Before at the moment, all 4 nations of the UK had recorded their highest temperature of the year so far on Tuesday after very heat air was dragged in from continental Europe.
The addition of the foehn effect – a warming wind on the leeside of a mountain – meant that north-west Wales noticed the highest temperatures.
Wales – 24.8C (76.7F) – Mona, Isle of Anglesey
England – 22.5C (72.5F) – Merryfield, Somerset
Scotland – 22.5C (72.5F) – Kinloss, Moray
Northern Ireland – 19.0C (66.2F) – Armagh, County Armagh
This is round 10C above common for early April.
The focus of the highest temperatures on Wednesday have been the Midlands, East Anglia and south-east England.
The final time earlier than this week that 25C or extra was recorded in the UK was 19 September 2025, when temperatures peaked at 27.8C at St James’s Park, London.
Around this time in April in 2017 and 2020 25C (77F) was recorded, however final year that temperature was not reached till the final day of the month.
The highest temperature ever recorded in the UK in April was 29.4C (84.9F) measured in London in 1949.
There is a few approach to go to beat that however spring is the fastest warming season due to climate change.
Scotland and Northern Ireland won’t be as heat. The cloud will break to present some sunshine and temperatures may nonetheless attain as excessive as 18C (64F) in jap Scotland.
