Britons weary of lockdown were spotted sunbathing on beaches across the UK with warm weather set to last for the weekend ahead of Easter snow.
Sunbathers are flocking to beaches along the coasts to enjoy another day of clear blue skies and mild temperatures.
Britons donned their swimming costumes and unrolled their towels on the shingles of Hot Walls in Old Portsmouth, Hampshire.
And in Lyme Regis and Poole, Dorset, dog-walkers and families were pictured heading to sandy shores for their daily exercise.
But police forces have warned Britons not to flout Covid lockdown rules amid the sunny spell however tempting it may be, with Sussex Police tweeting: "Don't stop now."
The incredible weather is set to last all weekend thanks to a warm, southerly airflow.
Most of the UK will enjoy above average temperatures of between 11C and 13C into the next two days.
Meteorologist Aiden McGivern from the Met Office said: "Meteorological spring may not begin until Monday but we'll have a sneak preview this weekend.
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"Following an eventful winter so far, you could say winter goes out on a whimper this weekend with very quiet conditions with high pressure, dry for most, not necessarily sunny everywhere but it will be mild."
Today the UK has welcomed a dry day with plenty of sunshine as Brits look forward to a weekend of mild weather.
But the flooding risk remains for 50 areas of Britain with two flood warnings and 45 alerts in place for parts of the North East, South West and East of England and one warning and two alerts imposed for Wales.
In England flood warnings are in place in the Lake District for Keswick Campsite and the River Burn from South Creake to Burnham Thorpe in Norfolk.
Elsewhere, a flood warning is in place for the Lower Dee Valley from Llangollen to Trevalyn Meadows, in Wales after river levels at Manley Hall reached their peak with a "significant risk of localised flooding problems".
It comes as the Met Office suggests snow is "more likely at Easter than Christmas"
Unseasonably warm weather has swept across the UK this week, with the hottest temperatures of the year so far recorded in Weybourne, Norfolk, on Tuesday with 17.5C.
The Met Office long range forecast shows drier than average conditions, although one of the organisation's forecasters said Brits could be in for snow.
Meteorologist Graham Madge told Somerset Live : "A white Easter is more likely than a white Christmas.
"It’s possible that we could get snow in March, in fact, it's more likely we will get snow in March than in December."
But he added there was "still a lot to play for" between now and March 9, and that the snowy outcome depended on a range of global weather patterns.
UK weather forecast for next five days
Today:
Any fog patches clearing during the morning, leaving a dry day with plenty of sunshine and light winds.
Cloudier and breezier in the far north with a little rain or drizzle in Shetland at first.
Tonight:
Central and southern areas dry with clear periods allowing a frost and a few patches of fog to form.
Cloudier across the north with some rain moving east.
Saturday:
Band of cloud and patchy light rain moving south into northern England and north Wales, else dry with sunny spells and mild once again.
Outlook for Sunday to Tuesday:
Continuing largely dry for most with patchy cloud and sunny spells by day, and some overnight frost and fog.
Temperatures on the mild side and feeling warm with light breezes.
