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Hottest Easter Ever
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The ENTIRE country will bake in the fiercest April temperatures for years out-scorching Spain, Greece and even North Africa, according to some forecasts.
Early long-range models show a freak set of conditions due to come into play at the start of next month will trigger the long-awaited heatwave.
Thermometers are expected to tip the 80F mark in time for Easter which is on course to beat the historic scorchers of 1984 and 2011.
An unusually wavy jet stream will drag swathes of scorching air in from the Continent while high pressure will see Britain bask in blue skies and sunshine.
The sizzling prediction ties in with suggestions this summer is on course to be a super-scorcher putting even The Great Heatwave of 1906 in the shade.
Blistering heat lasted a week and with the mercury rocketing past 90F for four days it is considered the severest of the 20th century.
Experts say things will start to heat up in just a few weeks thanks to the “wildly deviating” jet stream and warmer ocean temperatures in the Pacific.
It will come as a relief to many as Britain wraps up for another cold spell with sub-zero temperatures and even snow forecast over the coming days.
The sudden chill is down to ‘Polar Continental’ air about to sweep across the country from Siberia.
A similar weather pattern triggered an exceptionally cold snap during the winter of 2010 when temperatures dropped to -21.3C in Scotland.
http://www.express.co.uk/news/nature/564196/Weather-forecast-Easter-Hottest-ever-temperatures-rise-heatwave
This has come from the Daily Express so we had better stock up on Wellingtons and Umbrellas for Easter then.
Early long-range models show a freak set of conditions due to come into play at the start of next month will trigger the long-awaited heatwave.
Thermometers are expected to tip the 80F mark in time for Easter which is on course to beat the historic scorchers of 1984 and 2011.
An unusually wavy jet stream will drag swathes of scorching air in from the Continent while high pressure will see Britain bask in blue skies and sunshine.
The sizzling prediction ties in with suggestions this summer is on course to be a super-scorcher putting even The Great Heatwave of 1906 in the shade.
Blistering heat lasted a week and with the mercury rocketing past 90F for four days it is considered the severest of the 20th century.
Experts say things will start to heat up in just a few weeks thanks to the “wildly deviating” jet stream and warmer ocean temperatures in the Pacific.
It will come as a relief to many as Britain wraps up for another cold spell with sub-zero temperatures and even snow forecast over the coming days.
The sudden chill is down to ‘Polar Continental’ air about to sweep across the country from Siberia.
A similar weather pattern triggered an exceptionally cold snap during the winter of 2010 when temperatures dropped to -21.3C in Scotland.
http://www.express.co.uk/news/nature/564196/Weather-forecast-Easter-Hottest-ever-temperatures-rise-heatwave
This has come from the Daily Express so we had better stock up on Wellingtons and Umbrellas for Easter then.
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True on few occasions they have predicted these weather anomalies correctly, but this was rather luck than judgement.
The other favourite front-page headlines in the DE are those of medical cures, for all ailments from diabetes to cancer, hopefully one day in the not too distant future these medical cures could be true.
Rest of the month
Monday 30th March - Tuesday 7th April
This period is likely to be cooler than average, with lowest pressure moving towards Scandinavia and bringing chilly north-westerly winds for the British Isles, with Britain generally sandwiched between the Scandinavian low and a stronger-than-normal Azores High. Sunshine totals are generally not expected to vary far from normal, but south-western Britain is likely to be sunnier than average due to being closest to the Azores High. Temperatures will mostly be 1 to 2C below the 1981-2010 average in Scotland and north-eastern England, and 0 to 1C below elsewhere. Some short-lived snowfalls are possible in Scotland and northern England in association with colder north to north-westerly incursions interspersed with milder west to north-westerlies.
Would be nice though!.
Thank you Michael Fish
Does not sound like a heatwave incoming to me
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K Outlook for Saturday 21 Mar 2015 to Monday 30 Mar 2015:
Rather cloudy across southern/western parts on Saturday with light rain at first. Otherwise, many areas will be fine, albeit with light showers in the east. Rain will arrive across northwestern parts later Saturday, before spreading southeastwards Sunday. However, there is uncertainty with regard to its progress and so southeastern parts may remain dry. Into the following week, there is an increasing likelihood of more unsettled weather as winds turn to the west/northwest and therefore bring frontal systems, and thus spells rain, in from the Atlantic. These spells of rain, perhaps with strong winds in the north occasionally, will be interspersed by drier, brighter periods with, for some, showers; these wintry over hills during colder interludes. Temperatures then probably a little below average during showery weather and otherwise close to average.
UK Outlook for Tuesday 31 Mar 2015 to Tuesday 14 Apr 2015:
A changeable period is expected, with unsettled conditions interspersed with some fine spells of weather. The current indication is that the westerly, or northwesterly pattern developing next week persists allowing showers, or longer spells of rain to affect the UK at times. Northwestern parts are then likely to see the most frequent bouts of unsettled weather. There will be some fine periods too, the best and most prolonged of these likely across the south and east although all areas are likely to see some sunshine at times. There is also likely to be a wide range in temperatures, with some pleasantly warm days, especially in the south and east, but also some cold nights, with a continued risk of local frosts.
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http://www.metoffice.gov.uk/
I'm going to be pedantic!
Well it forecasts what I decide to wear that day
In that case, they're all talking nonsense. You simply cannot, accurately forecast the weather in a month's time. You can best-guess. You can use historic data to give an idea of what could happen. You could give a vague indication of what the weather might do.
But you cannot forecast accurately more than a forecast in advance.