Cricket on Elie beach in Fife yesterday (Image: SWNS)
But yesterday, some were already having fun in the sun, with a spot of cricket on a Fife beach and horsing around off the Cornish coast. A group took a mud bath in Essex and youngsters in Hampshire looked like they were having a whale of a time as they wallowed in pink foam. Britons are looking to pack away their winter woollies for good but typically, forecasters warned the mercury would fall slightly on Thursday - and driving wind and rain could arrive by the end of the week.
On Wednesday there will be highs of 23C or 24C in the North and in Scotland
Alex Burkhill
Nevertheless, there will still be lots of sunny spells to enjoy on Tuesday and Wednesday, predicted Alex Burkhill of the Met Office.
He said temperatures were expected to be around 18C today, adding: "Today will be largely light and
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