UK Warm Spell Forecast: 24C Highs in South Friday

The Met Office has forecast a warm spell across much of the United Kingdom this week, with temperatures reaching highs of 24 degrees Celsius in southern areas on Friday and largely dry conditions with sunny spells through midweek.

Forecasters predict the mercury will climb steadily, starting with cooler and cloudier weather early in the week. Monday and Tuesday are expected to feature cloudy skies, light showers and maximums around 12 to 17 degrees Celsius in many regions. Conditions improve from Wednesday, turning dry with sunny intervals, though breezy in the south and the odd shower possible in southwest England. Thursday brings widespread dry weather and sunshine, with highs nearing 23 degrees Celsius in the south and 20 degrees Celsius further north.

The peak arrives Friday, when southern England, including London and surrounding counties such as Surrey, West Sussex, East Sussex, Kent, Essex, Hertfordshire, Berkshire, Hampshire, Oxfordshire, Buckinghamshire and Bedfordshire, could see 21 to 24 degrees Celsius. Cambridgeshire and Hertfordshire are forecast to hit 22 and 23 degrees Celsius respectively. Further afield, Norfolk, Suffolk, Northamptonshire, Lincolnshire and the...