The Isle of Wight will bask in glorious sunshine next week with the mercury expected to reach up 30c by Wednesday.
Summer will return for the first time since the lockdown restrictions were eased, according to local forecasters IW Met Service – the official weather service for Island Echo.
Friends and family are expected to once again enjoy drinks in the garden and no doubt burgers from the barbie with favourable conditions across the Island.
Over the coming days we will start to see areas of high pressure moving in and taking position over the UK. Monday sees the start of the fine weather with good sunny spells, light winds and temperatures reaching the low 20s.
By Tuesday the high pressure moves slightly to our east which is the beginning of the really warm air that will move across the South. Temperatures are expected to be in the low to mid 20s with light breezes.
Wednesday we start to see real heat developing as the warm air continues to push northwards from the continent. Temperatures will likely reach the mid to high 20s away from windward coasts, with a few central parts of the Island seeing temperatures close to 30c.
Thursday is showing some divergence in the models, but at present it seems likely that the very warm or hot weather is likely to continue across the southern part of the UK and the Isle of Wight, possibly with a few thundery showers. Temperatures will be in the mid to high 20s once again in light to moderate breezes.
Friday looks like another very warm day with long sunny spells once again. Temperatures in the mid to high 20s.
Jamie Russell, Chief Forecaster for Shanklin-based IW Met Service, says:
“Beyond this is rather uncertain at the moment as there is significant divergence between the computer models, with some going for more unsettled conditions and others keeping the heat and fine weather.
“Here at IW Met we are more inclined to go towards slightly more unsettled weather with the potential of a thundery breakdown from the south, but this is still highly uncertain and a fair way out in forecasting terms.
“Keep an eye on our Facebook page on Sunday for an update on next week’s weather”.
Like all those storms we’ve just had ?
The IW Met Service didn’t predict any rain or storms, the forecast was for a mostly dry day. You are thinking of the UK Met Office warnings that were completely wrong. Totally unrelated. 🙂
Wightlink will be thrilled
I expect we’ll see an influx of campervan’s arriving on the island once they hear about the heatwave
Does this mean the holiday makers will arrive on force?
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