This article is from the source 'bbc' and was first published or seen on . It will not be checked again for changes.
You can find the current article at its original source at http://news.bbc.co.uk/go/rss/-/1/hi/uk/6555283.stm
The article has changed 7 times. There is an RSS feed of changes available.
| Version 1 | Version 2 |
|---|---|
| UK set for year's hottest weekend | |
| (about 2 hours later) | |
| The UK is basking in warm sunshine - with the highest temperatures of the year so far expected for this weekend. | |
| Forecasters are predicting it could reach 24-26C in the coming days - about 10 degrees above the seasonal average. | Forecasters are predicting it could reach 24-26C in the coming days - about 10 degrees above the seasonal average. |
| Southern England should enjoy the warmest weather, although temperatures of up to 19-20C are predicted for Northern Ireland and inland Scotland. | Southern England should enjoy the warmest weather, although temperatures of up to 19-20C are predicted for Northern Ireland and inland Scotland. |
| The Met Office has said there is a 60% chance that 2007 will beat 1998 as the hottest year worldwide on record. | The Met Office has said there is a 60% chance that 2007 will beat 1998 as the hottest year worldwide on record. |
| 'Warmest weekend' | 'Warmest weekend' |
| Bookmakers Ladbrokes is offering 20/1 odds that the record temperature for April in the UK - 29.4C - will be beaten on Saturday. | Bookmakers Ladbrokes is offering 20/1 odds that the record temperature for April in the UK - 29.4C - will be beaten on Saturday. |
| Daniel Corbett of the BBC Weather Centre said: "We're going to see 25C and maybe the odd isolated place seeing 26C. | Daniel Corbett of the BBC Weather Centre said: "We're going to see 25C and maybe the odd isolated place seeing 26C. |
| "That means it's definitely going to be the warmest weekend so far this year." | "That means it's definitely going to be the warmest weekend so far this year." |
| But he added it was unlikely the record April temperature would be beaten. | But he added it was unlikely the record April temperature would be beaten. |
| Temperatures could reach 26C in some places, forecasters say | Temperatures could reach 26C in some places, forecasters say |
| He said the highest temperatures were expected to be in London, though at lunchtime the temperatures had already hit 24C in the Solent and Southampton. | He said the highest temperatures were expected to be in London, though at lunchtime the temperatures had already hit 24C in the Solent and Southampton. |
| Some rain is expected in Wales and the West Country, but temperatures are still expected to hit 21-22C. | Some rain is expected in Wales and the West Country, but temperatures are still expected to hit 21-22C. |
| Mr Corbett said the temperatures would cool from Sunday evening as the warm, stable air drifted eastwards, but temperatures on Monday, Tuesday and Wednesday would be in the late teens - several degrees higher than the April average. | Mr Corbett said the temperatures would cool from Sunday evening as the warm, stable air drifted eastwards, but temperatures on Monday, Tuesday and Wednesday would be in the late teens - several degrees higher than the April average. |
| Ladbrokes has set 3/1 odds for temperatures breaking the 100F (37.8C) barrier in 2007. | Ladbrokes has set 3/1 odds for temperatures breaking the 100F (37.8C) barrier in 2007. |