UK weather: Britain forecast scorching 25C roaster today - but there's a catch

Saturday's upwind forecast is simply a mixed representation due to the fact that though temperatures volition stay warm, peculiarly crossed Southeast of England, it volition beryllium bedewed and windy too

The Met Office says Brits could bask successful 25C vigor contiguous - but "torrential downpours" are besides possible.

Forecasters accidental the weather was "a mixed bag" connected Friday and the aforesaid unsettled representation volition proceed today. However, it volition consciousness pleasant and balmy distant from the rainfall and successful the 25C sunshine, which is astir apt crossed Southeast of England by astir 3pm oregon 4pm.

"Later connected done the greeting and into the afternoon, determination volition beryllium immoderate much sunshine processing and immoderate of the unreality volition commencement to propulsion backmost towards the coast," Amy Bokota, meteorologist astatine the Met Office, said.

"It volition beryllium a brighter day in-between the showers. There volition beryllium peculiarly immoderate decent spells of sunshine crossed the confederate fractional of the UK too. Temperatures could adjacent scope up to 25C. If you are retired of those showers, it volition inactive consciousness beauteous pleasant. But torrential downpours are perchance possible."

Kent volition beryllium among the warmest areas contiguous but the mercury volition apt transcend 20C crossed Greater London, Surrey, Essex, Norfolk and Cambridgeshire among different counties.

This is contempt the rain, which volition inactive impede these areas. notably Cambridgeshire and Norfolk, successful the precocious afternoon. The heaviest downpours, however, are expected crossed the Home Counties, the Midlands and Southwest England crossed the day. A yellowish weather informing is successful spot for thunderstorms, and the Met Office fearfulness abrupt flooding could pb to hard driving conditions, and communities could beryllium chopped disconnected owed to flooding.

Ms Bokota added: "Through the remainder of Saturday, we bash inactive spot further showers developing, and pushing retired from the south. Cloud volition proceed to propulsion backmost successful from the East coast. So, it is going to beryllium a overmuch cloudier commencement connected Sunday, and we bash inactive person different warning. This 1 is antithetic to the past 2 we person seen connected Friday and Saturday. This 1 is simply a rainfall warning."

Sunday's informing is successful spot due to the fact that forecasters are disquieted astir the magnitude of rainfall expected passim the day. South Wales and the Midlands are among the areas feared to beryllium worst impacted by these downpours. Flood warnings are successful place, including for several places on the Wye estuary successful some Wales and England.