The warm start to spring is set to continue with sunny skies and highs of 18C in parts of the UK.
Last week, temperatures reached 18.7C in Kew Gardens, which was the hottest day of the year so far. However, forecasters predict Thursday could be even hotter.
High pressure will build throughout the week and rise to 15C on Wednesday and 18C across the south on Thursday.
But this will be followed by a slight drop in temperature to highs of 12C in London and 9C in Manchester on Friday.
In fact, the sunny weather is set to make parts of the UK hotter than Spain, with Barcelona expecting highs of 16C and rain on Thursday.
It comes as a yellow weather warning for fog is in force across Norfolk and Suffolk until 10am on Wednesday.
The Met Office warned there is a chance of some dense patches reducing visibility to 100m or below.
It was also revealed this winter was the wettest on record for the counties of Cornwall, Leicestershire and the West Midlands, according to provisional figures from the Met Office.
Dorset and Warwickshire had their second wettest winter since comparable records began in 1836, while southern England experienced its fourth wettest.
In the past three months a string of low-pressure weather systems moved across the UK from the Atlantic, with repeated outbreaks of wet and windy conditions.
Three named storms in January – Goretti, Ingrid and Chandra – all brought downpours to many areas, leading to flooding and widespread travel disruption.
The rain persisted for much of February, although drier and sunnier conditions arrived towards the end of the month.
Weather forecast for the next five days:
Today:
Rather cloudy across Scotland and Northern Ireland with some patchy rain. Otherwise, early mist, fog and low cloud gradually clearing leaving a fine day with sunny spells. Feeling warmer than Tuesday, especially in the sunshine.
Tonight:
Remaining cloudy across Scotland and Northern Ireland, with rain becoming more persistent later. Dry elsewhere, with some patchy low cloud and hill fog developing. A milder night for most.
Thursday:
Rain across the northwest making slow progress southeastwards during Thursday. Much of England and Wales though remaining dry with sunniest skies in the east. Feeling warm away from the northwest.
Outlook for Friday to Sunday:
Largely dry and bright in the north on Friday and Saturday. Otherwise, often cloudy, with some outbreaks of rain, particularly in the south on Friday and west on Sunday.
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