Summer is set to arrive in the UK from this weekend as forecasters predict a sunny end to a cold and rainy May.
The Met Office say temperatures will hit 20C this weekend in Liverpool sparking 10 days of warm and dry weather.
Friday is expected to be a mild day with temperatures of 15C, but on Saturday temperatures will rise to 18C before hitting 20C on Sunday.
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Temperatures look set to remain in the 20s until the middle of next week, with Tuesday and Wednesday in Liverpool hitting 22C.
Although there is less certainty about the weather beyond Wednesday, the Met Office said.
Grahame Madge, senior press officer at the Met Office, said: "There will be a transition from cold weather into a fine and settled period of weather over the bank holiday and early parts of next weeks.
"Areas on the east coast may be cooler because of a breeze from the North Sea.
"Most areas should see some sunshine this weekend.
"It may feel cooler in the mornings."
The warmer weather marks a welcome break from the rain that has dominated the UK since the start of the month.
According to Met Office figures it has been the 10th wettest May on record with England, Scotland, Wales and Northern Ireland all recording rainfall above the average amount predicted at this point in May.
