article_snippet.sent: If it feels as though summer has come early, that’s because we’re
article_snippet.sent: already enjoying August temperatures.
article_snippet.sent: The delightful weather, caused by warm air blowing up from the Azores, is creating conditions we might usually experience in July or August.
article_snippet.sent: The forecast for today is actually warmer than the 18C (64F) average daytime temperature in August, and way ahead of the 11C (52F) normally expected in April.
article_snippet.sent: That is double the daytime average for this time of year.
article_snippet.sent: The spell of warm weather, which has now lasted more than a week, has seen people flocking to the nation
article_snippet.sent: The Met Office three-month contingency forecast for public officials predicts that there is an average chance of a warmer than usual summer.
article_snippet.sent: But thankfully the chances of it being much colder than usual is just 10 per cent.
article_snippet.sent: A spokesman said: ‘Unfortunately, the weather we get in April doesn’t necessarily tell we anything about the kind of summer we can expect.
article_snippet.sent: still in the midst of spring, so
article_snippet.sent: it’s far too early to say what the months of June, July and August may hold.
article_snippet.sent: The Met Office has confirmed that hotter-than-average temperatures are more than twice as likely than below-average conditions until June.
highlights_snippet.sent: Weather, caused by warm air from the Azores, creating conditions we might usually experience in July or August .
  