Britain to bask in temperatures topping 20C as warm weather continues

The sunny spells will continue this weekend and throughout the week

People enjoyed the sunshine in St James’s Park, London, on Friday (Yui Mok/PA) (PA Wire)

The UK is set to enjoy another dry and sunny weekend following the hottest day of the year on Friday.

Britons will be basking in highs of 20C and sunny spells on Saturday - which is hotter than parts of the Algarve. A high of 23.7C was registered in Otterbourne, Hampshire on Friday.

In parts of the South East temperatures are set to rise to 21C on Saturday, while parts of the North East will only see a high of 9C, according to the Met Office.

In comparison, Portugal’s top holiday destination, the Algarve, will see temperatures top out at 18C, with some spells of drizzle in the region.

On Sunday, the weather is set to be slightly cooler, falling to a maximum of 17 degrees in the South West and 16C in parts of the North West. However, it is predicted to still be dry and sunny all weekend.

The UK is set to see highs of 21C on Saturday, according to the Met Office (Met Office)

The week ahead will also see sunny spells and warm temperatures throughout the country.

Becky Mitchell, a meteorologist at the Met Office, said: "Overall, we are in for very warm weather across much of the UK, with plenty of sunshine heading into the weekend.

"We will hang on to a good deal of sunshine and dry weather across the whole of the UK.

"Southern England and South Wales will still be rather warm, but with quite a strong wind.

"Elsewhere, we've got some slightly cooler air pushing in from the North East, so temperatures will come down by quite a few degrees for the rest of the country, but it will still feel pleasant in the sunshine."

She added: "Heading into Sunday again, largely fine, dry and sunny across the whole of the UK."

The previous hottest day of 2025 was on March 20 when a temperature of 21.3C was recorded in Northolt, west London.

It comes after England saw its sunniest March on record and its sixth driest March since records began in 1836, according to the Met Office.

Meanwhile, Tesco said it had seen a surge in shoppers buying barbecue products in preparation for the sunny weather.

The retailer predicted weekend sales of one million packs of sausages, nearly one million packs of barbecue rolls, and 1.7 million packs of ice cream.