UK set for sunny start to spring as temperatures reach 18C this week

• The warm start to spring is expected to continue across the UK, with temperatures potentially surpassing last week's high of 18.7C.
• Forecasters predict Thursday could be the hottest day, with highs reaching 18C in southern parts of the country due to building high pressure.
• This warm spell means parts of the UK will be hotter than Barcelona, which is expecting 16C and rain on Thursday.
• A yellow weather warning for fog is in place for Norfolk and Suffolk until Wednesday morning, with visibility potentially reduced to 100m.
• The Met Office also reported that the past winter was the wettest on record for Cornwall, Leicestershire, and the West Midlands, with southern England experiencing its fourth wettest.

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Sunny weather set to continue as temperatures to hit 18C making Britain hotter than Barcelona