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.
Over the course of Saturday, the UK will enjoy blissful temperatures of 20C - even reaching highs of 21C in parts of south east England.
But the particularly warm spell will be interrupted as the temperatures turn milder overnight, falling to around 17C in the south west on Sunday.
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.
The Met Office that the warm spell will be interrupted by mild temperatures on Sunday
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"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.
"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."
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.
Mitchell explained: "Heading into Sunday again, largely fine, dry and sunny across the whole of the UK."
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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.
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.
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.
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.
Long-range weather forecasts indicate weeks of wonderful sunshine and an increased chance of "early summer heatwaves".k
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Long-range weather forecasts indicate weeks of wonderful sunshine and an increased chance of "early summer heatwaves".
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.
"This suggests systems tracking south of the UK allowing high pressure to extend across the country at times.
"Later in the period, an increased chance of warm conditions implies a greater-than-normal chance of heatwaves in early summer."
