Temperatures are set to hit new highs for the year this weekend - with the thermometer likely to hit the 30C mark on Saturday.

Forecasters are predicting it will get hotter up to the weekend, when it could nudge the magic marker.

The Met Office said tomorrow could see some strong sunshine, with temperatures reaching 26C.

But this could be topped by Saturday, with the Met Office issuing a warning about the heat.

It's believed the high temperatures are caused by a Spanish Plume, which will leave the country hotter than Turkey, Greece and the Bahamas.

A Met Office spokesman even said it is possible the 32.8C monthly record last reached in 1944 could tumble.

But it is not just outdoors that is set to heat up - already car dashboards are showing temperatures as high as 33C.