BASINGSTOKE is set to bask in temperatures of 31C this Saturday as the hot weather makes a welcome return.

After a rather rainy June so far, Saturday's forecast is for sun from dawn until dusk and the hottest day of the week.

Temperatures are set to drop on Sunday to 22C with cloudy skies but with no rain forecast.

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Temperatures will drop slightly at the beginning of next week and cloud will take over for the most part.

Before then, however, it will be as hot or hotter here than holiday destinations Bali, Rio De Janeiro and Mauritius according to the Met Office.

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