BRITS will be ditching winter coats as a week-long "tropical" blast will send temperatures rocketing this weekend.
Mild air from the Atlantic Azores Islands will push the mercury into double figures this weekend – following weeks of snow and storms.
Highs of 14C across southern Britain will make it feel more like mid-spring than the start of winter.
Temperatures in parts of the UK over the coming days will match those in the south of France.
Jim Dale, meteorologist for British Weather Services, said after weeks of storms Britain is about to turn balmy.
He said: “We are about to get a sub-tropical airflow starting on Saturday, and we could see temperatures in the south reaching 14C.
“This is air coming in from Spain and the Azores Islands, and while a cold front will come in after the weekend, the generally mild weather will hold out for about a week.
“It will also be very calm and settled with no storms on the radar, so a big change from what we have seen so far.”
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The cheery forecast comes as swathes of the county clean up the mess left by Storm Barra’s assault.
The storm earlier this week unleashed hurricane-force winds, torrential rain, snow and left thousands without power.
While the mild weather is expected to last for a week, the weather on Christmas Day is still up for debate.
Mr Dale said: “In terms of Christmas there might be a change on the way, but it is still quite a way off yet.
“The focus for now is going to be the weekend when we are seeing something much milder for the time of year.
“The warmer air could bring a thaw to the snow fields of northern Britain.”
Saturday will start off chilly before turning milder as air sweeps in from the Atlantic, according to the Met Office.
Southern Britain will enjoy the highest temperatures while it will stay cooler to the northeast.
WINTER WARMER
Low pressure to the southwest of the UK will bring air in from the Azores Islands, off the coast of Portugal.
Met Office meteorologist Aidan McGivern said: “Rain will come in on Saturday and it will be cold before mild air moves in from the west with a slice of Atlantic air pushing through.
“By the end of Sunday afternoon an area of low pressure moves north, and it will be mild in the south, although it stays colder in the northeast.
“Next week a couple of lows move to the north of the country bringing mild a south-westerly breeze.
“It will stay quite mild into the middle of next week.”
Parts of the country will continue to see outbreaks of rain through the weekend and into next week, he added.
Temperatures in Nice, southern France, are expected to hover between 9C and 14C through the next few days.
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