Despite the country firmly being in spring season it looks as though it will still be a few weeks before the forecast properly reflects that, with the Met Office not anticipating warmer temperatures quite yet. After a fairly wet April temperatures have dropped in the last week of the month, with the forecaster saying it is "still on the chilly side for the time of year".
However, temperatures are slowly creeping up, as a "significant spring heatwave" is expected with highs of 40°C for parts of Europe. BBC Weather's look ahead for the week is showing warmer temperatures over the parts UK, and highs of 40°C in parts of Spain by Thursday.
Forecaster Sarah Keith-Lucas says: "A significant spring heatwave is likely to build across parts of Europe later this week. While we have got colder Arctic air piling across Scandinavia and eastern Europe, the air down towards Portugal and Spain is coming in from the Sahara and with high pressure in charge temperatures are really going to build later this week. Could see 40°C in Spain beating the current high for April of 37°C."
