Easter weather heat blast as UK will bathe in summery 21C before frost returns

05 April 2023 , 14:18

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Brits could be basking in summery temperatures over Easter (Image: William Lailey / SWNS)

Parts of Britain could be basking in major summer heat over the Easter bank holiday before the frost returns, according to weather charts.

Forecaster Ventusky predicts an out-of-season warm blast to end the week and start the next, with parts of London expected to see highs of 21C on Easter Saturday and Sunday.

Chelsea, Brixton and Morden in the west of the city are among the areas earmarked for the best temperatures.

The charts show things slowly heating up in the coming days, with the mercury in the mid-teens on Maundy Thursday, then reaching 20C on Good Friday.

Saturday and Sunday are then forecasted to see the peak temperatures before trailing off on Easter Monday in the same areas of London before jumping up again next Tuesday to 19C.

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The average temperatures for April are usually around 14C (William Lailey / SWNS)

It's a major upward swing, with the Met Office recording a low of -5.6C at Benson, in South Oxfordshire, early yesterday morning.

Weather maps from WXCharts show this month's temperatures are starting mild, with the trend of 12C to 15C highs during the daytime on average.

This is slightly higher than the average for April.

Weather charts show a major warm surge in the coming days

The service, which uses data from MetDesk, shows temperatures dropping to freezing overnight before rising by 10C as the days progress.

This time next week, the mercury is, however, expected to go in the opposite direction.

Charts show a chilly plume gravitating from Western Europe and arriving in the UK from April 11 - but its main impact will be to the north and east of the country.

Met Office forecaster Aiden McGivern

By the following morning on Wednesday, April 12, the charts show lows of -6C to -7C in the same places, while elsewhere drops to -5C.

And despite the rising temperatures in the lead up to Easter, bursts of rain are also forecast for much of Britain.

It comes as England saw the wettest March in more than 40 years.

Data up to March 30 showed 111.3mm of rain has fallen in the month across the country, 91% more than average.

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Met Office Chief Meteorologist Paul Gundersen said: “The week will start off mostly fine, with temperatures reaching the low to mid-teens for most, while the nights will be cold with a chance of some overnight frost in places.

“The weather will be breezier and cloudier in parts of the northwest with some patchy light rain at times.”

Ryan Merrifield