'Rather warm' temperatures of 25C and above coming to UK, say forecasters

The UK is set to bask in "rather warm" temperatures of around 25C by the end of May, forecasters have suggested.

This week has seen blustery showers and cooler than average temperatures across parts of the country.

But forecast models are now indicating the temperatures for many areas will begin to rise from next week.

Sky News meteorologist Dr Christopher England said it was "very early days" for specific details and there was a "great deal of uncertainty in any forecast".

But he added: "Long range weather models suggest that high pressure will build to the west of the UK into the last week of May, with a southerly flow bringing higher than average temperatures for a time at least, likely reverting towards the mean later."

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Early forecasts for the period of 17 to 26 May show temperatures will "recover" before warmer conditions arrive for some parts.

The Met Office said: "As this period progresses, high pressure is likely to begin to build from the south bringing more in the way of settled weather.

"Temperatures likely cooler than average to begin, but tending to recover as the period progresses, perhaps becoming rather warm by the end of the period, especially in the south."

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But unsettled conditions look set to "dominate" the early stages of this period, potentially bringing "rain or showers, some of which could be heavy, for many places," the agency added.

Reports citing other forecast models suggest temperatures could climb to at least 25C by the end of the month across many regions of the UK.

The Met Office currently says "patterns which bring more settled weather are more likely to dominate towards the end of May" and there is "likely to be longer spells of fine and dry weather".

Any spells of very warm conditions may also increase fears of drought conditions in the summer after the Met Office revealed several counties had experienced one of their driest Aprils on record.

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