Spanish Plume to turn up the heat this weekend!

Yes, there is talk of sizzling temperatures this weekend. But hold your horses, because here in Wales we are unlikely to benefit!

We may well decide to flock to the coasts this weekend, but it's unlikely we'll be basking in either summer sunshine or spanish heat!

So, a "Spanish Plume" describes conditions where a large southwards dip in the high altitude jet stream develops to the west of Europe encouraging a deep southerly wind flow.

This pushes hot and humid air from Iberia north and north-east into northern Europe, including the British Isles.

The hot continental air will reach as far as the southeast of the UK. London could experience temperatures of over 30C, that's not far off the 90's in Farenheit!

So the question is... why won't we feel the heat here in Wales? The simple answer is.. we are too far away! By the time the warmth gets to us, our winds will have effectively deflected it... so, I'm sorry to say, that for Wales this weekend it is very much a case of business as usual! Yes it will be warm, but with temperatures topping out at around 21c, it's not exactly going to be a scorcher! Sorry!