The UK can anticipate a period of warmer weather in mere days as temperatures get up to 16C, new weather maps suggest. Recent days have brought the usual wintry conditions the country experiences all too often, but the end appears to be in sight. From March 19 and lasting until March 21, temperatures up and down Britain are expected to rise by roughly 10C from what they are now in some areas.
The warmer spell will bring conditions of between 13C-16C to much of South England and the Midlands, with the warmest areas being London and Surrey, according to weather maps by Net Weather and WXCharts. This is above the average temperature for March, which is highs of 11C and lows of 8C.
By 3pm on Wednesday, other areas in North England will also be considerably warmer than they are now, with temperatures averaging between 12C and 13C, compared with 8C on Saturday.
Even the Scottish Highlands are due to enjoy milder weather, though not to the same extent as the rest of the UK.
Temperatures this far north may only just creep to double digits, but this is still an improvement on the March average of between 1C and 8C.
Separately, the Met Office long range forecast for March 19-28 reads: “High pressure is expected to be centred to the east of the UK initially, with a good deal of fine, dry and reasonably sunny weather in a south to southeasterly flow.
“Temperatures are expected to rise, to well above average in some areas.
“Later in the week there will likely be a gradual transition to less settled conditions from west to east, as low pressure becomes more dominant with an increasing chance of rain or showers by the weekend and into the final week of March, perhaps heavy in places.
“Temperatures, initially above average, will likely trend back closer to normal, although with more cloud this will tend to reduce the risk of frost to an extent.