Warmer weather is expected over the coming days as MET Office weather forecasters for Nottinghamshire are expecting temperatures to rise.
Temperatures of between 19C and 20C are forecast over this weekend. But conditions could improve even further on Monday, with forecasters expecting highs of 21C. Temperatures are then expected to drop slightly in the week, with highs of 17C forecast for Tuesday, May 23.
It comes as forecasters have said an African plume is due to sweep across Europe and the UK from June to September, bringing a mass of hot air originating from the Sahara desert. According to experts, this could have the potential for even more warm weather and the possibility of heatwaves. Although it's not clear at this stage whether we will see the temperatures experiences in summer 2022.
Speaking about the outlook for Monday to Wednesday, a MET Office spokesperson said: "Dry and fine, with bright or sunny spells and light winds. Warm at first, then temperatures falling closer to average, but coastal areas always cooler with onshore winds."
It comes as the Met Office has given its verdict on reports that the country faces a temperatures reaching beyond 30C. Brian Glaze, chief forecaster at The Weather Outlook, told the Daily Express that for “several days”, computer models suggested temperatures “will be climbing as we head towards the end of the month”.
He added: “The consistency means that although it isn’t certain to happen, confidence levels in a warm-up as June approaches are increasing. Mr Glaze predicted that updates show the chances of temperatures peaking at between 21C and 25C “to be over 50% by the end of May and in early June”, and that there was a chance that Britons could bake in highs between 26C and 30C." He added: “The chance of them climbing to between 26C to 30C is lower, at around 10%, but it is worth keeping an eye on how things develop as the time approaches.”
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