The UK is set to be hotter than Athens next week as sunny weather continues.
According to the latest Met Office forecast, temperatures will peak at 19C in London on Thursday 23 April.
After a period of sunny intervals to start the working week, London will see warm conditions on Wednesday, with highs of 17C forecast.
That will continue into the weekend, with temperatures of 18C expected on Friday and Saturday.
Meanwhile, the Greek capital will see temperatures of 17C on Thursday, with wind and rain expected, according to the latest BBC forecast.
It will be considerably warmer in the British capital than Istanbul on Thursday as well, with temperatures set to peak at 13C in the Turkish city, after 11C on Wednesday.
Sunny intervals are expected in London and Monday and Tuesday, with 14C and 15C the respective forecast highs.
It won’t just be the capital that will be enjoying warm weather this week either.
Highs of 18C are expected in Manchester on Thursday and 19C in Cardiff.
Met Office’s latest five-day forecast for the UK
This evening and tonight:
Showers will continue to affect the northeast of Scotland overnight, with increasing cloud also generating a few showers near to the east coast of England later. Becoming mostly dry elsewhere with clear periods. Some fog and frost forming.
Monday:
Early showers in the north and east, breaking out more widely during the day, and turning locally heavy. Some southern and western areas staying mostly fine, with some warm sunshine.
Outlook for Tuesday to Thursday:
Showers in the northwest on Tuesday, and perhaps west Cornwall on Wednesday. Otherwise dry with some sunshine. Strong easterly winds mid week, though warming up across the south and west.
UK long range weather forecast from the Met Office
High pressure is likely to be centred close to or across the UK through much of this period. So many places will be largely dry with clear or sunny periods.
Colder air will try to push into the country from the north toward next weekend, but will probably only make limited progress into the northeast for a brief time, where it could bring a short lived showery interlude, some of these wintry.
Winds will be mostly light, but briefly stronger in the northeast as that colder air tries to come south. Temperatures will probably be near normal or slightly above for many, but with a risk of colder conditions affecting the north next weekend.
