SWANAGE will be as warm as St Tropez on Christmas Day.

A day after the Purbeck resort recorded the country’s highest temperature, 13C, conditions are set to get even milder.

The Met Office is predicting the unseasonal balmy weather to continue with highs of 14C tomorrow and on Boxing Day.

This will be the same as St Tropez, the Mediterranean attraction popular with celebrities for winter getaways.

Bournemouth, Poole and Christchurch are forecast to be 12C today, increasing to 13C on Christmas Day.