BRITS are set to face urgent 90mph wind warnings in a matter of days - but not before a Spanish plume sends temperatures soaring.
The mercury will ramp up to unseasonably warm temperatures on Saturday, with balmy weather expected throughout next week.
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The mercury will ramp up to unseasonably high temperatures next week - we can only hope it looks like this Credit: Alamy 7
The Met Office has issued yellow wind warnings for Scotland on Sunday and Monday Credit: Met Office 7
The heavenly warm spell will be driven by a tropical plume of air sweeping in from Spain and the Bay of Biscay.
And mountains of snow left in the wake of Storm Barra will melt as temperatures rise to highs of 14C - around 10C higher than average for December.
Jim Dale, meteorologist for British Weather Services, said: “It is going to turn milder this weekend with a sub-tropical airflow pushing up temperatures from Saturday afternoon.
“This will bring air in from Spain and the Bay of Biscay, also from the Azores Islands in the Atlantic pushing temperatures to 14C in some parts of the country.
“In addition to the milder conditions, Britain will get a break from the very storm conditions of the past couple of weeks with a much more settled outlook on the cards through next week.”
Things won't, however, be so balmy for the northerly Isles of Scotland, where winds "in excess of 90mph" will strike.
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The Met Office has issued a yellow weather warning over the westerly and easterly isles for Sunday and Monday, warning of possible danger to life and damage to buildings.
Netweather forecaster Nick Finnis said: “Sunday will be a breezy day, windy across the northwest, with gales or severe gales developing later in the day across western Scotland, as a deep low moves northeast to the west of Scotland.
“But the brisk south-westerly wind will bring rather mild air – with temperatures widely reaching double figures, as high as 13C in the south – which is way above average.”
It comes after Storm Barra battered Britain earlier this week, with swathes of the country left cleaning up its mess.
The storm unleashed hurricane-force winds, torrential rain, snow and left thousands without power.
Sunday will be a breezy day, windy across the northwest, with gales or severe gales developing later in the day across western Scotland, as a deep low moves northeast to the west of Scotland.
Nick Finnis Netweather
But while conditions will be calmer across most of Britain next week, the weather on Christmas Day is still up for debate.
Some forecasters maintain the chances of a white Christmas are dwindling while others reckon another Arctic plunge is on the way.
James Madden, forecaster for Exacta Weather, said: “While there will be some milder weather during the first half of December, the cold is likely to return later in the month.
“Further wintry downpours will accompany this drop in temperatures and during the final third of the month there is a risk of an even colder north-easterly or easterly blast.
“This will bring the risk of snow which could last through the festive season and into the New Year.”
Meanwhile, a spokesman for Netweather said: “With high pressure dominant, it will be generally dry, so a white Christmas currently looks unlikely, but can't yet be completely ruled out in eastern Britain.”
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Waves crash against scaffolding in Porthcawl, Wales Credit: Andrew Bartlett 7
It comes after Storm Barra battered Britain leaving many parts of the country clearing up its mess Credit: Alamy 7
Things will turn milder next week after winds in Scotland Credit: Alamy 7
Highs of 13C can be expected on Sunday at 3pm Credit: Met Office