It is a cold and wet start to the week, but there are signs of temperatures rising with a 'significant spring heatwave' forecast for parts of Europe later this week.
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."
