Britain is set to sizzle with temperatures reaching up to 24C (75F) on the warmest day of the year so far before thunderstorms and heavy rain hit tonight.
Widespread sunshine is set to be present from the north of Scotland to the south of England on Saturday, which would be ideal for a barbecue, with just some patchy cloud in the North and West.
Met Office meteorologist Aidan McGivern said it could be ’16-19C (61-66F) widely – with 24C (75F) the possible high in the South East’.
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