Crowds flock to parks and beauty spots on hottest day of the year so far as temperatures hit 60F
What a difference a week makes! Crowds flock to parks and beauty spots on hottest day of the year so far as temperatures hit a balmy 60F – with even warmer weather to come this week
- Hundreds of people were seen enjoying strolls out and about after weeks of rainy conditions kept them inside
- Weybourne, Norfolk, enjoyed the hottest temperatures of 2021 so far at a balmy 60F, with more to come
- Temperatures will reach 62F in southeast this week while the north and Scotland have yellow rain warnings
Crowds of people were out and about across the UK yesterday as they enjoyed sunning themselves during the hottest day of 2021 so far.
Hoards of sunseekers were seen making the most of the break in the recent rain by taking strolls or enjoying a sit down away from their bubbles.
And ahead of tomorrow’s expected roadmap from the Prime Minister out of the third lockdown the UK has endured, people took matters into their own hands for a stroll.
The warmest temperatures today were found in Weybourne, Norfolk where the mercury nudged 60F making it the warmest day of 2021 so far.
Hoards of people were spotted out and about in tourist spots such as near Tower Bridge, London, today as they made the most of the hottest day of 2021 so as temperatures reached 60F in Norfolk
Just two weeks ago the same town froze in 0.8C temperatures, showing the upturn in the recent mild conditions.
Today in London dozens of people were spotted sitting and walking closely to others near Tower Bridge with little or no thought for the two-metre rule.
People also seemed to be ignoring the rules in Hyde Park where some stopped to have picnics together and others nonchalantly strolled by parked police cars.
The area near Tower Bridge was bristling with activity today with people breaking lockdown to go for strolls and sit out in the sunshine near the world famous tourist site
People sunning themselves outside did not seem to be considering Government lockdown rules as they chatted with friends near Tower Bridge today
In Hyde Park some were seen paying no attention to the police cars as they calmly went for a stroll out in the afternoon sunshine, despite there being no change in the lockdown guidelines
The warmer temperatures were just too tempting for some who could not resist heading out with dogs and pushchairs in the balmy winter conditions, following several days of rain
Plenty sat out in the greens of Hyde Park today but at least were seen to be careful to not venture too closely to other groups doing the same thing in the hottest day of 2021 so far- with hotter yet to come
Several people seemed to agree it was the perfect temperatures to be outside in the sunshine instead of being cooped up inside, following the Government’s Covid guidelines
This group was spotted seemingly taking a martial arts lesson in the winter sunshine ahead of tomorrow’s rumoured plans for easing lockdown rules expected by the Prime Minister in the Houses of Parliament
And in Windsor people strolled together on the Long Walk near other groups
Current restrictions forbid meeting other people you do not live with, or have formed a support bubble with, unless for a permitted reason.
Any outdoor gatherings must be limited to between just two people from two households, yet crowds of sunseekers took to beaches and green spaces across the country today, just days ahead of Boris Johnson’s ‘roadmap’ to freedom announcement.
Dozens of people were seen out in the crisp February air in Windsor as they took a stroll with friends, family and their pets along the Long Walk in Berkshire as they made the most of the upturn in weather fortunes
The warmer conditions were just too tempting for some people who could not wait to get outside after watching the rain fall for several weeks. The conditions are expected to get better during the week and peak at about 17C in the southeast
Martin Bowles, operating meteorologist from the Met Office said we can look forward to more mild conditions this week, with the south east even set to bask in 17C.
He said: ‘It’s going to stay quite mild as we have a southerly flow.
‘Some places will still get more rain than others. But we can expect it to stay milder and dryer next weekend.’
It comes after several weeks of rainy weather across the country bringing flood misery to thousands.
Sally Bloor and her sons Fin, five, and Sam, three, have fun cycling through a flooded road near Ely in Cambridgeshire
Near Trinity College, Cambridge, beautiful crocuses were seen blooming in the winter sunshine as cyclists stopped for a rest
Several people ventured out to enjoy the beautiful scenery in Cambridge and warmer temperatures, despite lockdown rules
The beautiful blooming crocuses looked a picture of colour in some scenes seen around Cambridge today
The Met Office says there will be further rain tonight through southwest England, parts of the Midlands, Wales and northern England.
Northern Ireland and Scotland can expect it to stay mostly dry.
But that could change on Tuesday when southwest Scotland and into the northwest of England, such as Cumbria, have a yellow rain warning.
Martin added: ‘We had quite a lot of rain three or four days ago which came quite out of the blue.
‘Some rivers will be quite close to overflowing as it is and some flood warnings will be put out.’
