Saturday was the UK's hottest day of the year so far, the Met Office confirmed as sunny skies and high temperatures are set to stay across Greater Manchester over the Bank Holiday weekend.
Temperatures reached as high as 24.3C in Bramham, West Yorkshire, the forecaster said, with the warm weather expected to continue into Sunday, although it's not predicted to be quite as hot.
In Greater Manchester, the mercury is expected to top 20C on Sunday, with similar highs predicted for Bank Holiday Monday. READ MORE: Join the FREE Manchester Evening News WhatsApp community Nationwide, temperatures are expected to reach up to 23C in Plymouth.
Forecaster Simon Partridge said the UK is seeing “hints of summer”. “For a bank holiday weekend it’s pretty rare to be that dry and sunny, I guess, so we’re not doing too bad,” he said.
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