Scotland weather as Met Office responds to 'heatwave' forecast with 20C temperatures
dailyrecord.co.ukThe Met Office has commented on claims about a possible warm spell that could sweep into Scotland this week. Nick Finnis of Netweather had told the Mirror of his prediction that temperatures could reach as high as 23C by the end of the month due to an 'exceptionally' warm burst of air from Africa. "Some computer models show 22C or 23C by midweek.
An exceptionally-warm plume of air from northwest Africa looks like being pumped across Europe and to Britain, with up to the low 30s in France, and over 20C in southern Britain," he said.In response to the claims, Met Office weather forecaster Becky Mitchell said we will likely see the mercury nudging 4C higher than would normally be expected for this time of year.
Speaking to The Sun, she said: "The warmer air we are expecting in the middle of this week will originate from northern Africa. "Temperatures will [be] a little above average across the UK this week, with highs of 17-18C each day in the south.
We can expect to see temperatures reach around 21C in the south on Thursday as a southerly wind draws up warm air from France." A warm spell for the run-up to Halloween would come at the end of a generally warm October.
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