Southampton is set to sizzle this weekend as the mini-heatwave finally hits, with temperatures reaching highs of 19C - but you need to be quick to enjoy it.

The weather this month has been particularly hit or miss, with some gloriously sunny spells and a fair few grey moments. 

But things are really starting to look up, at least for now anyway, with wall to wall sunshine predicted for most of the weekend it’s finally time to get the barbeque out.

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Today the Met Office predicts a mostly clear and sunny day with plenty of of sunshine and highs of 18C.

Here’s the Met Office forecast for the weekend ahead (obviously subject to change):

Friday

7am – sunny, 11C

10am – sunny intervals, 15C

1pm – sunny intervals, 18C

4pm – sunny, 17C

7pm – sunny, 16C

10pm – clear, 14C

Saturday

7am – sunny intervals, 10C

10am – sunny intervals, 14C

1pm – sunny, 17C

4pm – cloudy, 16C

7pm – cloudy, 16C

10pm – cloudy chance of rain, 14C

Sunday 

7am – cloudy, 13C

10am – cloudy, 16C

1pm – sunny intervals, 17C

4pm – sunny, 18C

7pm – cloudy, 17C

10pm – cloudy, 14C

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