Pack your sunscreen!!

Britain's sizzling spring will continue this weekend as a powerful Spanish plume weather system catapults temperatures up to 27C (81F).

After the hottest April since records began in 1910, forecasters say a gap between high pressure over northern Europe and low pressure over the Atlantic is sucking hot air north from Spain and north Africa, arriving on Friday and staying until Sunday.

This system, known as a ‘Spanish plume,’ will increase temperatures across the south and midlands by up to 10C, from this midweek’s 18C highs to 22C on Friday, 27C on Saturday and around 24C on Sunday.