After the storm, comes the sunshine! Britain set to enjoy 20C temperatures and be hotter than Sicily next week
- Gale force winds of 96mph battered the UK this week as Storm Noa arrived
- Below-average temperatures will be replaced with highs of up to 20C next week
After a week of gale-force winds and chaos brought by Storm Noa, Britons can look forward to a 20C mini-heatwave next weekend, with temperatures to soar higher than in Sicily.
The UK saw a brief rise in temperatures over the Easter weekend before they dropped again to below average into this week.
Storm Noa, named by French weather forecasters, then brought winds of up to 96mph, heavy rain and snow on Thursday, disrupting transport and leaving at least one person with serious injuries due to strong gales.
Commuters were left stranded in London on Thursday evening after a series of train cancellations from Paddington. The Isle of Wight recorded winds with a top speed of 96.9mph, and over 260 properties in Devon and 43 in Cornwall were left without power.
But a moving band of high pressure will shift the Jet Stream and bring higher temperatures over the weekend and into next week.
On Sunday parts of the UK could see temperatures as high as 18C, and they are set to rise further next week
The UK will see more sun and fewer showers into next week as a mini-heatwave lasts for up to 10 days
Despite some showers and cloudy patches, the weekend could see temperatures of up to 19C locally on Sunday, before 20C could be hit for the first time this year next week.
Met Office forecaster Clare Nasir said the weather will be turning ‘calmer’ over the next week.
She said Friday will see ‘cloud and rain across Wales, the Midlands, southwards perhaps just clipping Lancashire.’
She continued: ‘Further north the winds are light. You will still see some showers, but they will be scattered and slow moving.
‘So over the highest peaks and through the day that area of cloud or rain gradually clears towards the east, but it will be a slow process.’
Temperatures will remain below average for the time of year.
The UK was battered by Storm Noa, named by French forecasters, which brought winds of up to 96mph
Aircraft struggled to land in strong winds at Leeds Bradford Airport on Thursday
Coastguards battle the weather on Brighton beach amid ferocious waves
Turning to the weekend, a cold start is expected which could even leave frost across the UK.
But winds from the south are set to bring milder air throughout Saturday and into Sunday. Parts of the UK could still see patches of cloud, rain or drizzle.
Ms Nasir said: ‘Saturday does look like a fairly quiet day. It will be fairly chilly, but we will see that cloud build through the afternoon.
‘An outside chance of a shower, most places, though, will be dry.’
Temperatures are predicted to reach highs of 17C in the southeast on Saturday. Despite more cloud and some rain on Sunday, temperatures will be even higher, peaking at 18C in London.
If they do reach 18C, this would make the UK significantly hotter than tourist hotspots such as Sicily, which is set to see 13C and rain on Sunday.
By Monday, even parts of Scotland will see highs of 18C, with temperatures expected to hit 20C in parts of the UK by next weekend.
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