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Parts of UK set to enjoy warmest temperatures of the year in wake of Storm Dave

The Guardian · 🇬🇧 public United Kingdom · · 395 words · By Caroline Davies
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What to know about Parts of UK set to enjoy warmest temperatures of the year in wake of Storm Dave

Parts of the UK are set to enjoy the warmest temperatures of the year so far in the wake of Storm Dave, which caused widespread damage and disruption over the Easter weekend.

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What happened

Parts of the UK are set to enjoy the warmest temperatures of the year so far in the wake of Storm Dave, which caused widespread damage and disruption over the Easter weekend.

Why it matters

London and south-east England could reach temperatures of 21C or 22C on Tuesday, rising to 24C on Wednesday, while Manchester could hit 20C, say forecasters, as a short period of settled weather replaces the rain and 70mph winds that battered parts of…

Common ground

Thursday, however, is expected to bring another big change, with temperatures predicted to drop between 10C and 13C.

Perspective signals

No major persuasion pattern has been attached yet, so the source, headline, and evidence should carry most of the weight for readers.

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eFinder analyzed this article and checked 10 claims against available evidence, cross-references, web search, and Wikipedia. Here is what the fact-checking layer found.

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Claim 1: “Temperatures are forecast to hover around 10C in the north and 14C in the south over the weekend”
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No evidence found in any sources to confirm or refute the claim about temperatures hovering around 10°C in the north and 14°C in the south over the weekend.
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Claim 2: “London and south-east England could reach temperatures of 21C or 22C on Tuesday, rising to 24C on Wednesday”
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No relevant evidence found in Wikipedia or other sources to confirm or refute the specific temperature forecasts for London and southeast England. The evidence retrieved pertains to unrelated topics (religious holidays).
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wikipedia NEUTRAL — Black Wednesday, or the 1992 sterling crisis, was a financial crisis that occurred on 16 September 1992 when the UK Government was forced to withdraw sterling from the (first) European Exchange Rate M…
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Claim 3: “Parts of the UK are set to enjoy the warmest temperatures of the year so far in the wake of Storm Dave”
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No relevant evidence found in Wikipedia or other sources to confirm or refute the claim about UK temperatures following Storm Dave. The evidence retrieved pertains to unrelated topics (hurricane seasons, religious holidays, and biographies).
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wikipedia NEUTRAL — The 2023 Atlantic hurricane season was the fourth-most active Atlantic hurricane season on record with 20 named storms forming, tied with 1933. Among them, 7 became hurricanes, with 3 reaching major h…
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wikipedia NEUTRAL — The 2025–26 European windstorm season marks the eleventh year of the continents coordinated of severe weather naming programme. While the official list of names was unveiled on 1 September 2025, the s…
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Claim 4: “Gusts reached 93mph at Capel Curig in north Wales”
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No evidence found in any sources to confirm or refute the claim about wind gusts reaching 93mph at Capel Curig.
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Claim 5: “Temperatures predicted to drop between 10C and 13C on Thursday”
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No evidence found in any sources to confirm or refute the claim about temperatures dropping to 10°C–13°C on Thursday.
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Claim 6: “Winds of 75mph were recorded at Emley Moor in West Yorkshire and St Bees Head in Cumbria”
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No evidence found in any sources to confirm or refute the claim about wind speeds of 75mph at Emley Moor and St Bees Head.
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Claim 7: “Manchester could hit 20C”
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No relevant evidence found in Wikipedia or other sources to confirm or refute the claim about Manchester reaching 20°C. The evidence retrieved pertains to unrelated topics (city demographics, football clubs).
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wikipedia NEUTRAL — Manchester is a city in Greater Manchester, England. It had a population of over 589,000 in 2024. It borders the Cheshire Plain to the south, the Pennines to the north and east, and the city of Salfor…
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wikipedia NEUTRAL — Manchester City Football Club is a professional football club based in Manchester, England, that competes in the Premier League, the top flight of English football. Founded in 1880 as St. Mark's (West…
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wikipedia NEUTRAL — Manchester United Football Club, commonly referred to as Man United (often stylised as Man Utd) or simply United, is a professional football club based in Old Trafford, Greater Manchester, England. Th…
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Claim 8: “The UK recorded highs of 25C in early April in 2011 and 2020”
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No evidence found in any sources to confirm or refute the claim about UK temperature highs of 25°C in early April 2011 and 2020.
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Claim 9: “The joint hottest days of the year so far were 20.9C in Gogerddan near Aberystwyth on 18 March, and in Pershore, Worcestershire on 31 March”
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No evidence found in any sources to confirm or refute the claim about the joint hottest days of the year in Gogerddan and Pershore.
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Claim 10: “73mph were recorded at Buchan in Aberdeenshire”
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No evidence found in any sources to confirm or refute the claim about wind speeds of 73mph at Buchan in Aberdeenshire.
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