UK set to bask in 'mini heatwave' just days after Storm Kathleen weather warnings

The UK is set to enjoy a 'mini heatwave' just days after the Met Office issued Storm Kathleen weather warnings. Brits could soon bask in days of 'dry and sunny' conditions, with temperatures in Manchester reaching 17C towards the end of the week.

Weather maps show how, elsewhere, parts of the UK could enjoy temperatures of up to 21C. Sunshine could dominate a lot of the UK, especially in the south and east as we head further into April and towards May.

The change in conditions will come just days after the Met Office issued yellow weather warnings for wind and rain across much of the country amid a battering from Storm Kathleen.

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According to the Met Office long-range forecasts for both mid-April and early May, sunshine could dominate a lot of the UK, with temperatures most likely sitting “above normal for the period as a whole”.

In Manchester, temperatures will reach highs of 17C on Thursday and Friday. Conditions will remain mild, however will remain mostly cloudy with some sunny spells.

Jim Dale, founder and senior meteorological consultant at British Weather Services, told the Express that higher pressure will bring warmer weather and sunshine to parts of the UK in time for the weekend.

He said: "April tends to do this, it tends to get warmer as you go through it as the sun gets higher in the sky and we start to lose some of the venom of the Atlantic, although not in the next few days.

"There'll be more high pressure in the Midlands and south for the most part, meaning more in the way of sunshine and heat. There's your mini-heatwave if you want to call it that."