Edinburgh to be hotter than Barcelona as capital to bask in glorious sunshine
The Catalonian city which is known for its warm weather and iconic beaches is set see its temperature peak at 19C from Monday April 28 until Wednesday 30.
Meanwhile the capital will just about be on parity on Monday 28 with temperatures rising to 18C but on Tuesday, Edinburgh will see the mercury top 20C throughout the afternoon.
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Wednesday 30 will be much the same with clear skies accompanied by a whopping 22C day according to the MET Office.
Thursday May 1 will be another scorcher with meteorologists predicting temperatures to reach 21C and the warm weather is said to continue over the weekend.
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There had been much speculation as to whether the UK would meet the criteria for a heatwave this week but forecasters believe we will fall just short of the 27C degrees required.
David Oliver, Met Office deputy chief meteorologist, said: 'Despite media speculation, next week's conditions are likely to fall just outside of official Met Office heatwave thresholds. However, this shouldn't lead to any disappointment as many can anticipate a very fine spell of weather with temperatures reaching 27°C during the middle of the week.'
Met Office chief forecaster Matthew Lehnert said: 'We are not expecting the April UK temperature record to be broken, but some locations may nudge local records.
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'Often warm spells are driven by warmer air arriving from further south, but the origins of next week's air are from Scandinavia and central Europe. This air mass will be warmed by compression as the high pressure begins to build, and this warmth will be boosted by daytime heating from the April sun.'
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