Enjoy your fix of warmth while you can – it won’t last
YES, yes, I understand. The time for civilised conversation is done and dusted. All you want to know is where the next fix is coming from and how long will it last...
There is something about the sunshine that brings out the marginally debauched in us. Indeed, Waitrose increased its beer orders 150 per cent this weekend, while other stores are ordering 60 per cent more cider and 50 per cent more rosé as the nation toasts the first flush of summer before needing a little lie down come 3pm.
But anyway, on the important stuff, the short answer, I’m afraid, is not very long at all. Today expect plenty of sunshine. Tomorrow, the mercury will continue to rise for some of us. The organisers of the London Marathon, for example, are warning it may be the hottest in its 38-year history.
Expected temperatures of up to 75F (24C) could surpass the 72F (22.2C) recorded in both 1996 and 2007.
My brother ran the race in the latter year when four run-through showers were installed en route to cool the runners. But he still ended up getting so sunburnt the Nike tick on the label of his vest ended up seared on to his neck. As far as I know it is still there.
This year is looking so warm that participants are being urged to ditch the novelty costumes. My colleague at The Daily Telegraph Bryony Gordon is going further, running in just her underwear to raise money for charity.
However, farther north and west, thundery showers will become widespread tomorrow as the humidity pops like a marathon runner’s 24-mile blister.
And then, I’m afraid to say, it is goodbye to all that.
Come Monday we are reduced to typical April fare: unsettled, cool and breezy.
Still, look on the bright side. At least we will have all that spare rosé.