Scotland is set to be battered by hail and sleet this morning, before chilly winds grip the North this afternoon
FORECASTERS have warned of more flooding as a new storm is set to drench Britain this week - before an African plume sends temperatures skyrocketing.
Scotland was forecast to be hit by hail and sleet this morning, before chilly winds gripped the North this afternoon.
But a gust of hot air from Africa could see the Mercury fly to record levels - with bookmakers slashing odds on Britain's hottest ever spring.
Flood alerts have been issued for Merseyside, Yorkshire, Nottinghamshire, London, and Merseyside - with 32 warnings no longer in force.
Met Office forecaster Ellie Creed said: “In the far north temperatures will feel pretty cold in the early part of this morning.
"If we continue through the rest of Sunday morning blustery showers continue to rattle their way across parts of Scotland.
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"Those showers could even provide snow over the hills."
But the cold weather will be followed by three months of scorching weather - with bookmakers slashing the odds on record heat.
Coral cut the odds on a record-hot spring from 4/1 to 5/4.
The firm's Harry Aitkenhead said: “Punters believe a sizzling spring is ahead.”
A Met Office spokesperson added: "For March-May, above-average temperatures are more likely than below-average.
"The probability UK average temperatures will fall into the warmest of our five categories is 50 per cent. The coldest category is 10 per cent.
"Some long-range prediction systems indicate an increased chance of high pressure to the south of the UK.”
The Weather Outlook's Brian Gaze told the Daily Star: “With computer models strongly favouring a warm spring, there is potential for the record for the hottest spring to be challenged.
“26C highs are likely in April. Plumes of warm air from Africa are expected.
“And there is an increased chance of a hot and settled summer due to the trend for more high pressure, which brings hot conditions in summer.”
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