Colder weather is set to return to London after the capital basked in 19C temperatures on Sunday.
Sunday’s high of 19C made it the warmest day in the capital so far this year, and was only slightly less than the peak temperature in the country of 19.7C in Crosby, Merseyside - making it warmer than holiday hotspots such as the Costa del Sol.
But the unseasonably warm weather will not last, the Met Office has warned, with temperatures to fall below average across the country for this time of year in the coming week.
Forecasters predict that from Tuesday, the weather will turn “markedly colder than of late” in London, with maximum highs of 10C. This is “widely below average,” forecasters said.
For the rest of the week, the weather will remain “rather cold” due to breezy conditions, with a mix of sunny spells and showers.
Craig Snell, a meteorologist at the Met Office, said: "It'll be turning colder across all parts.
"The South will hang on to milder conditions on Monday, probably around 17C or 18C, but it will be cloudier.
"In the North, it'll be much cooler and bands of patchy rain will move in, and gradually move southwards."
Most of the country will feel the cooler conditions on Tuesday and this will continue through most of the week.
Scattered showers are expected in northern and eastern parts, with temperatures in the North reaching between 6C and 8C, and the South seeing between 8C and 9C.
Mr Snell said: "Conditions will stay in single figures and it'll be a cold midweek, particularly when compared with this weekend.
"It won't be a washout and there will be plenty of dry spells. But it'll be the breeze that keeps those temperatures down."
Friday into Saturday will be more of the same until temperatures start to rise again slightly moving into the weekend.
