We could see the arrival of summer in Dorset next week with temperatures forecast to reach the top twenties.

Sunny weather will arrive in the area from Monday, and local forecasters say we could see the mercury reaching 30C in some Dorset spots.

Weather account, Bournemouth and Poole Weather, said: "So a warming trend looking likely this week, plenty of sun on offer and temps rising day on day for our part of the world

  • Mon - 22C
  • Tue - 23C
  • Wed - 25C
  • Thu - 27C
  • Fri - 28-30C

"Lots of questions over Saturday, could be 18C, could be 32C. So TBD."

Met Office meteorologist Jonathan Vautrey said there is a “lot of sunshine around to help to keep things feeling pretty warm” in the south of England, as temperatures reached about 23C in the Greater London area on Saturday afternoon.

He added: “There is a signal in that the heat we have currently got over Spain – I believe they are experiencing rather high temperatures at the moment – could edge its way northwards to south-eastern areas of the UK, at least for the end of the week.

“So at the moment, the model wants to take us up to mid-20s by the middle of the week and then potentially into low 30s for Friday, which would be the warmest conditions we have seen over the course of this year so far.”