Temperatures will head close to the UK record for February this weekend, the Met Office said today.
A large area of high pressure centred over continental Europe is predicted to move across the country, bringing settled, dry and sunny weather to many.
Temperatures of “up to to 17C (62.6F) are possible” in parts of the country, according to Met Office spokesman Richard Miles.
The current record maximum temperature measured in the UK in February is 19.7C (67.5F), which was set in London on February 13 1998.
Mr Miles said Scotland could possibly experience record-breaking temperatures for February this weekend, but that “a lot would have to align” for the UK-wide record to be broken.
He added: “It is unlikely from what we are seeing at the moment.”
Despite the unusually high temperatures, he said the South-East could see a touch of frost over the weekend.
