BRITAIN could reach 25C later this week as hot weather offers a welcome break from the miserable summer.

London is forecast to enjoy highs of 24C on Friday, as is Norwich, Lincoln and Cambridge.

But storm clouds are gathering this weekend as a deluge is expected to drench much of the UK on Saturday.

Scotland and the south will be hit by the worst of the rain with 32 mm/hour expected to fall in London, Kent and Cambridgeshire early on Saturday.

As for Tuesday, rain will roll in off the Atlantic resulting in a "dull, dank and murky" start for much of the south west of England, the Met Office say.

These showers are expected to continue through to the afternoon and push west across South Wales before hitting London, the West Midlands and East Anglia from midday.

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But sunshine is expected to break through the cloud and rain towards the end of the day.

Met Office meteorologist Alex Deakin said: "Warmer weather is on the way but Tuesday will still be pretty cool for most areas.

"A bit of a north south split with the weather really for Tuesday with a lot of cloud in the south, something brighter further north.

"A few heavy ones across the far north, only slowly easing and down to the south west, cloud and rain and drizzle."

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Tuesday will see highs of 20C in Exeter, 19C in Manchester, 18C in Newcastle and 17C in Edinburgh.

Wednesday will see a clear skies and plenty of sunshine as cloud moves in from the west.

Conditions will remain dry with some brighter breaks in the cloud.

Wednesday will see highs of 23C in London, 21C in Manchester and 18C in Edinburgh.

Speaking to The Sun on Monday, Met Office Meteorologist Rachel Ayers warned that Thursday could bring "dry unsettled weather".

Thursday will see highs of 24C in Aberystwyth, 23C in Sheffield, 23C in York and 20C in Newcastle.

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