Brits are set for some “tropical warm air” at the end of this week where temperatures could hit 24C in the south.
Former tropical storm Alex is sweeping in on Thursday night and during Friday bringing some heavy rain and unseasonable gales but it will be far from the severe weather and flooding that hit Florida before it moved east.
It will also bring warm weather especially for the south of the UK which will miss the worst of the wind and rain, and could see highs of 24C on Friday.
Met Office forecaster Darren Bett said: “There is going to be some tropical air heading our way later this week.
"It certainly felt a bit warmer I think on Tuesday with more sunshine around and winds fairly light as well and throughout the rest of the week it is still going to be quite warm, temperatures aren’t going to change an awful lot and there isn’t a great deal of rain in the forecast."
He said it is likely to be fairly warm in the run up to Friday.
"There are some weather fronts heading our way, most of the rain is probably coming in overnight and through Wednesday on that weather front there and an area of low pressure," said Mr Bett.
"That band of rain does move away from eastern parts of England but the rain will get stuck really across the central belt of Scotland so a cooler day here on Wednesday. Some cloud, rain, pushing back into Northern Ireland, England and Wales seeing some sunshine and showers.
"Still some heavy ones in eastern parts of England on Wednesday afternoon as the showers become fewer in Wales and the south west. And temperatures getting up to 21C, a little cooler perhaps than Tuesday."
The Met Office is warning of possibly severe gales on Friday for the north of the UK but Mr Bett said that the worst of the storms could miss the country.
He said: "The wind doesn’t appear to be too much of a problem. Yes it’s quite a deep area of low pressure but the models are tending to track it further away from the UK so we are going to miss the strongest of the winds. But because we’ve got that tropical mix in there we’re going to draw in some warmer air I think at the end of the week."
The Met Office is also predicting heavy showers as well as the strong winds on Friday.
Forecaster Clare Nasir said: "In the west we will see the winds pick up some strength and outbreaks of rain. And this will mean an unsettled end to the working week.
"However before that a brief ridge of high pressure will bring some fine weather on Thursday morning with some sunshine before that rain moves in and then the winds will pick up some strength particularly in the north west.
"Unseasonably windy here, gales if not severe gales for a time. Showers will follow, heavy showers at that.
UK forecast for the next 5 days
Sunny spells and scattered showers, heaviest in the north.
Today:
Rain at first across northern England moving north into Scotland, easing. Dry but mostly cloudy far north Scotland. Elsewhere sunny spells and showers, some heavy with hail and thunder. Breezy in the south, warm in the southeast.
Tonight:
Clear spells as showers die out, but areas of light rain and drizzle continuing across the north. Murky conditions here, particularly across northeastern coasts. Cold by daybreak in the south.
Thursday:
Cloudy (murky around coasts) in the north and northeast, steadily improving with a few showers breaking out. Clear elsewhere, although cloud and sporadic rain quickly moving in from the southwest.
Outlook for Friday to Sunday:
Generally dry with bright spells and slight showers. However, windy in the northwest with risk of coastal gales and frequent/heavy showers throughout. Temperatures near normal, but cool in the northwest.
