UK weather: Met Office forecasts temperatures to tank as Britons bask in mini-heatwave weekend ()

<iframe frameborder="0" height="100%" scrolling="no" src="https://www.gbnews.com/res/scraper/embed/?video_url=https%3A%2F%2Fmm-v2.simplestream.com%2Fiframe%2Fplayer.php%3Fkey%3D3Li3Nt2Qs8Ct3Xq9Fi5Uy0Mb2Bj0Qs%26player%3DGB003%26uvid%3D52841608%26type%3Dvod%26viously_id%3D374YLea0POq" width="100%"></iframe><br/><p class="">Britons basking in the sun this weekend have been warned by the Met Office that temperatures will soon tank, bringing much milder conditions back to the UK.</p><p>Over the course of Saturday, the UK will enjoy blissful temperatures of 20C - even reaching highs of 21C in parts of south east England.</p><h3></h3><br/><p>But the particularly warm spell will be interrupted as the temperatures turn milder overnight, falling to around 17C in the south west on Sunday.</p><p>Met Office meteorologist Becky Mitchell said: "Overall, we are in for very warm weather across much of the UK, with plenty of sunshine heading into the weekend.</p><h3></h3><br/><img alt="Temperature map" class="rm-shortcode" data-rm-shortcode-id="92612879c0ee54ab741c7dbb89078b36" data-rm-shortcode-name="rebelmouse-image" id="ef1a0" loading="lazy" src="https://www.gbnews.com/media-library/temperature-map.png?id=59803471&width=980"/><h3></h3><br/><div class="embed-latest"></div><h3></h3><br/><p>"We will hang on to a good deal of sunshine and dry weather across the whole of the UK. Southern England and south Wales will still be rather warm, but with quite a strong wind.<br/></p><p>"Elsewhere, we’ve got some slightly cooler air pushing in from the north east, so temperatures will come down by quite a few degrees for the rest of the country, but it will still feel pleasant in the sunshine."</p><p>The milder conditions will come after Friday became the hottest day of the year so far - with Otterbourne in Hampshire receiving highs of 23.7C. </p><p>Mitchell explained: "Heading into Sunday again, largely fine, dry and sunny across the whole of the UK."<br/></p><p><strong>LATEST DEVELOPMENTS:</strong><br/></p><ul><li><a href="https://www.gbnews.com/weather/uk-weather-latest-hot-weather-forecast-summer-2025-met-office-heatwave-alert" target="_self">UK weather: 'Early summer heatwaves' set to strike Britain with ONE HUNDRED DAYS of hot sunshine</a></li><li><a href="https://www.gbnews.com/weather/uk-weather-hayfever-met-office-red-warning-high-pollen-count" target="_self">Met Office issues rare red warning for hayfever sufferers as pollen count will be 'very high'</a></li><li><a href="https://www.gbnews.com/weather/uk-weather-heat-surge-temperatures-april-showers" target="_self">UK weather: 10-day heat surge to see thermometers shoot into 20Cs with ‘no signs’ of April showers</a></li></ul><h3></h3><br><div class="embed-dontmiss"></div><h3></h3><br><p>The latest record has beaten the former hottest day - which was on March 20, when temperatures reached highs of 21.3C in Northolt in west London.</p><p>Last month also broke records by becoming the sunniest March on record, while Britons began to descend on supermarkets to buy barbecue products in anticipation for the sunshine. </p><p>Tesco has noted that its shoppers had rushed to stores to stock up - as the supermarket estimated sales of one million packs of sausages, close to one million barbecue rolls, and 1.7 million bags of ice.</p><p>Despite this mild drop in temperatures, Britons have been urged to not give up on a long, hot summer as particularly warm temperatures could be possible into July. </p><h3></h3><br><div class="embed-mostread"></div><h3></h3><br/><img alt="Heatwave" class="rm-shortcode" data-rm-shortcode-id="c22d061a0930bea399a61ad3c3c5bf51" data-rm-shortcode-name="rebelmouse-image" id="b52a7" loading="lazy" src="https://www.gbnews.com/media-library/heatwave.png?id=59803542&width=980"/><h3></h3><br/><p><span>Long-range weather forecasts indicate weeks of wonderful sunshine and an increased </span><span>chance of "</span><span>early summer heatwaves".</span></p><p>The Met Office forecast reads: "There is an increased chance of higher-than-normal pressure to the north of the UK with lower-than-normal pressure to the south.</p><p>"This suggests systems tracking south of the UK allowing high pressure to extend across the country at times.</p><p>"Later in the period, an increased chance of warm conditions implies a greater-than-normal chance of heatwaves in early summer."</p></br></br></br>