UK weather forecast today: 29C heatwave set for weekend after ‘extensive’ cloud and rain sweeps Britain this week

A HEATWAVE of 29C will bake Britain after downpours batter parts of the UK this week.

Crowds flocked to shores yesterday to soak up the rays on yet another warm morning after the weekend's glorious weather.

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But before Brits can enjoy a tropical paradise once more they must endure days of cloud and rain.

While temperatures will be between 14 and 21C, today is set to be cloudy with rain drenching parts of the the country.

The rain is mainly forecasted to fall across western parts of the UK.

Met Office forecaster Aidan McGivern said there will be “extensive cloud cover up and down the country” with the clouds thickening in northern Ireland, western parts of Scotland and Wales. 

And the rain is expected to continue throughout the week before heavier downpours on Thursday.

The west will be largely cloudy with the north west being hit most by the rain.

Despite the rain, temperatures will continue to creep up with highs of between 21 and 23C on Wednesday, hitting 25C in parts of southern England on Thursday.

Friday will bring more clouds and some sun with temperatures of up to 28C.

And the weekend is set to be a another scorcher with highs of 29C on Saturday.

Mr McGivern said: “There is a warming trend in the south later this week, certainly by the end of the week and into the weekend, with temperatures back up to into the high 20s, if not higher.”

It comes after a weekend scorcher with sun seekers hitting up seafronts and parks to bask in the heat.

Swimmers hit the seaside resort of Lyme Regis in Dorset for an early morning dip yesterday. 

And Porthminster Beach, in St Ives, Cornwall, was packed with families ready for a day on the sand.

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London’s Greenwich Park was also full of people making the most of the warm weather. 

Most of the UK woke up to sunshine and clouds today with occasional rain moving east. 

Temperatures were highest in the southeast, reaching highs of 26C in Kent.

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