Parts of the UK are set to be hotter than Spain and Portugal this weekend as Brits are urged to brace for "warm" and sunny weather.
The Met Office has forecast "showery rain" across for Friday (March 7) before skies begin to clear on Saturday (March 8) bringing "bright spells".
These "dry" conditions are set to carry over into Sunday (March 9) with the Met Office adding it will "feel warm in any sunny spells".
From high pressure to the south, to high pressure to the north. The UK's weather patterns will flip during the next few days and then become stuck.
— Met Office (@metoffice) March 4, 2025
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UK set for weekend temperatures hotter than Spain and Portugal
The sunny weather is set to bring highs of 17°C for places like London and Manchester and 16°C in other areas like Birmingham and York.
While on Sunday, temperatures will peak at around 16°C.
In comparison, temperatures in Lisbon (Portugal) are only set to reach 13°C on Saturday with cloud and light showers forecast, according to the Met Office.
Before climbing to similar temperatures as the UK on Sunday with highs of 14°C.
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Meanwhile, in Malaga, which is set to see some of the highest temperatures in Spain this weekend, it will only reach 14°C on Saturday and Sunday, with heavy rain expected at times.
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The warm weather may however be short-lived, according to the Met Office.
Despite the sunny weather forecast for the weekend there is also the chance of showers at times.
While the UK long-range weather forecast (Sunday, March 9 to Tuesday, March 18) from the Met Office predicts "longer spells of rain", "colder spells" and "wintery hazards" from next week.
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It reads: "Likely mild at the start of this period and feeling warm in any sunny spells.
"However, conditions will be fairly changeable with a chance of showers or longer spells of rain across all areas, these more likely, at least at first, in the west.
"How weather patterns evolve during the following week is unclear but there is an increased chance that high pressure will become more dominant for a time from the north.
"This would result in a good deal of dry weather but also lead to a downturn in temperatures with a low chance of a colder spell and wintry hazards."
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