UK weather: First day of spring may bring warmest day of year so far

The spell of warmer weather this week will have temperatures roughly 4C to 7C above the March average. However, this isn’t uncommon for the time of year.

March is typically a transition season – from winter to spring – during which we often see big swings depending on the direction of the wind.

Although not unusual, this type of warmer spell in spring is made more likely due to climate change.

Scientists from ‘Climate Central, external‘ think this week’s temperatures have been made at least one-to-three times more likely by climate change across a lot of the UK, and for some regions at least four-to-five times more likely.

The hottest-ever March temperature of 25.6C was recorded at Mepal, Cambridgeshire, in 1968.