{"id":14325,"date":"2025-04-12T17:36:18","date_gmt":"2025-04-12T17:36:18","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/14325\/"},"modified":"2025-04-12T17:36:18","modified_gmt":"2025-04-12T17:36:18","slug":"britain-sizzles-on-hottest-day-of-the-year-so-far-as-temperatures-reach-24c-and-the-uk-is-bathed-in-glorious-sunshine-but-it-wont-last-long","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/14325\/","title":{"rendered":"Britain sizzles on hottest day of the year so far as temperatures reach 24C and the UK is bathed in glorious sunshine – but it won’t last long"},"content":{"rendered":"

Today is the warmest day of the year, according to the Met Office, with temperatures reaching 24C<\/a> – but the sunny weather might not be stopping.\u00a0<\/p>\n

Brits have flocked to the seaside and beer gardens today to enjoy the warm weather with the glimmer of summer on the horizon.<\/a><\/p>\n

London enjoyed a temperature of 22C yesterday afternoon, according to the Met Office<\/a>, while parts of the southeast and southwest basked in 20C sunshine.\u00a0<\/p>\n

The temperatures have been considerably higher than the average of around 13C for this time of the year.\u00a0<\/p>\n

But the warmer weather will be short-lived with rain\u00a0forecasted over the weekend and into next week.\u00a0<\/p>\n

In northern Scotland, the temperature is expected to plunge to 10C.<\/a>\u00a0<\/p>\n

The temperature across the UK on Sunday will be even lower.<\/a>\u00a0<\/p>\n

London will experience a maximum temperature of 16C, while areas of Wales and Northern Ireland<\/a> will drop to 10C or lower.\u00a0<\/p>\n

\"Crowds <\/p>\n

Crowds were seen flocking to the golden sands of Bournemouth beach in Dorset today<\/p>\n

\"Crowds <\/p>\n

Crowds were seen flocking to the picturesque Durdle Door on a week of warm sunshine and blue skies in Dorset<\/p>\n

\"People <\/p>\n

People enjoy the warm and sunny weather on Bournemouth Beach on Friday, April 11<\/p>\n

Areas of Scotland will reach a high of 11C, but it will get as cold as 8C further north.\u00a0<\/p>\n

Wednesday will see the coldest temperatures across the UK as a whole,<\/a> with the maximum temperature for London forecasted to be 13C.\u00a0<\/p>\n

The\u00a0Met Office<\/a> has issued a red alert warning as pollen levels are expected to be ‘very high’ this weekend.\u00a0<\/p>\n

Eight out of nine regions in England will see the highest pollen alert level today, according to an interactive tool on the Met Office website.<\/a>\u00a0<\/p>\n

The north east of England is the only region where pollen levels will be amber. or ‘high’ on Saturday.\u00a0<\/p>\n

Sunday will see most of the UK facing medium or high alerts, while very high warnings will remain in place for\u00a0 London<\/a> and the South East of England, the East, the West Midlands and the East Midlands.\u00a0<\/p>\n

Northern Scotland, meanwhile, will be on a low alert for pollen tomorrow.<\/a><\/p>\n

Medium and high alerts will remain next week.<\/p>\n

\"This <\/p>\n

This weekend is the perfect weather for people enjoying the Otley Run pub crawl in Leeds<\/p>\n

\"Many <\/p>\n

Many Brits travelled down to\u00a0Bournemouth Beach to enjoy the sun yesterday<\/p>\n

\"Members <\/p>\n

Members of the public enjoy a warm day on Brighton Beach. Spring sunshine and warm temperatures are expected to continue this weekend<\/p>\n

\"People <\/p>\n

People are seen enjoying the sunshine for the Otley Run in Leeds<\/p>\n

\"People <\/p>\n

People are seen enjoying the sunshine on Westminster Bridge today\u00a0<\/p>\n

\"People <\/p>\n

People enjoying the spring sunshine in St James’s Park in London today<\/p>\n

\"While <\/p>\n

While pollen count may be high, there’s nothing stopping these bees from enjoying the sun<\/p>\n

\"The <\/p>\n

The Met Office has issued a red alert warning as pollen levels are expected to be ‘very high’ this weekend. Map shows pollen forecast for Monday\u00a0<\/p>\n

\"A <\/p>\n

A person paraglides over the cliffs above Boscombe beach in Dorset, in spring sunshine. Picture date: Thursday April 10, 2025<\/p>\n

\"SUNDAY: \"MONDAY: <\/p>\n

The further south you live, the more likely you are to suffer from ‘medium’, ‘high’ or even ‘very high’ pollen levels in the air<\/p>\n

\"Most <\/p>\n

Most people are allergic to grass pollen, which is common in late spring and early summer, but there’s also tree pollen and weed pollen (file photo)\u00a0<\/p>\n

\"The <\/p>\n

The Met Office has forecasted temperatures to drop below 20C today after the UK enjoyed a week of glorious sunshine\u00a0<\/p>\n

\"The <\/p>\n

The temperature in London on Sunday is expected to reach a high of 19C, but it will get as cold as 10C in some parts of Scotland<\/p>\n

\"Wednesday <\/p>\n

Wednesday will see the coldest temperatures across the UK as a whole, with the maximum temperature for London forecasted to be 13C<\/p>\n

\"Miniature <\/p>\n

Miniature pony in the mornings sun. Seasonal weather, Dunsden, Oxfordshire, UK – 08 Apr 2025<\/p>\n

\"People <\/p>\n

People enjoy their lunch in the sunshine in London’s Canary Wharf business district on April 7, 2025 in London, England<\/p>\n

\"A <\/p>\n

A woman walks along a footpath with views of Windsor Castle across a field of rapeseed flowers in Eton, Windsor, Berkshire on another beautiful warm sunny morning Seasonal Weather, Warm Sunshine, Eton, Windsor, Berkshire, UK – 07 Apr 2025<\/p>\n

\"A <\/p>\n

A man jogging in the morning sunshine along Putney riverside , south London in the morning sunshine warm weather continues Seasonal Weather, Putney, London, United Kingdom<\/p>\n

On Wednesday, most of the UK will be on high alerts, except for the Scottish Highlands region and Yorkshire & Humber.<\/p>\n

West Midlands, however, will remain on a red alert for pollen levels.\u00a0<\/p>\n

The weather <\/a>service predicts pollen counts using specialised instruments combined with data about the weather, which can have a big effect on the production, distribution and dispersion of pollen.<\/p>\n

‘Hay fever symptoms usually appear when the pollen count, which is a measure of the number of grains of pollen in one cubic metre of air, exceeds 50,’ it says.<\/p>\n

‘A count of 50 pollen grains or less is considered low whilst anything above 1,000 is deemed high.’<\/p>\n

Met Office’s online pollen forecast continuously provides a snapshot of pollen forecasts for five days ahead across the whole of the UK.\u00a0<\/p>\n

The pollen warning comes as temperatures across the UK are set to drop after they were in the twenties on Friday.\u00a0<\/p>\n

Pollen and hay fever\u00a0 <\/p>\n

Pollen is made up of tiny particles which are released by plants and trees as part of their reproductive cycle.\u00a0<\/p>\n

This extremely fine powder is spread by insects and the wind – and is easily inhaled by humans.\u00a0<\/p>\n

For those with a pollen allergy (hay fever), pollen triggers the antibody immunoglobulin E, which creates mucus and leads to symptoms such as congestion and sneezing.\u00a0<\/p>\n

There is no cure for hay fever, but many people find their symptoms improve as they get older.\u00a0<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"Today is the warmest day of the year, according to the Met Office, with temperatures reaching 24C –…\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":14326,"comment_status":"","ping_status":"","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[5018,3,4],"tags":[748,92,393,4884,257,1142,12,1144,712,16,15,1764],"class_list":{"0":"post-14325","1":"post","2":"type-post","3":"status-publish","4":"format-standard","5":"has-post-thumbnail","7":"category-britain","8":"category-uk","9":"category-united-kingdom","10":"tag-britain","11":"tag-dailymail","12":"tag-england","13":"tag-great-britain","14":"tag-london","15":"tag-met-office","16":"tag-news","17":"tag-northern-ireland","18":"tag-scotland","19":"tag-uk","20":"tag-united-kingdom","21":"tag-wales"},"share_on_mastodon":{"url":"https:\/\/pubeurope.com\/@uk\/114326207700158084","error":""},"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/14325","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=14325"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/14325\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/14326"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=14325"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=14325"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=14325"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}