Brits face 'snow eater' weather phenomenon as Met Office predicts 26C surge tomorrow

Brits face 'snow eater' weather phenomenon as Met Office predicts 26C surge tomorrowThe Met Office says Tuesday is set to be the warmest day of the week - and possibly the hottest day of the year so far - with mercury soaring to 26C before turning 'markedly cooler'NewsZahra Khaliq News Reporter17:37, 07 Apr 2026View 2 ImagesThe UK saw its hottest day of 2026 due to the Foehn effect(Image: Met Office)Temperatures soared to almost 25C today - the hottest April on record - thanks to a little-known weather phenomenon that sucks up moisture and makes the air extremely dry and hot.‌A toasty 24.8C was recorded in Mona, a small hamlet in Anglesey, Wales, this afternoon, while temperatures rose to 24C in the nearby coastal town of Porthmadog. "The very warm conditions in northwest Wales today have been in part, a result of a phenomenon known as the Foehn effect," the Met Office said.‌The forecaster says temperatures are set to climb even higher to 26C tomorrow - possibly setting a new record for the hottest day of 2026 so far - before turning "markedly cooler" later in the week.‌The Foehn effect is a weather phenomenon triggered by moist air forcing its way up the side of a mountain before cooling down and turning into clouds, causing rain or snow. By the time the air reaches the top, it loses most of its moisture.View 2 ImagesA person sunbathing in Hyde Park today(Image: AFP via Getty Images)Then, as the air moves down the other side, it compresses and heats up rapidly, arriving in the valley below as a hot, dry wind - and causing temperatures in the area to soar.‌"In the UK, the most notable Foehn events tend to occur across the Scottish Highlands where the moist prevailing westerly winds encounter high ground along Scotland's west coast," the Met Office says."This results in a marked contrast in weather conditions across the country with the west being subjected to wet weather, whilst the lower lying east enjoys...