UK set for 14-day roaster with 'hot and dry' weather spreading over England

Britain will roast in dry and hot weather between now and the fifth month of the year kicking off in style in a fortnight's time.

The UK faces a 14-day roaster from now until May as the second half of April sees balmy conditions win out. Britain will roast in dry and hot weather between now and the fifth month of the year kicking off in style in a fortnight's time.

Forecasters at the Met Office have predicted a "good deal of dry weather for many areas" as we approach May. The forecasting agency adds: "If any more unsettled conditions develop these are more likely to affect south with a risk of some heavy rain or showers.

"Temperatures will probably be close to average overall, with warm days but some colder nights." It follows a balmy weekend which saw 21.5C highs in London and parts of the East of England and South of England, with three consecutive days of 20C or above.

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The Met Office forecast from April 19 onwards reads: "From Friday onwards and into the new week a build of high pressure will likely occur, meaning more in the way of dry weather across the UK as a whole." It adds: "Towards the end of April, high pressure will probably be close to the UK with a good deal of dry weather for many areas."

"Temperatures will probably be close to average overall, with warm days but some colder nights," the meteorologists went on. On its own website, the BBC Weather team has had its say, providing a week-by-week look at what the UK has in store.

"Temperatures will be slightly above average early next week," it said. It also says the "drier conditions" may well continue from April 22 into early May. The Beeb said in its medium-range and medium-term outlook: "We will see whether the drier trend will continue to stabilize.

"Another trend could continue and make for rather wet, windy and cooler conditions, due to uncertainties about the late state of the stratospheric polar vortex and some conflicting factors."