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| Britain's warm weather to last for the weekend | Britain's warm weather to last for the weekend |
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| Baking Britain will continue basking in beautiful weather this weekend. Temperatures are expected to remain high after Thursday's hottest day of the year which sent the mercury soaring to 25C (77F) in Lee-on-Solent, Hampshire, and 22.4C (72.8F) in Glasgow. | Baking Britain will continue basking in beautiful weather this weekend. Temperatures are expected to remain high after Thursday's hottest day of the year which sent the mercury soaring to 25C (77F) in Lee-on-Solent, Hampshire, and 22.4C (72.8F) in Glasgow. |
| Although much of the south-east got off to a wet start on Friday with thundery showers, forecasters said it would still be another scorcher. | Although much of the south-east got off to a wet start on Friday with thundery showers, forecasters said it would still be another scorcher. |
| And the holiday conditions are expected to last this weekend. Billy Payne, forecaster with MeteoGroup, the Press Association's weather division, said on Friday: "Today's temperatures should be similar to yesterday. | And the holiday conditions are expected to last this weekend. Billy Payne, forecaster with MeteoGroup, the Press Association's weather division, said on Friday: "Today's temperatures should be similar to yesterday. |
| "There were a number of thundery showers in the south this morning, with warm air coming from France and across southern England. | "There were a number of thundery showers in the south this morning, with warm air coming from France and across southern England. |
| "A few of these showers will last into the afternoon, mainly around the south coast but they could creep further inland. | "A few of these showers will last into the afternoon, mainly around the south coast but they could creep further inland. |
| "We should see up to 23C today (73.4F) with the highest temperature probably in the south of England, Wales and into the Midlands, but the temperature will creep into the low 20s in Northern Ireland and the north-west too. But it is likely to fall just short of yesterday's high. | "We should see up to 23C today (73.4F) with the highest temperature probably in the south of England, Wales and into the Midlands, but the temperature will creep into the low 20s in Northern Ireland and the north-west too. But it is likely to fall just short of yesterday's high. |
| "The weekend might see some low cloud in the east which might take a while to move." | "The weekend might see some low cloud in the east which might take a while to move." |
| The good weather is expected to continue into the beginning of next week before it becomes more unsettled. | The good weather is expected to continue into the beginning of next week before it becomes more unsettled. |
| But the bad news for hayfever sufferers is they can expect a high pollen count to contend with over the next few days. | But the bad news for hayfever sufferers is they can expect a high pollen count to contend with over the next few days. |
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