1st March ~ the start of meteorological Spring 2026

[GloriaSmud]

1st March ~ start of a new season. After the rather wet winter for some areas, let's hope for something drier over the next few months.

Some thoughts from TheWeatherOutlook.

We had some very intense hail! And then when the sun comes out it warms up. But the air is very cold.

I've had to have the heating on the last two nights, even the cat was complaining bitterly about it. Also had the very heavy rain which is making the house feel damp 😫

It's May. I want warmth.

forward look on netweather looks like it will get very hot in the south east from next week onwards

The Netweather radar shows there are quite a lot of showers about ~ I should think most people will catch one of those today!

And trying29 is right ~ it's looking like a bit of a warm up for quite a lot of the country towards the end of next week.

I'm just remembering a mad thread last year where there'd been a few nice weeks at start of May and it had returned to mid teens temperatures, and this poster seemed convinced that 'summer was over' and that was all the good weather we were going to get for the rest of the year. So of course everyone quite rightly replied that a) it wasn't even summer yet and b) weather can improve!

We've got southerly winds coming but plenty of rain.

We've had just about everything today ~ heavy showers, hail, lightning, thunder, rainbows and some warm sunshine inbetween.

Netweather's thoughts on the possibility of warmer weather next week...

It looks lovely and sunny outside this morning but unfortunately I'm too shattered to appreciate it. The cat was sucking warmth out of me all last night because it was so cold. I tried offering my hot bottle but nope, she had to be between my legs so I couldn't move 😩

A bit of a showery week ahead but next weekend (although there's still a bit of uncertainty), it's looking like there'll be a taste of summer, with temperatures for most of England and Wales heading towards the mid 20s (the south/SE could see 25-27C.) So good weather for the Bank Holiday but it looks like it's back to unsettled weather the rest of the week...

Netweather's thoughts on the Bank Holiday weekend...

Thanks @GloriaSmud I’m very excited about some warm temperatures after this cold spell!

We don't get above 19c but I'm happy with that.

May is very much a mixed month but I'm quite enjoying this one ~ it's been the right mix for us of rain (keeps gardeners happy and my water butts are beginning to fill up again!) and sun. It's been chilly at times but there hasn't been too much of the dull and grey that comes with those days.

Agreed - even when the forecast has not looked great and it’s been a bit chilly we have seen some bursts of sun. And the sun does have warmth to it at this time of year. Makes dressing correctly a challenge. But no it hasn’t been too bad.

Still looking good for the Bank Holiday weekend (metoffice are giving us 27C Sunday and Monday, which will be a bit of a shock to the system!) but there's a possibility of thunderstorms...

Met office forecasting 5 days of 29 in London which is a huge change! Great if the weather lasts for half term

It will be a shock to the system- gotta love this county going from 12 degrees to 28 in the space of about a week.

Personally I love it around 25 degrees but I shan’t complain after all this cold weather

My youngest is coming home this weekend has been buried in his finals. We haven't seen him since February. I'm so glad the weather forecast is better.

So it's looking like a decent Bank Holiday for all and it looks like it's going to last for a few days after that as well. At the moment, the GFS is forecasting a cool down (with thunderstorms) late Wednesday/Thursday next week but that's a way ahead....

The forecast for London is mad! I’m freezing today in a jumper and slippers then next week it looks baking. A bit of a gradual warm up would’ve been nice but I’m not complaining it’s going to be gorgeous for a good few days

Will the May temperature record be broken in the next few days? (I'm not sure but think it'll get fairly close to breaking the 32.8C record....)

I wonder what is the UK’s largest temperature range for May, this month should be a good contender for that accolade, it got pretty cold for a bit before heating up again.

It's currently raining here. I'm not convinced by the heatwave chat for us up north!

gingercat02 ~ you might get 20-24C over the weekend/Bank Holiday Monday. so not too bad...

The metoffice are forecasting 30C for us, for Monday now ~ there'll be lots of watering being done at the allotment next week...

We had rain today at the sports day everyone was well wrapped up having seen the forecast I guess.