Temperatures are expected to drop gradually this week as many across the UK enjoyed a sunny Easter, which included the hottest day of the year.
Despite the decline, the Met Office said it would stay warmer than average for the time of year.
Easter Monday was expected to be bright but cooler than previous days, with peaks between 18C (64.5F) and 19C (66.2F) in the southeast.
The weather in the north and west was also expected to be cooler, with places of rain and strong winds.
Image: Cyclists at Hyde Park in London on Sunday
On Good Friday, the hottest day of the year – 23.4C (74.12F) – was recorded at St. James’s Park in London.
The maximum temperature on Saturday was 21.2C (70.16F) in Cardiff, and a slightly cooler maximum temperature of 20.2C (68.36F) was reached in Northholt, west London on Easter.
Temperatures will continue to “creep down” during the week, the Meteorological Bureau said.
Tuesday could bring frost in Northern Ireland and the south and east of Scotland, followed by sun and rain in most of the UK, with temperatures dropping to 17C (62.6F) or 18C (64.4F).
A similar pattern is expected to follow Wednesday, with a cooler front coming from the west and an eastern breeze later in the week.
Marco Petagna, senior meteorologist at the Met Office, said the end of the week would bring “a cooler, cloudier and cooler picture.”
“There will be a tendency to get a little colder by the end of the week,” he added
“We get more east wind, which develops and more in the cloud path from the east.”
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