Temperatures in Britain will soar dramatically towards the end of the week, as forecasters have predicted a high of 26⁰C in the south east on Friday. Britain experienced a cold snap earlier in May, with northerly winds blowing Arctic air into the country, but the Met office is now predicting settled sunshine and warmer weather in England and Wales by the weekend.The weather forecasts made by the Met office, along with weather comparison reports in the BBC, have highlighted that Britain can expect warm temperatures as well as settled sunshine for the bank holiday weekend.
Cold weather was experienced in Britain for most of the month of May. Daytime temperatures were mostly around 9°C to 14°C, when seasonal temperatures should have been at 17°C to 18°C at this stage of spring. Northerly winds brought in colder arctic air, which caused temperatures to be a few degrees below the seasonal average.
