The heatwave is over and is being replaced with lower temperatures, a cool breeze and patchy mist and fog in the UK in to this evening, according to a Met Office meteorologist.

Britons will be able to enjoy some sunshine over the Bank Holiday as temperatures creep up towards 30C (86F) by the end of the month. In London on Friday the mercury could reach 25C.

Sales of beer, ice cream and burgers soared as the mercury hit 29 Celsius (84F) in London yesterday, with much of the country also basking in the high 20Cs.

Thousands of people descended on Bournemouth beach this morning to make the most of the sizzling heat, after the mercury rose to a record-breaking 92F (33.3C) at Heathrow.

The first week of meteorological autumn has brought a chill in the air as temperatures fell to 0C (32F) in Scotland and 4C (39F) even in the South East of England overnight.

Temperatures have remained approximately one or two degrees warmer across the UK today as southerly winds bring a late warm spell dubbed the 'Indian summer heatwave'.

After around 27C today, the Met Office forecasts a showery 21C Monday before widespread sunshine from Tuesday as highs climb back to 25C from Thursday for the weekend.

Warm air from Spain will bring dry and sunny weather across the UK this weekend, starting on Friday, according to the Met Office, with temperatures soaring.

The Met Office say the chance of the UK experiencing an 'extreme summer' like the one in 2018 will increase year-on-year, as will the temperatures experienced.

November's dismal wet weather will finally change with torrential downpours making way for drier, colder conditions across Great Britain - with the big freeze expected to begin by the weekend.

Northern parts of the UK will see freezing temperatures and Scotland and the Highlands may see temperatures as low as -9.7C tonight.

With more sub-zero conditions and snow forecast, there are concerns for parts of Britain that thousands of people could struggle to get to the polls on election day on December 12.

Snow can be expected at higher levels in Scotland today, with some parts of the UK seeing the arrival of freezing fog - while heavy rain continued to cause problems in other parts of Britain.

The Environment Agency has issued 34 flood warnings meaning flooding is expected - along with 110 alerts, which mean flooding is possible, despite the rain expected to ease this weekend.

Temperatures today and tomorrow could reach highs of 14-15C (57-59F), figures not normally achieved until April or May. The warmest places are likely to be parts of North Wales and the North-East.

But first the country will have to battle through horrendous flooding plunging much of the UK under water.

Ice patches are expected to form across northern Britain tonight. A light dusting of snow may also fall on north-west England, Exmoor, Dartmoor and the Welsh hills, forecasters have warned.

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Snow is expected to hit parts of the UK while temperatures plummet to -8C in mini 'Beast from the East' set to batter lockdown Britain until next week (pictured, snow settling in Co Durham).

Britons feeling blue because of the coronavirus lockdown are set to bask in some sunshine with forecasters predicting temperatures could soar to 68F by Sunday.

A 2,000 mile-wide 'high pressure bubble' will see temperatures climb in Britain from 68F (20C) on Monday to 73F (23C) by Thursday, which would make the UK hotter than Essaouira, Morocco.

The country's worst-hit areas, most likely England's midlands and Wales, are facing up to 30mm of rain in the next 24 hours.

The Met Office said the 'unsettled' theme will likely last into the beginning of May, becoming more 'settled' into the second week, May 11 onward, with 'mixed' conditions until the end of the month.

The Met Office forecast temperatures to hit up to 77F (25C) on Friday, with London possibly seeing 79F (26C) on Saturday, as a plume of hot air from the southern Mediterranean wafts across the UK.

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