Mornings are set to get brighter and lighter very soon

Christmas is over, new years resolutions are flagging and the January days begin to feel like a drag.

It's that time of year when the daylight hours feel as short as blink, as the sun rises around 8am and sets by 4pm.

For many of us, we only get a glimpse of sunlight when we venture out at weekends, leaving a general feeling of fatigue and misery.

But hope is around the corner — as the days are set to get lighter soon.

It won't be long until we're reaching for our car keys and stepping out of the front door into some sun rays at last.

When do the mornings get lighter?

The days are already getting longer for this year, with sunlight hours stretching out an extra two minutes every day from Winter Solstice ( December 21, 2021).

However, the lengthening days won't be that noticeable at first.

By January 28th, we'll have squeezed just one extra hour of daylight, and by February 23rd, the sun will finally rise by 7am!

When do the evenings get lighter?

The clocks go forward on March 27, 2022. This means that our evenings will stretch on for far longer, giving us blissful long days of spring and summer sun.

The sunlight hours will reach their peak length on summer solstice, which will fall on June 21.

On summer solstice, us Brits will get to bask in over 15 hours of daylight.

When does spring 2022 begin?

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Spring will officially start on March 20th in the northern hemisphere.

This is the day of the spring equinox.

After this day, the UK and the rest of the northern hemisphere will be tilted towards the sun, which makes for our warmer spring and summer seasons.

Will summer 2022 be warm?

Although it is tough for forecasters to predict weather patterns far in advance, scientists at the Met Office predict that this year might not be a scorcher.

Met Office scientist, Dr Nick Dunstone said: “Global temperature has been slightly suppressed during 2021 because of the cooling influence of La Niña in the tropical Pacific.

"With another La Niña now underway, making this a so called ‘double-dip’ La Niña, it is not surprising that we are forecasting another relatively cool year for global temperatures when compared with the run of years since 2015.

“However, it is still likely that 2022 will be above 1.0°C and hence continue the series of warmest years for global temperature since 1850.”

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