Bournemouth was the warmest place in the country on Saturday as temperatures look set to remain high today.
The sun shone down on this part of Dorset throughout most of Saturday, with local weather enthusiast, Bournemouth and Poole Weather saying the town was the warmest place in the UK.
Temperatures hit 21.8C, and look set to do the same again today.
It’s a beautiful start, long sunny spells all day and strong sunshine lifting temps again up to 21C and with just a light breeze it’ll feel extremely pleasant ☀️👍🏻 @portlandukwx @DorsetSnow @Bournemouthecho
— Bournemouth & Poole Weather (@BournemouthWea1) May 8, 2022
The week ahead looks set to be cloudy with some sunny spells, with sunshine expected to make a return again next weekend - hopefully.
The Met Office say Monday will be dry and warm with spells of hazy sunshine for much of England and Wales.
From Tuesday there will be patchy rain affecting the southeast, with sunny spells and showers elsewhere.
We'll be saying goodbye to high pressure for a few days this week. However, it's forecast to be back again in southern areas by next weekend
— Met Office (@metoffice) May 8, 2022
There will be more detail in our week ahead forecast which we will share later today pic.twitter.com/Ke1NmasISV
Heavy rain and strong winds possible widely on Wednesday but drier and brighter in the south on Thursday.
May 2021 was one of the coldest in 30 years, Bournemouth and Poole Weather has said, with just two days reaching 20C.
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