UK weather forecast latest: Temperatures set to soar to 16C for second day as Brits bask in glorious sunshine

Patrick Grafton-Green15 February 2019

Brits are set for another day of glorious sunshine with the temperatures expected to soar to 16C for the second day in a row.

Thursday saw the warmest Valentine’s Day since 1998 in the UK, with temperatures reaching 16.1C in the town of Bala in Gwynedd, north Wales.

The mercury dipped as low as -3.3C overnight but temperatures are expected to climb after a chilly start to Friday, with the risk of potentially troublesome fog across most of southern England.

The balmy conditions are being caused by a stream of tropical air which has travelled from the Canary Islands off the north-west coast of Africa.

This morning patches of dense fog are expected to cause travel disruption across a swathe of southern England.

The Met Office has issued a yellow warning stretching from Cornwall to London and Kent that will be in place from 5am until 11am.

Forecasters said not everywhere would be affected, but some dense patches could reduce visibility to as low as 50 metres in a few places.

Met Office meteorologist Craig Snell said: "It will be another mild day for many parts of the UK.

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"People getting out first thing this morning might think it's a bit nippy out there and there are some fog patches in central and southern England.

"But there will be a lot of sunshine around later once that clears."

But the balmy weather is not expected to last.

“As we go into the weekend there will be a change in the weather,” Mr Snell added.

“It will be colder with more cloud and rain in the west. The temperatures will take a tumble down to normal.”

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