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Met Office is forecasting 22C for London on Friday afternoon - but other parts of the UK could be even hotter

The UK is about to bask in a spell of gloriously warm and sunny weather, with forecasters saying we could be heading for proper T-shirt temperatures.

A period of warm weather will continue this week, with temperatures expected to peak at 22C on Friday.

Wales saw its second sunniest March while the UK experienced its third sunniest.

Met Office warns of sunburn risk as temperatures soar to 22C across UK

The Met Office says sunny and dry weather expected to last over next seven days, with daytime temperatures set to top 20C

Temperatures will rise gradually this week and could peak at 21C on Thursday in the south of England, the Met Office said.