British weather has - in that typically British way - been somewhat of a rollercoaster in recent days.
With the mercury rising as high as 18C in parts of the UK on Easter Sunday, most of the following week has been a bit of a washout, including heavy showers and yellow alerts for wind as Storm Noa takes hold.
Now Brits can expect a week of glorious sunshine as temperatures are set to rise as high as 20C in the coming days - warmer than Italy's sun-drenched island of Sicily.
A moving band of high pressure means chilly April showers will be pushed aside, with the British Isles on the warm side of the gulf stream.
This weekend will be reasonably mild, with some patches of showers and grey skies across the UK, the Met Office says.
But weather experts have forecast highs of 18-20C around the Midlands, the North and lower parts of Scotland, as well as sunshine and dry weather, from Monday until Friday.
Forecaster Claire Nasir said: "The outlook suggests that we could, for the first time this year, reach 20C.
"20C is really just some warmth in the air."
Storm Noa brought gusts of up to 96mph on Wednesday, hitting the South West coast particularly hard.
Parts of the M4 and the old Severn Bridge were closed yesterday amidst blustering winds posing risks to traffic and power lines.
One HGV was captured on dashcam sliding across all three lanes on a stretch of motorway in Greater Manchester on Tuesday evening, made worse by the strong winds.
The Isle of Wight recorded winds with a top speed of 96.9mph, and over 260 properties in Devon and 43 in Cornwall were left without power.
Thankfully, weather should start to feel milder from Thursday onwards, with temperatures steadily improving into next week's springtime highs.
Thursday's forecast declared it would be "feeling a little milder, although temperatures still below average".
The national outlook for this weekend read: "Mainly dry on Saturday, with the odd shower in the east.
"Some light rain in the West on Saturday, but becoming sunny for many and feeling much warmer."
From Monday into next week, the forecast predicts a few small patches of cloud and drizzle "mainly in the North and West", while most places would likely remain "dry with some bright and sunny spells".
"Further into the week a ridge of high pressure will likely develop resulting in fine and dry conditions for many, with sunny spells, especially to the lee of high ground."
It adds: "The chance of showers increasing later, especially in the southwest. Temperatures generally above average throughout the period, and locally very warm in the sunshine at times."
