The forecast for Great Britain will be sunny with temperatures up to 27C Weather in the United Kingdom

Most of the UK can expect to be bathed in sunlight next week as temperatures rise to the highest possible 27C in what would be the warmest period of the year.

Saturday could be “16-19C wide – with 24C the highest possible southeast temperature,” according to Met Office meteorologist Aidan McGivern.

Widespread sunshine is expected to be present from the north of Scotland to the south of England, with only a few clouds in the north and west.

However, the meteorological service warned that a sunny Saturday, which would be ideal for a barbecue, could be followed by heavy rain and thunderstorms as the air warms.

“By Saturday night, these showers would appear in the southwest [of England]”It’s quite widespread in the south of England and South Wales,” said McGivern.

“In some places it would just rain, but for central and southern England and the south coast there is a risk of heavy rainfall, thunderstorms and frequent lightning.

Sunday will probably be another nice day.

The warm air from North Africa will bring temperatures above the May average in most parts of the UK next week, but will be interrupted by potentially loud or thunderstorms.

The Meteorological Service said parts of the southeast could potentially reach maximum temperatures for the week of 25C-27C.

Met Office spokesman Richard Miles said “Tuesday looks like the warmest day of the week.”

Throughout the week, some people will enjoy warm sunny periods, but heavy rainfall will spread throughout the country, especially to the north and west. There may sometimes be thunderstorms in parts of southern, central England and south-west Scotland.

Chief Weather Officer Andy Page said: “The hot air trail we expected from the south will lead to higher temperatures across the country next week.

“However, it seems that the effects of low levels in the Atlantic will prevent a steady increase in pressure from the east.

“This means that although we may see some warm – and in some places very warm – days, in general next week we will feel more like what we would expect from a warm period in May, with some heavy rains around, than hot summer weather. ”