Temperatures are set to soar in the UK over the weekend as a ‘warm plume of air’ blows in from the south, the Met Office has said. The mercury could reach as high as 30C in some areas - although thundery showers are also expected.
The high pressure area which has been responsible for the settled weather we’ve been experiencing over the past couple of weeks will drift upwards towards Scandinavia. This will allow warm air from the south to move in at the end of the week.
According to the Met Office the transition will begin late on Friday for those in the southwest, with warm air from the south increasing the chances of some thundery showers in parts of Devon and Cornwall. The risk of thundery outbreaks increases and spreads further north and east through the weekend, with the possibility of hail and gusty winds possible in some places.
