BRITS are set to bask in glorious sunshine with temperatures soaring to 24C in days, the Met Office have said.
More sunshine and a change in the wind direction are expected to bring the warmest weather of the year so far, said the forecaster.
Temperatures could reach up to 10C above average across most of and on Tuesday, according to the .
It is possible that top temperatures could reach 23C or 24C, but the nights will still be cold at about 4C-7C.
A “large chunk”; of could be enjoying these temperatures which would be “very warm for the time of year”;, according to Met Office meteorologist Simon Partridge.
From early next week the temperatures continue to climb as the wind changes direction to a south-easterly and we tap into some warmer air from the near continent.
Mr Partridge said: “The average temperature for this time of year is about 13C to 14C, so for a lot of central and south-eastern England on Monday and Tuesday, there is quite possibly the chance that we will see temperatures around the low to mid 20s in the early part of the week.
“Certainly on Monday and Tuesday, the potential 23C is pretty high with a with a small chance of seeing 24C – but even 23C for parts of the Midlands would put them 10C above average for the time of year.
“There’s a pretty good chance of seeing that early next week, which is obviously very warm for the time of year.
“Obviously, 23C is not record breaking in terms of absolute temperatures, but for the end of April, that is well above average.”;
It looks like Sunday’s Marathon runners will have to endure temperatures of 21C to 22C as they try to complete the 26.2 mile course.
Some 56,000 people are expected to tackle the route in what is the 45th edition of the event.
It could enter the record as the largest marathon in the world if the number of finishers surpasses the 55,646 who completed the Marathon in November.
The TCS Mini will also take place on Saturday, with about 17,000 children due to run, jog, walk, or wheel one mile (1.6 kilometres).
Temperatures will then rise in the following days, becoming widely above average on Monday and Tuesday.
Highs of 22C (72F) to 24C (75F) can be expected.
While northern regions of the UK will continue to see some cloud and scattered showers on Monday, the rest of the country will stay dry and bright with temperatures of up to 24C in the South East.
The highest temperature of the year so far is 24C (75F), seen at Northolt in northwest London on Saturday 12 April.
The settled conditions will bring plenty of sunshine, with UV levels expected to be around moderate.
The warm spell of is expected to start on Sunday but there is potential for a lot of cloud to come in from either the north or south.
Mr Partridge added: “Typically for people that are running the marathon, that (warm weather) kicks in on the wrong day.
“For those guys, they probably would have rather run the day before when it would be be three or four degrees cooler.”;
Saturday will likely see patchy rain initially moving east across most of , England and , with brighter conditions further north before sunny spells develop more widely into the afternoon.
Temperatures will stay around average with highs of 18C but may start to rise as the weekend progresses, particularly on Sunday.
