BRITS are set to soak in the 24C sunshine in coming days – basking in weather warmer than Bilbao.
But they'd best make the most of it as thunderstorms are likely to roll through over the weekend.
The Met Office said any low cloud that was about this morning is going to clear, seeing the mercury rise as the day goes on.
Forecasters predicted those in the south will today enjoy the hotter temperatures, with London and Southampton likely to hit a stunning 24C by 11am.
Norwich and Cardiff will hit about 23C, with Plymouth and Manchester just one degree lower.
But, at the same time, the Met Office said Bilbao will be sitting four notches lower at 20C.
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However, enjoying better weather than Spain won't last long as thunderstorms are set to plague parts of the country on Saturday – and spread further on Sunday and Monday.
Looking at the outlook for Saturday through until Monday, the Met said: "Dry with long sunny spells.
"Turning more humid with an increasing chance of thunderstorms across the south on Saturday and then more widely by Sunday and Monday."
The sun came out in force yesterday, with forecasters expecting temperatures to hit 28C.
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Met Office spokesman Stephen Dixon said: "The heat is set to drop slightly in coming days.
"London might not meet heatwave criteria, for example, but there's a good deal of dry, fine, sunny weather to be had this week with temperatures remaining well above average.
"Into the weekend there should be a fair amount of dry weather, with temperatures remaining warm for many, although also humid and warm overnight."
It comes after a swathe of the UK stretching from the North West to the South East of England exceeded the threshold for a heatwave.
The temperature hit 32.2C in Chertsey, Surrey, on Saturday June 10, the highest recorded so far this year.
Porthmadog, north west Wales, saw Tuesday's highest temperature, at 30.8C.
The heatwave conditions, combined with a lack of rain, has seen the risk of wildfires rise, the Met Office said.
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