Monday 16 May 2022 08:58 PM Britain to bake on HOTTEST day of 2022 tomorrow when African plume drags warm ... trends now
Britain is set to bake in a 27C (81F) heatwave on the hottest day of 2022 tomorrow when an African plume of hot air heads north - with the spring sunshine set to last into next week.
Sunseekers will enjoy tropical temperatures this week despite the Met Office issuing a yellow weather warning for parts of the UK this evening, with scattered thunderstorms expected across the southeast.
Forecasters have warned temperatures could reach 27C (81F) tomorrow with similar highs in the mid-20Cs (mid-70Fs) likely for the rest of the week.
Some people will enjoy sunny spells but heavy showers are set to move across the whole of the UK, particularly in the North and West. These might be thundery at times in the South, central England and South West Scotland.
It comes after several days of warm sunshine with the mercury hitting 23.5C (74.3F) on Saturday in London - just below the warmest day of 2022 so far which was May 6 when it got to 23.6C (74.5F) at Faversham in Kent.
Britain is set to bake in a 27C (81F) heatwave on the hottest day of 2022 tomorrow when an African plume of hot air heads north - with the spring sunshine set to last into next week
Some people will enjoy sunny spells but heavy showers are set to move across the whole of the UK, particularly in the North and West. These might be thundery at times in the South, central England and South West Scotland. pictured: Sean Henry's Couple sculpture at Newbiggin-by-the-Sea on the Northumberland coast
Forecasters have warned temperatures could reach 27C (81F) tomorrow with similar highs in the mid-20Cs (mid-70Fs) likely for the rest of the week. Pictured: Sunseekers enjoy the warm weather on Tynemouth Longsands beach in Tyne and Wear
Britons are pictured sitting in the sun at St James's Park, central London on Saturday afternoon
Sunseekers will enjoy tropical temperatures this week despite the Met Office issuing a yellow weather warning for parts of the UK this evening, with scattered thunderstorms expected across the southeast. Pictured: Dramatic lightning storm over Stonehenge in Wiltshire at midnight on Sunday
Met Office chief meteorologist Andy Page said: 'The plume of warm air we have been expecting from the south will bring higher temperatures across the whole country over the next week. However, it looks like the effects from the Atlantic lows will prevent sustained high pressure building from the east.' Pictured: A Met Office graphic showing the plume of hot air coming from Africa
Warm air from North Africa is set to bring above-average
