UK to be warmer and brighter in return to summer weather

The UK will be seeing sunnier weather today (Picture: Graham Hunt/BNPS)

Today’s weather is set to be warmer and sunnier after yesterday’s grey drizzle.

Londoners are waking up to brighter skies with temperatures reaching 23°C in the capital.

Elsewhere will see highs of around 20°C, including Nottingham and Exeter, while Edinburgh will see highs of 17°C.

The UV index is also expected to be very high, making it feel like we are actually in the middle of the summer months.

The forecaster said: ‘A drier and brighter day with sunny spells developing for many.

‘Showers in the north and west, these locally heavy through the afternoon. Feeling pleasant in the sunshine.’

And the pleasant weather will likely hold out for the weekend, with a mixture of sunny spells and showers predicted – but mostly dry across the UK.

Met Office meteorologist Craig Snell said the weather will settle again going into the weekend and next week.

Londoners are waking up to brighter skies with temperatures reaching 22C in the capital (Picture: Metro.co.uk/Met Office)

He added: ‘It won’t be wall-to-wall sunshine and we’ll see rain in the north on Monday and the rest of the country on Thursday.

‘It also won’t be as hot as recent days but warmer than the start to July. It will be an improvement.

‘Overall, the south east and south are likely to see the warmest temperatures next week.’

So far this summer, the UK has seen consistent low pressure systems bringing heavy winds, clouds, rain and thunderstorms, and bang average temperatures.

Yesterday saw wetter weather, with rain showers sweeping across the country.

But last week, the UK saw their hottest day of the year with temperatures of 31C in the capital.

The rest of Europe is quite literally burning as a ‘hellish’ heatwave makes its way across the continent.

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