UK set to roast with 'two weeks' of 'warm, hot and dry' sunshine hitting England

Meteorologists have spoken out over the imminent weather shift - with April set to end in a balmy and sizzling condition.

The UK faces TWO WEEKS of "hot and dry" sunshine as "high pressure" sweeps Britain, according to forecasters. Meteorologists have spoken out over the imminent weather shift - with April set to end in a balmy and sizzling condition.

The Met Office forecast for April 28 to May 12 reads: "Towards the end of April, high pressure will probably be close to the UK with a good deal of dry weather for many areas. Moving into May, these settled conditions will probably move northwards, with the driest weather across the northwest of the UK.

"If any more unsettled conditions develop these are more likely to affect south with a risk of some heavy rain or showers." It adds: "Temperatures will probably be close to average overall, with warm days but some colder nights."

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A Met Office forecast for the period from April 18 to April 27 reads: ""Through the weekend and into the new week a build of pressure will probably occur, meaning more in the way of dry weather across the UK as a whole."

Looking from April 22 onwards, the BBC Weather team says the "drier trend" may continue. "The final week of the month remains uncertain, but there are some indications that the high pressure just west of or over the UK will hold, potentially leading to calmer and drier weather particularly in the north and west," it said.

And looking ahead to May, as the fifth month of the year begins, the team went on to predict: "There is a chance that conditions will calm down overall and temperatures will gradually rise, depending on the exact positioning of the high-pressure area (over the UK or over Scandinavia)."

It follows a balmy weekend which saw 22C highs at times across a three-day, 72-hour period, with London and the south experiencing the best of the weather.