UK weather: Hottest February day in 160 years predicted with temperatures of 18?C

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UK weather: Hottest February day in 160 years predicted with temperatures of 18?C as set to be hotter than Egypt.



It won't have been this warm on February 20 since 1857 when Queen Victoria sat on the throne - and the invention of the car was still three decades away

Britain is set for the hottest February 20th in 160 years on Monday - with temperatures of 18?C forecast.

A giant plume of warm air from Jamaica has been blown 5,000 miles in the direction of the UK and is set to make the country warmer than Egypt and most of the Mediterranean.



Conditions are described as set to be "exceptional".

It won't have been this warm on February 20 since 1857 when Queen Victoria sat on the throne - and the invention of the car was still three decades away.

Weathermen are even predicting a rush to beaches and parks while ice cream sellers consider opening - all unthinkable for a winter's day.

Many people will want to make the most of it ? as 80mph storms and snow are forecast to follow.

Thermometers will peak in southern and eastern England - while highs could peak at 17C in eastern Scotland, the Met Office said.





The rise could make parts of the UK among the hottest locations in Europe, following bouts of snow and freezing temperatures that took hold on the continent earlier this month.

Met Office forecaster Marco Petagna said: "The average maximums in the north are 6C or 7C for this time of year, but we are looking at 15C or 16C in a few spots."

Monday's highs ease to 14C on Tuesday ? when the Met Office forecast days of 55mph gales beginning in Scotland

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