It seems that summer is not yet over, as temperatures are set to climb this weekend, giving sun-lovers one last chance at topping up their tan. It won't last forever though, as some parts of the country will be battered by strong winds - some even reaching gale force - by the middle of next week.
Brits should enjoy warm, summer days over the weekend and into the start of the week. Most of Britain should escape showers on Saturday, but an odd spot of rain is expected on Sunday. Despite the showers, it will still feel quite warm in the sunshine.
Forecaster Amy Hodgson, from The Weather Channel, said Saturday would be a pleasant, summer day with most places enjoying highs of around 20C.
She said: "High pressure centred over the UK will bring a dry and settled day on Saturday, with a mixture of patchy cloud and sunny spells - the best of the prolonged sunshine will be through the morning."
Other forecasters predicted the mercury would hit 25C, but the fine weather will not last for too long.
A slow-moving warm front will edge across the country on Sunday from Northern Ireland and western Scotland to Wales and south-west England.
This will gradually spread light rain and cloud eastward to the Midlands but the system will weaken and rain will become patchy.
Eastern areas are forecast to remain mostly dry and bright.
Maximum temperatures will be mostly in the high teens, 20 or 21C in the south.
From Wednesday onwards it will turn more unsettled with wet and windy conditions combined with drier brighter spells
The heaviest rain and the strongest winds will be in the west and northwest, with a risk of gales at times.
It could stay dry in the south-east with some long periods of fine weather.
Temperatures are likely to be around average for this time of year, with some places becoming warm at times in the southeast, forecasters claim.
