Forecasters said the UK will welcome 2022 following the warmest New Year’s Eve on record, but large swaths of the UK are under flood warnings.
Temperatures are reportedly ‘exceptionally mild’ this week before reaching a tepid 15C (10F) on Friday – warmer than April, where the Mercury averages 14C (71F).
Nearly 50 flood alerts have been issued across England as riveredge flooding follows torrential rainfall ahead of a quiet New Year’s Eve.
Surprisingly, the weather on the south coast and south-east is expected to be as good as Athens, Madrid and Rhodes.
And, if the forecasts are right, these areas are going to be hotter than the record 14.4C recorded in Colwyn Bay, North Wales, in 2011.
Heavy #rain is moving northeast this morning#Cold ahead of this with temperatures below freezing across northern #Scotland, but exceptionally #mild in the southwest pic.twitter.com/CWVIEsKGfo
— Met Office (@metoffice) December 29, 2021
#Rain will ease during this afternoon though it will remain #cloudy for many 🌧️
Best chance of any bright spells will be across southwest England and northwest Scotland 🌥️
Winds easing across the south 🌬️Check out all the details below 👇 pic.twitter.com/GOTJqWqVj8
— Met Office (@metoffice) December 28, 2021
Strong #winds are affecting many parts of the UK today ⚠️
It's particularly #windy in the north and west where gales are likely around some coasts and over the hills 🌬️
Allow extra time if you're making a journey today and stay #WeatherAware 🚗 ⚠️ pic.twitter.com/KtI2jt8OED
— Met Office (@metoffice) December 29, 2021
Heavy #rain becoming confined to northern Scotland this afternoon and staying chilly here 🌧️
Turning much drier elsewhere with bright or #sunny spells 🌤️
Windy in most areas with coastal #gales in the west. However, it will be an exceptionally mild day for December for most📈 pic.twitter.com/HzVGQA5SVB
— Met Office (@metoffice) December 29, 2021
Spring-like #temperatures will affect much of western Europe during the next few days, with exceptionally #mild conditions for the time of year 📈
Temperature records are likely to be challenged in some places 🌡️ pic.twitter.com/f2yBkaoDBe
— Met Office (@metoffice) December 29, 2021
Have you turned off your heating this evening?
These are the expected MINIMUM #temperatures tonight 👇
They're well above what we would typically expect to see in the day time in late #December📈
The record highest minimum #temperature in December in England is 13.7°C 🌡️ pic.twitter.com/02XqZE7wkB
— Met Office (@metoffice) December 29, 2021
Strong and gusty #winds slowly easing this evening, but staying very #mild for most 📈
Less mild in northern Scotland with the #rain becoming confined to Shetland before showers arrive in the west later 🌧️
Elsewhere, drier at first but rain and drizzle spreading NE later 🌧️ pic.twitter.com/IUQDv71WPe
— Met Office (@metoffice) December 29, 2021
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