Britain to bask for THREE more days...

Good news for those who feared the weekend’s glorious weather would disappear as soon as it arrived - the beautiful sunshine is now expected to last until at least Friday.

The Met Office predicted highs of up to 21C across the country today and the mercury will hit 23 tomorrow - matching yesterday's hottest day of the year so far.

But forecasters predict the the warm spell will end on Saturday - just in time for the school Easter holidays.

Although, despite temperatures dropping to 12, there is still little sign of any rain - prompting new drought warnings.Temperatures are likely to pick up mid-week, but only as high as 16C.

It comes after almost a week of unseasonably warm and sunny weather. Amazingly, rather than the south of England, it was the Scottish village of Aboyne, Aberdeenshire, which recorded the highest temperature of the year so far as the mercury hit 22.9.

South of the border Otterbourne in Hampshire was the warmest place on Monday, peaking at 21.4C, while Porthmadog in Wales reached 21.1C. Meanwhile central London saw temperatures of 19C.

The first working day of the week saw Britain's beaches and parks fill up with sun seekers as forecasters said the heatwave was due to high pressure and breezes from north Africa and the Mediterranean.
Clear blue skies with dry, sunny weather is anticipated for most of the UK on Wednesday and Thursday.

Early mist and fog on Friday is expected to clear to make way for another beautiful day. Only western parts of Scotland will see some less enjoyable conditions in the shape of breezes and patchy drizzle.
But forecasters urged sun-worshippers to make the most of it because by the weekend temperatures will be back to a more seasonal average of 11-12C (51-53F).

They predict chilly starts followed by sunshine and highs of 21C in both the North and the South over the next few days.

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Hottest weekend of the year as Britons flocked to the seaside

Temperatures to continue rising after hottest weekend of the year. Britons flocked to the seaside as they took advantage of the hottest weekend of the year.

Coastal resorts saw thousands turn out to lap up temperatures of 22.2C (72F) on Saturday – making it England’s warmest March day for 22 years.

About 200,000 people hit the beach at Blackpool while others packed the shores of Brighton, Bournemouth and Langland Bay, near Swansea.

Others dusted off their barbecues for the first time this year as supermarkets reported a surge in sausage and burger sales.

The hottest place in Britain was Fyvie Castle in Aberdeenshire, where a temperature of 22.8C (73F) was recorded – beating the previous March high of 1965.

More sunshine is forecast for much of this week with the mercury staying above 20C (68F) in most regions until Thursday.

‘We’ve got clear skies, plenty of sunshine and quite dry ground which is heating up quite quickly,’ said Met Office spokeswoman Rebecca Sherwin. ‘Most places will be dry, warm and sunny for the next few days.’

Temperatures will be back to normal for the time of year by the weekend but west Wales and north-eastern parts of Scotland are likely to be warmest.

However, the driest March since records began has failed to impress the Environment Agency, which is implementing a hosepipe ban in many areas from April 5.

‘Obviously, it’s nice to have a sunny weekend but what we really need is a prolonged period of rainfall,’ said a spokesman for the agency. ‘We’re working with farmers to keep them going through the summer.

However, it’s been a very dry week and river levels are continuing to fall,’ they added.

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