Get out the sun hats and flip flops - Kent is set to sizzle with high temperatures this week.

After days of rain and dark cloud, the county is in line for some heat... as we all go back to work.

Forecasters claim today's temperature could top 25C (77F), and they predict sunshine and warmth for the next five days to rival some Mediterranean resorts.

The county is hoping to top the highest UK temperature recorded so far this year, which was 25.8C in Gravesend.

For the rest of the week pundits are predicting it will be warm with a light breeze tomorrow, with the mercury hitting 22C.

Then, for the rest of the week, it will remain dry with warm sunshine, feeling hot inland.

But, don't count on a hot bank holiday yet - forecasters claim the long weekend could be dull.