WORCESTER is set to sizzle as 26C has been forecast for the Bank Holiday weekend.
The Met Office is predicting that the mild, drizzly weather of recent days may be coming to an end, with temperatures expected to climb next week for a mini heatwave.
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The forecaster has estimated highs of 19C on Tuesday (May 19) and the temperature is expected to climb into the 20s from Wednesday (May 20).
By Friday (May 22), the BBC and other sites with longer range forecasts are predicting temperatures as high as 26C.
The temperature is expected to remain above 20C over the weekend, peaking at 25C on Bank Holiday Monday (May 25).