UK weather: Exact date mercury to feel like 21C as sunshine finally returns

The Met Office says 'some lukewarm conditions are imaginable astatine times' successful the adjacent mates of weeks, portion upwind maps amusement the champion chances of sunshine volition beryllium crossed the southbound and eastbound of England

Balmy temperatures volition consciousness similar 20 oregon 21C crossed parts of the UK wrong the adjacent fortnight, forecasters say.

The mercury volition emergence markedly pursuing a bedewed and windy commencement to October, during which temperatures plunged to freezing and parts of southern England experienced flooding. More than 25mm of rainfall battered Kent connected Wednesday, the Met Office says. But it is acceptable to get drier and hotter successful the coming weeks, peculiarly astir Thursday October 17.

The existent somesthesia volition beryllium warmer than Wednesday's precocious of 17C successful Plymouth, Devon, but it'll consciousness a interaction hotter than that, owed to the humidity and deficiency of wind. Weather maps issued by forecasters astatine Ventusky amusement 20C is anticipated crossed Norfolk connected Thursday October 17, but it volition consciousness similar 21C.

The remainder of the East of England volition acquisition 18 oregon 19C warmth - but again forecasters accidental it volition really consciousness much similar 20C. Highs of 18C are expected wide elsewhere, including crossed the Southeast of England and parts of the Midlands. Yet successful London and parts of Essex, it volition consciousness similar 20C due to the fact that the westerly upwind volition beryllium truthful gentle.

The Met Office says "some lukewarm conditions are imaginable astatine times" betwixt Tuesday October 15 and Thursday October 24. Temperatures should beryllium an betterment connected Wednesday's 11C successful Durham, 10C successful Bradford and 10C successful Pennerley, Shropshire. But with rainfall expected successful the days earlier the warmer spell, determination are dozens of flood alerts successful spot astatine the moment. These see interest crossed the Home Counties, notably for River Cherwell successful Oxfordshire, Bear Brook successful the Aylesbury country and River Pang successful Berkshire.

This is contempt a adust time expected connected Friday. The adjacent important set of rainfall isn't anticipated until Saturday day erstwhile the upwind volition beryllium thundery for many, particularly crossed Scotland and Northwest of England. The heaviest of this rainfall is believed to autumn crossed North Yorkshire.