Yahoo News First days of spring? The weather is set to get a lot warmer on Friday
It’s been a tough few months, with Britain firmly trapped in the icy grip of winter.
But after The Beast from The East brought the UK to a standstill last month, there is good news on the horizon.
The first weekend of April is set to be a lot warmer, with forecasters predicting double-digit temperatures across the UK.
According to The Met Office, much of Thursday’s sun will continue into Friday, reaching possible highs of 16C in the South East.
Forecaster Graeme Madge said: ‘After a cold start, any residual cold in the east and South East will quite rapidly move away.
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‘Most places across the UK will be clear. It will be bright and sunny and not much in the way of wind.
‘Today we are looking at highs of, pretty much everywhere in England, getting into double figures, with parts of the South East possibly 13C. Somewhere like Manchester will still be in double figures and only really in the north of England will we struggle to see double figures temperatures today.’
But despite the good news, it’s not quite t-shirt weather just yet – as rain is ominously lurking in western parts of the UK, including Northern Ireland and Wales.
‘There’s a front associated with that low pressure that’s going to be trying to make progress across the UK in western areas’, Mr Madge explained.
‘As far as England is concerned it’s not going to make much progress. Tomorrow temperatures, pretty much everywhere apart from really north of Scotland, look like they can get into double figures.’
Specifically, Mr Madge believes that temperatures could reach a high of 12 or 13 degrees.
It’s not quite summer, but we’re getting there.
