Liam Dutton on Weather

Channel 4 News’ Weather presenter Liam Dutton blogs on the highs and lows of the weather.

Warmest day of the year so far expected

February 22, 2012 3:49 pm No Comments

At the end of last week, I highlighted that spring-like warmth was likely across some parts of the UK this week.

This warmth is being brought by south westerly winds that are bathing the UK in warm air travelling all the way from the Azores.

Whilst it’s bringing quite a bit of cloud, eastern areas are favoured for cloud breaks, giving some occasional sunshine.

Where cloud breaks develop on Thursday, temperatures in eastern parts of Scotland and England are expected to reach the mid-teens, with the warmest day of the year so far expected.

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