Warm Weather To Come This Week

After weeks of bitterly cold, wintry weather, Britons can finally expect some milder weather conditions

Much of the south, south east and west of England woke up to bright blue skies, tempting many to take a Sunday stroll through the park.

Plunging icy conditions witnessed with monotony since December are beingreplaced by milder temperatures in double figures, with warmest locations, reaching as high as 14C (57F).

Paul Knightley, a forecaster for MeteoGroup UK, the weather division of the Press Association, said: "If we look across the country as a whole and the number of places in double figures from Inverness to Plymouth, it's really starting to pick up now."

Much of Britain can expect the warmer temperatures to continue into the working week with the long awaited return of south westerly winds, but towards the end of the week the wind and rain is expected to return.

He added: "There's a pretty good week to come temperature wise. The plants seem to think spring has sprung. The daffodils are beginning to come up and with the warmth around more flowers will be seen. We are coming out of the wintry weather we've experienced for the last three months.

"It is expected to start off a reasonably mild week but we may see more wind and rain arriving across the country from Wednesday, which is more likely in the north and west."