Britain could be basking in balmy conditions soon as a mini-heatwave brings bright sunshine and warmer temperatures in a matter of days.
Weather maps from netweather.tv and WXCharts appear to forecast a sustained period of sunny weather between May 3 and May 6 looking into next month.
Temperatures, especially for the south and east of England, could hover between 18 and 22C for several days potentially turning the south coast into a Costa del Sol.
The cause of the warmer weather is an area of high pressure, a system that usually brings drier brighter conditions, which is heading towards the UK from Friday May 3.
Maps show a north-south divide with those in southern England and Wales expecting warmer temperatures than those in Northern Ireland, Scotland and northern England.
In the immediate future a divided weather picture appears to be on the way as rain, and even transient snow, could be heading to the UK this weekend, April 27 and April 28.
An area of high pressure is set to arrive over the UK from May 3 bringing brighter weather.
But at least the longer-range forecasts offer some hope to Britons hoping to get out the shades and suncream at some point this year.
Weather expert Jim Dale, whose book Surviving Extreme Weather: The Complete Climate Change Preparedness Manual is out this week, told Express.co.uk Britain was “overdue” a period of sunny weather.
A statement from the Met Office also offered some optimism, with the weather agency saying “it is worth noting that average temperatures themselves rise by around 1C per week at this time of year”.
On May 6 temperatures could climb remarkably.
