A sunbather enjoys the hot weather at Green Park in central London.
Friday was the hottest day of the year so far, though the skies have darkened a bit going into Saturday (Picture: PA)

Parts of the country will experience a sudden burst of warmer weather this week – and just as the kids break for the summer holidays. 

Though Friday saw the hottest day of the year so far, the clouds and cold set in on Saturday.

For many, it’s been a grim reminder of what’s felt like the wettest July in a long while. 

However, forecasters say that after the skies clear late tomorrow morning, much of the UK is set for brighter drier weather tomorrow that will continue into the week. 

Temperatures will generally hover around the low 20s, the average for this time of year. 

But as the week wears on, that could climb as high as 26°C and even 27°C in certain parts of the south. 

WEATHER TEMPERATURE MAP 20 JULY 2024
Though parts of the north and west will be affected by early spells of rain, the temperature looks set to steadily climb throughout the week (Picture: Metro)

Craig Snell, who’s a meteorologist with the Met Office, says most of the country ‘will see dry and bright spells’ toward tomorrow afternoon.

There’s rain expected to be moving in from the west on Monday, which will affect the north of England, Scotland and Northern Ireland. 

The south, however, should prove largely isolated from the wetter weather.

Walkers on the seafront shelters under an umbrella as light rain falls at the seaside resort of Weymouth in Dorset.
The past few weeks have proven what feels like the wettest July for a long while (Picture: BNPS)

Things are expected to settle down further moving into Tuesday and Wednesday, with temperatures climbing across the board. 

Though there may be a spell of rain again in certain parts on Thursday, calmer climes will again settle in going through Friday with bright sunshine also expected next weekend. 

Snell said: ‘It won’t be wall-to-wall sunshine and we’ll see rain in the north on Monday and the rest of the country on Thursday.

‘It also won’t be as hot as recent days but warmer than the start to July. 

‘It will be an improvement.

‘Overall, the south east and south are likely to see the warmest temperatures next week.’

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