Kent is set to be bathed in warm sunshine today - but enjoy it while it lasts, because the chilly weather is set to return next week.

After an exceptionally mild week, temperatures today are set to reach as high as 16-degrees C (60F) with blue skies and sunshine forecast for the county.

But as of tomorrow - as British Summer Time official starts with the winding forward of our clocks in the early hours of Sunday - the temperatures will start to fall.

And by the end of the coming week, the Met Office says we'll be struggling to get into double figures - with temperatures at night only just a few degrees above zero.

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Met Office chief meteorologist Paul Gundersen said: “Although the UK has had a good deal of fine and settled March weather in recent days, a change is on the way from the middle of next week with colder air spreading down from the north and the increasing likelihood of rain for most areas.

“With the influence of some unsettled weather, we’ll be seeing a marked drop in temperatures for most with colder air arriving from the north. This will see maximum temperatures drop into single figures for many areas, and below freezing overnight.”

Snow is forecast for some northern areas - but it is not expected to reach as far south as Kent.