Wales continues to bask in the glorious weather
WALES has basked in one of the hottest weekends of the year as temperatures soared to 31°C.
Forecasters had originally predicted it would be a heady 33°C but the Mercury hovered at a couple of degrees lower yesterday.
The Met Office said that while it was hot across Wales there were “light and variable winds” making it “a little fresher towards the coast.”
Cardiff hit 29°C yesterday, compared to Ebbw Vale, which enjoyed temperatures of 27°C as Pembroke, Pwllheli and Tenby all basked in highs of 25°C.
Last night was set to be dry, with clear spells and the odd mist and fog patch by dawn, particularly near the coast, where the minimum temperature was 14°C.
There will be little change in the weather today, but some rain could be in the air towards the end of the week, according to the Met Office.
In a statement, it said: “On Monday most of Wales is still looking quite dry and, on the whole, it is for the rest of the week. But it will get a little bit fresher as the week goes on.
“It will be dry with spells of sunshine, and temperatures will reach up to 28°C. You can expect to see temperatures like this in places like Cardiff on Monday.
“Tuesday will be on the cooler side but still staying dry.
“Top temperatures will be 24°C and it will also be less humid.”
Wednesday is also expected to be dry, with sunny spells and highs of around 25°C. But, as the week goes on, we could be in for a slight change.
The spokeswoman said: “On Thursday we may see some scattered showers, but not particularly heavy rain.
“These showers are most likely to be in the southeast but, really, it’s looking quite dry. We could see some more showers on Friday but they will be quite hit and miss.”
It was another busy weekend for firefighters, who were called to a grass fire in Treorchy yesterday.
The fire service was called to attend a mountain fire in Cwmparc at 3.14pm. One appliance from Treorchy fire station attended the scene and the fire was under control at 5.34pm.
The South Wales Fire and Rescue Crime Team said the fire may have been deliberate but the cause is still being investigated.
There has been a recent spate of grass fires in the area as the warm weather continues.
Firefighter were called to a mountain fire in Cwmaman on Saturday, which saw three appliances and a helicopter attend. They battled another mountain fire overnight in Abernant, Aberdare on Friday.
Meanwhile, a mountain rescue expert has warned of the dangers of diving at quarries after two youths narrowly escaped being seriously injured or killed.
In a video taken by onlooker Mark Humphreys on Saturday one of them is seen diving into the quarry near Llanberis.
As he swims to the side of the pool, tonnes of slate cascades into the water, close to where the second youth was making his way down to jump.
Both of the boys miraculously escaped injury, and Mr Humphreys said he was releasing the video in a bid to warn people of the dangers of cliff-diving in quarries.
Miles Hill, of Llanberis Mountain Rescue team, said there’s a reason people are warned off such places.
He told the Daily Post: “Basically the quarries are out of bounds for good reason. The rock is unstable, as you can see.
“Even if it looks solid, big pieces can go. As much as we would want anybody to have fun, we wouldn’t advise people to be messing around in quarries.
“They area is especially unstable and there is also the threat of cold water shock.”