UK weather: Britons to bask in sunny weekend in the high-20Cs before plunging jet stream brings storms (0.22727272727272727)
<iframe frameborder="0" height="100%" scrolling="no" src="https://www.gbnews.com/res/scraper/embed/?video_url=https%3A%2F%2Fmm-v2.simplestream.com%2Fiframe%2Fplayer.php%3Fkey%3D3Li3Nt2Qs8Ct3Xq9Fi5Uy0Mb2Bj0Qs%26player%3DGB003%26uvid%3D52911618%26type%3Dvod%26viously_id%3D" width="100%"></iframe><br/><p>Britons should make the most of the weekend sunshine before a "cyclonic" start to summer unleashes another week of wind and rain.</p><p>June is about to kick off to a wet and gloomy start thanks to a plunging jet stream spawning bursts of stormy weather.</p><h3></h3><br/><p>It will follow a largely dry and sunny weekend with temperatures in parts set to hit the mid- to high-20Cs.</p><p>But as the Met Office announces the end of the "sunniest spring on record", gathering clouds spell a very different start to summer.</p><h3></h3><br/><p>Met Office meteorologist Alex Deakin said: "Low-pressure systems are gathering out in the Atlantic, and the jet stream is starting to dip to the south, and here is where we often see low-pressure systems becoming slow moving and sitting close to the UK.</p><p>“The most likely set up is for low pressure to be close to the UK on Wednesday and a cyclonic set up with westerly or south-westerly winds, and this would keep the western half of the UK wetter.</p><p>“Generally, it is going to be wetter than average across the whole of the UK during Wednesday in particular.”</p><p>The culprit, he explained is the jet stream, sinking further south than typical for the start of summer.</p><h3></h3><br/><img alt="Met Office\u2019s Alex Deakin describes the jet stream diving" class="rm-shortcode" data-rm-shortcode-id="a593c68c35044fe8cb06662f8c033a98" data-rm-shortcode-name="rebelmouse-image" id="27825" loading="lazy" src="https://www.gbnews.com/media-library/met-office-u2019s-alex-deakin-describes-the-jet-stream-diving.png?id=60342245&width=980"/><h3></h3><br/><div class="embed-latest"></div><h3></h3><br/><p>This spells good news for the weekend with a southerly thrust promising to rocket temperatures into the 20Cs, he added.</p><p>He said: “At the weekend, the jet stream remains reasonably active, coming out from the Atlantic, but it is allowing the isobars to draw air up from the southwest, and we may well tap into some real warmth from Iberia as we head into the weekend.</p><p>“Temperatures across the south on Friday could get to 24C, 25C, or even 26C, and by the time we get to Saturday, the warmth extends further north across more parts of central and eastern England.</p><p>“So, we will see temperatures more widely over 20C and in the mid-20Cs.”</p><p><strong>LATEST DEVELOPMENTS: </strong></p><ul><li><a href="https://www.gbnews.com/weather/uk-weather-giant-hailstones-heavy-rain-atlantic-storm-weekend-forecast-may-29" target="_blank">UK weather: Britain to be blasted with 'torrential deluge of giant hailstones' and heavy downpours in Atlantic storm clash</a><span></span></li><li><a 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spring on record.</p><p>The UK recorded 630 hours of sunshine between March and May, beating the 2020 record by four hours, according to the Met Office.</p><p>Spokeswoman Emily Carlisle said: “The UK has now, provisionally, recorded its sunniest spring on record.</p><p>“We all remember the exceptionally sunny spring of 2020, but that title has now been surpassed by the spring of 2025.</p><h3></h3><br/><img alt="Weather forecast" class="rm-shortcode" data-rm-shortcode-id="a68c5fa4a13ebb0440aa26aad8139eeb" data-rm-shortcode-name="rebelmouse-image" id="c1454" loading="lazy" src="https://www.gbnews.com/media-library/weather-forecast.png?id=60342247&width=980"/><h3></h3><br/><div class="embed-dontmiss"></div><h3></h3><br/><p>“It has been an extremely sunny and dry spring for the majority, but with a few days left of the season and more unsettled weather this week, it’s too early to say what will happen with other records.”</p><p>Meanwhile, experts say sunshine may be in short supply with Britons urged to make the most of the weekend.</p><p>Jim Dale, meteorologist for British Weather Services and social commentator, said: “We are expecting to see temperatures rise this weekend and a change from the low-pressure dominated weather which we have seen through the end of spring.</p><p>“It is a watching brief as to how long this will last, although there are signs that generally, June could deliver more hot sunny weather.”</p><h3></h3><br/><div class="embed-mostread"></div><h3></h3><br/><p>AccuWeather’s lead international forecaster Jason Nicholls added: “It will be drier and brighter across southern regions later in the week, although there will be a continued risk of showers across the north.”</p>
