UK weather: Britain could be facing tropical spring as temperatures soar after months of rain

Saturated ground simmering in rocketing temperatures will pump the atmosphere full of sweaty steam clouds.

Jim Dale, meteorologist for the British Weather Services, said: “As we go into spring, and summer, temperatures will rise after the very wet weather we have had during the past few weeks, so we are going to start talking about humidity.

“We could see a very humid and muggy start to spring as the moisture leaves the ground in the warmer weather.

“This could well become an issue through the start of the season.”

Swathes of the country, particularly the southwest, have been saturated by one of the wettest winters on record.

Some regions have been left drenched under more than double the average monthly rainfall.

Although the "blocking pattern" of high pressure, which drove the wet weather, has vanished, more downpours are on the way.

The next couple of months could see groundwater levels continue to bulge as the heavens open in a deluge of April showers.

Mr Dale said: “We are not out of the woods yet in terms of the rainfall, with April showers likely before the start of summer.

“May is then likely to be the first month that we start to see the warm weather arriving.”

Meanwhile, Britons in parts of the country are gearing up for the start of spring with temperatures this week to hit 15C.

Southern counties will get the best of the weather to start with, as Scotland and the north battle the rain.

A north-south split will make it "feel like spring" in the run-up to mid-week as the winter onslaught from the Atlantic finally eases.

Met Office meteorologist Honour Criswick said: “It is going to feel pleasant in the south, and where we do see sunny spells, temperatures will rise to 14C to 15C, and there will be much lighter winds, so it is going to start feeling more like spring.

“There is a north-south split in the weather on Tuesday, and we will start to see high pressure build, so it will definitely start feeling like spring.

“Temperatures will still be above average, and for the rest of the week, high pressure will stay with us and there are some mild temperatures possible.”

Winter has been dominated by low-pressure, cyclonic storm systems that have barrelled in from the Atlantic, laden with rain.

High pressure to the east has blocked these systems from passing through swiftly, leading to excessively high rainfall in the west.

The pressure patterns are about to change, with low pressure receding and high pressure building from the west.

A Met Office spokesman said: “Where the high situates itself will influence temperatures.

“If it strengthens to the east, the UK could draw up milder southerly or southeasterly winds.

"If it sits more overhead or slightly to the west, conditions may remain cooler, particularly by night, but still largely dry.”

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