Britons to enjoy ‘wall to wall’ sunshine as nation is set to hit 82F tomorrow

Britons are set to bake today with temperatures soaring to 82F (28C) as forecasters urge people to be prepared and have their suncream at the ready.    

Temperatures will rocket across southern and central England today, after many people made the most of the warm weather yesterday – which reached 79F (26C) – by taking to beaches and parks across the country. 

As for the Wimbledon Championships in South West London today, the Met Office said some high cloud could make the sunshine hazy today, but to expect another warm day with temperatures reaching 82F (28C).  

Today’s temperatures are likely to be among the highest the country will see for at least a week – with figures of around 75F (24C) expected for most of next week in southern England. 

 

In Scotland too, temperatures are not expected to be that spectacular as a cold front moving in from the north brings some rain to the highlands, eventually reaching north-west England by tonight.      

Steven Keates, a meteorologist for the Met Office, said: ‘Barring the odd early mist or fog patch it’s clear blue skies from the word go in southern and central England. 

‘And those temperatures will be rising quite smartly under this strong July sunshine and will last throughout the day. Much of central, southern England and south Wales will have barely a cloud in the sky.’

Mr Keates noted a contrast between the weather further north and the weather in southern and central England however, warning of a cold front moving in.

He said: ‘Further to the north, there will be a bit more cloud for northern Ireland and northern England and possibly the odd shower later. 

‘But the wettest weather will once again across the west highlands where it will rain for much of the afternoon. This will make it feel quite chilly, just 57 or 59F (14 or 15C).’ 

Temperatures are set to rocket rocket to a whopping 82F (28C) today (left), considerably above average for this time of year. But over the course of the weekend, a cold front (right in blue) is expected to move further south cooling things off

Steven Keates, a meteorologist for the Met Office, said southern and central England can expect very warm temperatures

People enjoy the sunshine as they sit on the grass outside St Paul’s Cathedral in the City of London yesterday

Those enjoying the tennis at the Wimbeldon Championships were able to enjoy some sunny weather yesterday

Some deer felt the need to cool off yesterday, as the wandered into a lake at ZSL Whipsnade Zoo in Bedfordshire

Boaters take to the River Thames to enjoy the sunshine at Hambleden in Berkshire yesterday as temperatures soared again

He continued: ‘This will be in stark contrast to temperatures which will be in the upper twenties across the south-east. So it will be feeling quite hot. 

‘And bear in mind UV levels will be very high too. There will be plenty of sunshine to close out the day across many southern and central areas.’    

Craig Snell, also a meteorologist at the Met Office, added: ‘For the next two days there’s going to be no interruptions, it’s going to be almost wall to wall sunshine.’

Temperatures today are expected to be well above average, with the usual figure for this time of year around 70F (21C). But as Met Office meteorologist Becky Mitchell explained, it won’t last for long. 

‘Temperatures will be back down to the mid-low twenties next week, so we won’t see anything on the scale of Friday’s temperatures for some time.’

And also looking ahead to next week, Mr Keates added: ‘A cold front will be pushing its way further south. It is a dividing line between the relatively warm weather across the south of the UK and something a bit fresher to close out the weekend further north.’ 

Further into July high pressure is expected to re-establish itself close to the southwest of the UK, bringing a return to fine, settled weather. But further showers are likely in the north and northwest. 

Now GRASS is falling from the sky in the hot weather!

Britain is so hot it is raining dry grass, as clusters fall from the sky in a phenomenon caused by the warm weather.

Mother-of-two Tanya Rendall, 46, filmed the spectacle on Wednesday lunchtime as she left her home in Tewkesbury, Gloucestershire, to go to work.

Experts at the Met Office believe the grass is from a recently cut field and has risen because the ground has heated the air above it. This causes the air to rise and carries the grass aloft. 

Clusters of dry grass falling from the sky in Tewkesbury, Gloucestershire, in a phenomenon caused by the warm weather

Ms Rendall, a pet sitter, said: ‘You could see dark shades in the sky and then the grass fell down gently. It was very localised around the houses in our area – I’ve never seen anything like it before.

‘It was really bizarre. It fell like snow – it was so calm and gentle, falling all around us. The grass was long and looked like it had come from a field. All the neighbours were out in the street having a look – it was an amazing phenomenon.’

Met Office forecaster Gregory Dewhurst said: ‘We can confirm this occurred from strong thermals in the local area. Thermals occur from the strong summer sunshine heating the ground and then in turn this heats the air above it and it rises.

‘We can only assume there was a recently cut field nearby and the strong thermals lifted the cut grass into the air. When the thermals move on or decay then the grass then falls back down to Earth.

‘Glider pilots and certain types of birds use these thermals to move through the air but often go unnoticed by most people unless something like cut grass is seen within them.’

Experts at the Met Office believe the grass is from a recently cut field and has risen because the ground has heated the air above it