TEMPERATURES are again expected to top 20C in Cumbria today as the county basks in glorious spring sunshine.

The great weather looks like fuelling even further what tourism chiefs had already hoped would be a brilliant bank holiday weekend, coming on the back of a healthy spell during the Easter school break.

Keswick was one of the warmest places in the county yesterday, with temperatures edging towards 22C, according to the Met Office. Carlisle was just a few degrees cooler.

Bars, attractions and cafes were busy throughout the weekend as people looked to soak up the picture-perfect conditions.

Wales, Scotland and Northern Ireland each enjoyed their warmest Easter Sunday on record yesterday.

Temperatures reached 23C in Trawsgoed, Wales, 22.8C in Edinburgh, Scotland, and 20.7C in Helen’s Bay, Northern Ireland, by 2pm.

Wiggonholt in West Sussex recorded the highest temperature in England with a figure of 24.3C. The highest Easter Sunday was in 2011 when the mercury reached 25.3C in the Solent.

Met Office forecaster Marco Petagna said: “We have got high pressure moving at the moment giving most of the UK a lot of fine weather, this combined with the fact that the high pressure has dominated for the past few days is allowing the temperatures to heat and build.

“It is allowing some record breaking temperatures to be set as we are looking at a high of 25C or 26C [on Monday].”

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