UK Weather: Met Office predicts temperatures up to 24C this weekend - hotter than Nice and Lisbon

Parts of the UK are expected to see warmer temperatures this weekend as mercury may exceed the highest recorded this year, just days after cooler conditions were experienced all over Britain the past week.

According to the Met Office, temperatures in Norwich could reach 20C over the weekend, with other parts of England potentially approaching previous highs. London will also experience warmer weather, with temperatures reaching 18C, while Cardiff and Newtown will have the warmest weather in Wales, with Edinburgh expected to have similar temperatures.

The experts predicted the weather will "turn increasingly warm," especially in the south east on Saturday (April 6), with temperatures expected to exceed Madrid by one degree, reaching 24C. If the predictions are correct, this forecast will be higher than the previous high of 19.9C recorded in northwest Scotland in January. These warm circumstances are the result of a storm system and southwest winds that are bringing above-average temperatures to regions of the UK. According to the Met Office forecast, Nice, on France's Cote d'Azur, will have somewhat milder temperatures of roughly 18Cs on Saturday, while Lisbon is predicted to have 17C. Despite the optimistic temperature readings, the Met Office warned that unseasonable winds sweeping over the UK would dampen the heat on Saturday.

Craig Snell of the Met Office said: "The temperatures will be tempered somewhat by the strength of winds with the possibility of gales in some western parts of the UK."

UK forecast

Thursday (April 4)

Heavy rain clearing southern areas, with a mix of bright spells and heavy showers following. Rather cloudy elsewhere with patchy mostly light rain, and some hill snow in northeast Scotland.

Spells of rain and showers continuing over the coming days and becoming windy at times, particularly in the west. Turning increasingly warm, especially in the southeast on Saturday.