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Your support makes all the difference.There is no end in sight of the warm and sunny weather currently tempting Britons locked down in their homes, with temperatures expected to soar into the mid-20s again by the middle of the week.
The government and police spent much of the Easter break urging people not to take advantage of the summery conditions outside and remain at home to contain the spread of coronavirus, and the balmy weather is set to continue as the UK’s lockdown enters its fifth week.
Monday will begin with a slightly chilly breeze coming in off the North Sea which will keep temperatures down to around 11 degrees in easterly parts of Britain, but otherwise it will remain warm and dry over the next 48 hours.
“For most of the rest of the UK it will be fairly warm and dry and quite a lot of sunshine, although most of us are staying at home,” said Luke Miall from the Met Office.
Other than those coastal regions affected by the brisk wind, other parts will see “pleasant and sunny” weather on Monday and Tuesday, Mr Miall explained.
“The highest temperatures will be in southwest Wales and southwest England where we could see up to 18 or 20 degrees. It will be feeling fairly pleasant in those areas.”
The only possible chance of rain will be in the far southwest of England, with some very isolated showers possibly clipping the edge of Cornwall. But the rest of the country can expect a dry day, he added.
“The rest of the week will be mostly dry from Wednesday to Friday but a little bit more cloud beginning to build up – temperatures will be starting to come up as the easterly breeze goes too.
“By Thursday we could be looking at temperatures of around about 23 to 24 degrees.”
Although all parts of Britain will share in the warm conditions, the north-west of London will probably see the mercury climb the highest, Mr Miall said.
Although there have been reports of the police having to break up barbecues in the park, most people have kept the rules on social distancing and only enjoyed the balmy conditions from their gardens or in parks during daily exercise.
Although this week is not expected to top the highs of 26 degrees seen during an especially summery Easter weekend, it is possible this month could turn out to be one of the warmest Aprils for years.
“It is on for being quite a sunny April,” Mr Miall observed. “We have had lots of days with clear blue skies, so it will be interesting to see where we end up by the end of the month.”
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