UK: Surge of mild air to boost temperatures up to 8 degrees Celsius above normal this week

By Kristina Pydynowski, Senior Meteorologist

September 4,2016; 8:15PM,EDT

 

 

Mild air will surge into the United Kingdom this week, making conditions feel much warmer than a typical start to September.
After a weekend dominated by rain and a cool breeze, the jet stream will lift northward and start a milder stretch of weather this week.
Temperatures will trend upward early in the week with highs that are 4-8 degrees Celsius (6-12 degrees Fahrenheit) above normal at midweek.

Highs at midweek will generally average from 16-22 C (61-72 F) in Northern Ireland and Scotland and 22-27 C (72-81 F) in Wales and England.
Temperatures are expected to rise to near 27 C (80 F) in southeastern England, including in London.
Highs the first week of September typically range from 16-17 C (lower 60s F) in Wales and Scotland to near 19 C (67 F) in southeastern England.
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The mild week will give residents ample opportunity to enjoy midday and afternoon outdoor activities without needing a jacket or brolly.
Stages 3 and 4 of the Tour of Britain in southern North West England and Wales on Tuesday and Wednesday will escape the threat of rain.
Aside from the odd shower to start Monday, dry weather will dominate the U.K. during the first half of next week with showery spells confined to Northern Ireland, western and northern Scotland and the northwest of England.
"The dry weather is good for outdoor plans, but rain is needed in southeastern England," AccuWeather Meteorologist Tyler Roys said.
August marked the second consecutive month of below-normal rainfall in southeastern England. London only received 36.9 mm (1.45 inches) of the 111.2 mm (4.38 inches) that typically falls from July to August.
Warmth will last into the end of the week, only to be cut back over the weekend as a cold front sweeps across the Isles providing cooler, more seasonable temperatures.
Content contributed by Meteorologist Adam Douty