The UK is all set to brace for the warmest day of the year, with temperatures expected to rise above 20°C (68°F).
According to Eastern Eye, the spring equinox is expected to bring the warmest day of 2025 so far on Thursday, March 20, 2025.
The Met Office has forecasted “well above average” temperatures on Thursday, after seeing the highest recorded temperature, 18.7°C, in Northolt, west London, on Wednesday.
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The Met Office announces that March 20, 2025, will mostly remain dry with plenty of sunny intervals, adding, “It will be a little warmer too.”
Simon Partridge, a meteorologist at the Met Office, said, “The highest temperatures are expected in areas from London and the home counties to the southern Midlands. Here we are likely to see 19°C or 20°C widely, with one or two spots likely to reach 21°C.”
As per the Met Office, the highest temperatures are expected to be recorded around London, including the Home Counties and southern Midlands, with 19°C (66°F) to 20°C (68°F) widely and 21°C (70°F) in other places.
Notably, the warmer weather is coinciding with the spring equinox, which is the first day of astronomical spring. Earlier, the highest recorded UK spring equinox temperature was 21.5°C (70.7°F) in 1972.
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