More hot weather is on the way after Brits enjoyed hotter temperatures than Ibiza as a burst of sun sent the mercury soaring to summer-like levels.
A balmy 20.1C was recorded at Kilnochewe the Scottish Highlands yesterday, according to the Met Office, the highest temperature recorded in the UK since 13 November 2022.
This was also warmer than the Mediterranean tourist hotspot, which only reached 19C on the same afternoon.
More opportunities to bask in the sunshine appear to be coming, as northern areas could again see temperatures in the high teens on Tuesday afternoon, including the Western Isles and some areas around the England-Scotland border.
Coastal parts of the South East will meanwhile stay coolest.
Conditions will then begin gradually cool across the country as we move further into the week from Wednesday to Friday, eventually settling at a daytime high of around 12C to 14C by the weekend as cold air moves in from Scandinavia.
Met Office meteorologist Kathryn Chalk said: "We'll be influenced by a Scandinavian high, an area of high pressure over Scandinavia, and then that drives an easterly wind, bringing in some cooler air and brisker as well.
"So it will be more noticeable, particularly along the eastern coast, for example East Anglia. In that breeze, it is going to feel chilly."
While things are expected to stay largely dry throughout this period, a few showers will also be possible in southern areas on Wednesday, according to Met Office.
Hay fever sufferers have also been warned that elevated pollen levels are expect in many parts of the UK most of the week, as the first weeks of spring combine with mild weather conditions to spread airborne tree particles.
Allergy sufferers are likely to be affected in particular by particles from birch, plane, willow, ash and little oak trees, with April also being peak season for pleospora fungal spores.
A pollen forecast from the Met Office warns that pollen counts will be 'Very High' across all of Wales on Tuesday, as well as western areas of England and Scotland.
'High' pollen is also predicted across almost every other area of the UK mainland, with only Grampian at a 'Medium' level.
Yolanda Clewlow, the Met Office UK Pollen Forecast Manager, said: "We’re constantly monitoring what’s in the atmosphere and what might be coming, in terms of pollen in the air.
"Tree pollen is the main factor in the forecast at the moment, and this week, with more settled conditions, we’re expecting a large amount of birch pollen in the air, but these different types of tree pollen in the air will shift as we head towards summer."
