UK Easter Weather Forecast: After a Chilly Start of the Week, Temperatures Might Surge to Over 20°C

On Wednesday, April 13th, in the run-up to the long Easter weekend, the southeast of England will be hit by a warm spell, with temperatures reaching 19C - a few degrees over typical for this time of year.

Temperatures in the Midlands will range from 13 to 14 degrees Celsius, with temperatures in the northeast dipping to approximately 9 degrees Celsius.

Weather on Easter weekend

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The Met Office predicts dry and sunny weather for sections of the nation throughout the Easter weekend, with temperatures similar to midweek.

This suggests that there will be a temperature and precipitation divide between the southeast and northwest.

"The further south and east you go, the higher chance you have of experiencing largely drought weather into the Easter weekend," meteorologist Steven Keates said, as per the National World.

It's doing well in the south and east, but it's a little extra mixed inside the north and west, as per the Independent.

People are likely to wake up to frost this weekend, with sunlight and showers expected on Saturday, he added.

Readings will climax at roughly 13 degrees Celsius, with Scotland seeing temperatures as low as 9 degrees Celsius, according to him.

For the most part, Sunday will be a dry day, with a few showers in Northern Ireland and temperatures rising to roughly 14C in central and southern England.

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Easter heatwave

While temperatures in the southeast are forecast to be warmer than usual, especially this weekend, any heatwave is likely to be brief.

Temperatures of 20 degrees Celsius or above are not forecast anywhere in the UK over the Easter holiday, and the trend will continue following the weekend.

Most of the north will stay breezy in the days after the holiday weekend on Monday, according to the Met Office.

Up to April 22nd, the northwest is anticipated to remain unstable, with high winds and showers.

Hotter temperatures are on the way again for the beginning of the week, according to Met Office weather specialist Aidan McGivern, with temperatures reaching 20 degrees in the southeast.

The overall tendency is for things to warm up this week and into the following week, with higher pressure becoming more likely.

There is still the possibility of rain, mostly in the west.

He said that persistent rain threatened to dampen morale in Scotland and north-western Britain.

"As low pressure grows more unpredictable into Monday, it appears that the northern and western regions of the UK will suffer the brunt of any wetter weather," the expert further said as per The Mirror.

Cold air is still present in the far north, with the possibility of snow if rain combines with cold air as it moves in from the west.

Forecasters concur that the UK is set to warm up with a 70F blast, causing bookmaker Ladbrokes to cut the odds on a record-breaking hot Easter to 5-2.

According to spokesman Alex Apati, "At long last, it appears that Brits will have something to cheer about on the weather front, with a potentially record-breaking Easter scorcher in the books."