London Set To Outshine Ibiza This Weekend

London is set for a scorching weekend with the weather in the capital predicted to be hotter than the Mediterranean island of Ibiza.

Forecasters say London will reach a high of 23C, a whole degree above Ibiza's predicted maximum high of 22C.

The Turkish city of Istanbul, usually one of the warmer cities at this time of year, is expected to reach a high of 20C, about the same as Manchester.

The average temperature in Britain in early May is around 16C so the prediction is for a hefty seven degrees above average.

It will also be an improvement on the recent Bank Holiday, which saw heavy rain in many parts of the country.

Sky News weather producer Nazaneen Ghaffar said: "So far this spring we've had snow and it has been feeling rather cool.

"The recent cool snap wasn't totally unexpected as spring is a transition season from winter to summer, but provisional figures from the Met Office for April (up until 27 April) have indicated the mean temperature to be 0.7°C below the average.

"This has been mainly due to the position of the jet stream which has been mostly to the south, allowing for spells of rain to spread in off the Atlantic.

"But we've also had winds from a northerly direction so, as the rain came in contact with the cold air, it readily turned to snow in a lot of places.

"The jet stream is finally moving north this week and high pressure will build from the south, therefore we'll start to drag in a milder southerly airflow from the continents.

"So it looks like becoming warmer over the next few days. In fact, we are likely to see the highest temperature of the year so far towards the weekend when temperatures could get up to the mid-twenties.

"The best of the sunshine and warmth is likely to be across the south of the UK but, even over these areas, there will be the risk of some thunderstorms into the weekend, as a low-pressure system is expected to spread up from Biscay towards the south-west of the UK."