The latest data from the British Met Office show that from March 20, the country will usher in five days of abnormal warm weather, and the afternoon temperature in London and other southeastern cities may reach 20 ° C, 5-8 ° C higher than the same period in the year. This warming, which meteorologists call an “early spring specialty,” is expected to be replaced by a new round of cooling rains in 26 days.
According to the WXCharts meteorological model analysis, the core area of warming is concentrated in the Thames Valley region. London, Canterbury, Colchester 20-23 the highest temperature will reach 16-20 ° C, the body feeling close to the level of May in previous years. Western cities such as Bristol and Cardiff will also see temperatures hovering around 15 ° C during the same period, while Edinburgh, Glasgow and other Scottish regions will still maintain low temperatures below 10 ° C.
“This could be the last chance for Britons to drink iced coffee on the street this year.” Mark Harper, head of the Association of London Travellers, said hotel bookings in the city had surged by 40 per cent over the weekend and Thames cruise companies were scrambling to put on three extra flights. Weekend ticket sales to seaside cities such as Brighton and Dover have doubled since last week, according to Network Rail.
Meteorologists warn that this warming is accompanied by significant diurnal temperature differences. In London, for example, the lowest temperature is expected to be only 3 ° C on the 21st, and the temperature difference between the noon and 17 ° C, setting a record for the largest one-day temperature difference in March in the past decade. Emma Thompson, research fellow at the Royal Meteorological Society, said: “The rollercoaster weather is linked to unusual activity in the Arctic vortex, where the warm Atlantic Current and cold polar air continue to seesaw over the British Isles.”
Despite the tourism boom, the agricultural sector has issued a frost warning. The British National Farmers’ Association monitoring shows that cherry blossoms in southeastern orchards bloom 2 weeks earlier than in previous years, and if there is a reverse spring cold in 26 days, it may lead to fruit production. The extended weather Bureau forecast suggests a return to a rainy pattern across the country in early April, with gusts of up to 60mph possible in the north-west.
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