Yahoo News UK experiences hottest day of 2023 so far as mercury hits 25C in Wales
The UK has experienced its hottest day of the year so far with temperatures peaking at 25C in parts of the country.
Porthmadog, north Wales, saw the mercury shoot up to 24.9C on Tuesday afternoon, beating Sunday's previous record of 24.4C in Plymouth.
Then on Monday evening, the Met Office confirmed temperatures peaked at 25.1C in Porthmadog today - the first time anywhere in the UK has seen temperatures top 25C this year.
Both Scotland and Northern Ireland also recorded their highest temperatures of the year so far, hitting highs of 24.2C in Tyndrum, Stirling, and 24.1C in Castlederg, Co Tyrone, respectively.
However, cloud in eastern coastal regions and an onshore breeze from the northeast resulted in cooler temperatures of around 13C on the Kent and northeast coasts.
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Tonight is expected to be a clear evening for much of the country apart from over the eastern coasts.
Later in the evening cloud, generally low cloud, will spread westwards across the country.
This will result in a largely cloudy rest of the night away from western areas where it will remain clear, with winds easing for all across the UK.
Wednesday will see a cloudy start to the day, with extensive low cloud across England and Wales but there will be sunnier skies across Scotland and Northern Ireland.
During the morning this cloud will quickly break apart allowing for largely sunny conditions across the country but it will stay cloudier along eastern coasts.
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Half-term forecast across the country
Southern areas are expected to experience breezy conditions.
Thursday will see similar conditions with some cloud first thing which will clear to mainly sunny conditions for most of the country, with breezy conditions in the south persisting.
Friday will once again start off cloudy, before clearing to largely sunny conditions but cloud will linger in eastern areas and wind speeds will ease.
