, said: “Certainly for central and south-eastern parts of the UK it looks like a dry weekend, the warmest day is looking like Sunday. It is looking like 18C should be obtainable on Sunday.”
temperatures are set to continue into the start of next week, according That temperature would make England warmer than parts of the eastern Mediterranean, including Greece and Turkey, he said, though Scotland and north-west England would be cooler and could have rain on Sunday.
to weather service company Meteogroup. The warmer weather would continue into next week, with temperatures reaching 13-14C on Monday and Tuesday.
Nick Prebble, a Meteogroup forecaster, said: “Certainly for central and south-eastern parts of the UK it looks like a dry weekend, the warmest day is Thursday was the hottest day of the year so far, with the Met Office recording 15.5C at Gravesend in Kent. The pleasant temperatures are in stark contrast to March last year, when the average temperature was 2.2C.
looking like Sunday. It is looking like 18C should be obtainable on Sunday.”
That temperature would make England warmer than parts of
the eastern Mediterranean, including Greece and Turkey, he said, though Scotland and north-west England would be cooler and could have rain on
Sunday.
The
warmer weather would continue into next week, with temperatures reaching
13-14C on Monday and Tuesday.
Thursday was the hottest day of the year so far, with the Met Office recording 15.5C at Gravesend in Kent.
The pleasant temperatures are in stark contrast to March last year, when the average temperature was 2.2C.
The warm weather and good sunshine in March has resulted in the first English strawberries, from Chichester, going on sale at Tesco from Saturday, a week earlier than last year.The warm weather and good sunshine in March has resulted in the first English strawberries, from Chichester, going on sale at Tesco from Saturday, a week earlier than last year.
The supermarket’s strawberry buyer Simon Mandelbaum said: “We are a nation of strawberry-lovers who cannot get our hands on the English crop quick enough and this year will be no exception – we are expecting a mad rush.The supermarket’s strawberry buyer Simon Mandelbaum said: “We are a nation of strawberry-lovers who cannot get our hands on the English crop quick enough and this year will be no exception – we are expecting a mad rush.
As Britain looked forward to better weather, the National Trust said storms that battered the country over the past months had caused in some areas the greatest loss As Britain looked forward to better weather, the National Trust said storms that battered the country over the past months had caused in some areas the greatest loss of trees in a generation. Some sites had lost hundreds of trees including valued ancient specimens.
of trees in a generation. Some sites had lost hundreds of trees including valued Woodlands, parks and gardens cared for by the trust had sustained the worst damage in more than two decades, and in some cases since the “great storm” of 1987. Old oak, ash and beech trees were been lost in woods, while specimen trees in parks and gardens had been damaged as at least a dozen storms swept through the UK from December to February.
ancient specimens. Matthew Oates, a National Trust nature and wildlife specialist, said extreme weather events were likely to become more frequent as the climate changes and there was a need to plan tree plantings to make woodlands more resilient.
Woodlands, parks and gardens cared for by the trust had sustained the More than 50 National Trust sites have been surveyed, with many gardeners, rangers and foresters saying that the losses of trees had been the greatest in more than two decades, although damage in 1987 or 1990 had been worse and some properties had escaped significant harm.
worst damage in more than two decades, and in some cases since the
“great storm” of 1987.
Old oak, ash and beech trees were been lost in woods, while specimen
trees in parks and gardens had been damaged as at least a dozen
storms swept through the UK from December to February.
Matthew
Oates, a National Trust nature and wildlife specialist, said extreme weather events were likely to become more frequent as the
climate changes and there was a need to plan tree plantings to
make woodlands more resilient.
More than 50 National Trust sites have been surveyed, with many
gardeners, rangers and foresters saying that the losses of trees had
been the greatest in more than two decades, although damage in 1987 or 1990 had been worse and some properties had escaped significant harm.