There is a glimmer of hope for sun-starved Brits as forecasters are predicting the mercury to rise this week, with peaks of up to 24C.
After long weeks of washout weather Wednesday will see the start of a warmer spell and experts expect the temperature to stay hot as the week goes on.
The Met Office predicts that today there will be some cloud and light rain but there will also be patches of warm sunny spells, particularly in the north and the west.
By Thursday and Friday highs of up to 24C have been forecast for parts of the south and south west of England.
According to Netweather "high pressure will continue to dominate" this week but it will "remain centred over the north of the UK".
The Express reports that forecasters added: "It will slowly change position, and by the end of the week, most of us will have a south-easterly wind rather than a north-easterly.
“In other western areas, highs of 19C (66.2F) to 22C (71.6F) will be typical. The cloudier eastern regions will continue to see maximum temperatures of 15C (59F) to 17C (62.6F).
“The stable, settled weather will break down into the weekend as low pressure is set to move close to the west of Britain.
“Sunday, in particular, looks like it may be a wet day for many, and this more unsettled regime is set to continue into next week.
“However, with winds switching to a predominantly south to south-westerly direction, the more unsettled weather next week may produce more in the way of sunshine for much of eastern England.”
BBC Weather's outlook from Thursday to Saturday reads: "Thursday will start mostly cloudy. Through the day, sunshine will develop from the north, and by the evening many across the UK will see a mixture of patchy cloud and sunny spells.
"Friday will start cloudy but sunny spells are expected to develop in the afternoon for northwestern and southern areas.
"Saturday will be cloudy with the chance of some light rain in the southwest."
UK Weather Forecast
Today:
Another rather cloudy start for many with some light showers in central and eastern parts at first, dying out through the morning. Some warm sunny intervals developing, best in the north and the west. Breezy in the south and southeast.
Tonight:
Mostly cloudy with some light showers in parts of the east overnight, whilst clear spells are possible in the north and west with a few mist or fog patches developing.
Thursday:
Again, a rather cloudy start for many, but cloud breaking more readily than recent days away from cloudier North Sea coasts to give warm sunny spells. Breezy in the south.
