Somerset is set to sizzle this weekend as the mini-heatwave finally hits, with temperatures reaching highs of 18C.
The weather this month has been particularly hit or miss, with some gloriously sunny spells and a fair few grey moments.
But things are really starting to look up, at least for now anyway, with wall to wall sunshine predicted for most of the weekend it’s finally time to get the barbeque out.
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Today the Met Office predicts a clear and sunny day with plenty of of sunshine and highs of 18C.
Here’s the Met Office forecast for the weekend ahead (obviously subject to change):
Friday
7am – sunny intervals, 11C
10am – sunny intervals, 15C
1pm – sunny, 16C
4pm – sunny, 18C
7pm – sunny, 15C
10pm – sunny, 12C
Saturday
7am – sunny intervals, 11C
10am – sunny, 14C
1pm – sunny, 15C
4pm – sunny intervals, 15C
7pm – cloudy, 14C
10pm – cloudy chance of rain, 13C
Sunday
7am – sunny intervals, chance of rain, 13C
10am – cloudy, 14C
1pm – cloudy, 16C
4pm – sunny intervals, 16C
7pm – sunny intervals, 16C
10pm – cloudy, 14C
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