article_snippet: But winter will feel well and truly left behind by the weekend as temperatures are expected to reach a balmy 13C (55F).
article_snippet: However, that will all change this weekend as temperatures leap by as much as 15C (59F).
article_snippet: By Friday the mercury is set to rocket to a maximum of 13C (55F) in the South and 12C (54F) in the North.
article_snippet: Forecaster Gemma Plumb, from MeteoGroup, said: ‘From the weekend and going into next week, we’re going to see a high-pressure system sitting across much of the UK.
article_snippet: That will bring mainly dry and fine conditions, with some risk of rain in the North West.
article_snippet: And Met Office forecaster Kate Brown said: ‘Any chance of terrible wet and windy weather for the rest of the month looks small.
article_snippet: In London, though, it was a brisk 5C (41F) with bright sunshine a hint of the warmer week .
article_snippet: But Spokeswoman Laura Young said warmer weather was expected by Wednesday and Thursday, with parts of southern England seeing temperatures reaching double figures.
article_snippet: Bands of higher pressure mid-week will mean that there is less rain or snow by Wednesday.
article_snippet: The weekend weather will see a divide between the north and south.
article_snippet: People in the north and north-west can expect it to be cloudy and windy with outbreaks of rain, while in southern England it will be generally drier with good sunshine. '
article_snippet: There will be a wintry feeling today and Tuesday, but as we head towards the weekend temperatures will gradually go up to the mid-teens,' said Helen Roberts, of the Met Office.
article_snippet: It will be quite a contrast to the start of the week, we will generally see temperatures of 12 or 13C but there may be the odd 15C in isolated areas in the South.' ...