Weather: Temperatures set to plunge by 10C as hot spell ends

Temperatures are expected to fall by around 10C in some parts of the UK on Monday after a weekend when many Britons basked in sunshine.

The southeast corner of England will again see the best of the weather but highs are unlikely to get past the mid-teens.

It follows a Sunday when the mercury hit 25C (77F) in Cambridge and also Northolt in northwest London as the UK enjoyed the hottest day of the year so far.

In contrast, the Met Office forecasts that London will only reach 13C on Monday, with parts of Cambridgeshire expecting to reach similar highs.

Sky News weather presenter Kirsty McCabe said: "It will be much chillier on Monday with temperatures down around 10 degrees for parts of the southeast.

"Most places will be dry with some bright or sunny spells, although scattered showers are likely in the north where it will also be quite breezy.

"Some of the showers could be heavy and wintry over Shetland and the hills of northern Scotland. Thicker cloud and more persistent outbreaks of rain will reach northwest Scotland later on.

The Met Office said it was too early to give an accurate forecast for Easter as yet but temperatures over the holiday period are not expected to reach the highs of this weekend.

Many parts of England and Wales saw highs of at least 20C (68F) with Scotland and Northern Ireland reaching 16C (61F) and 15.2C (59F) respectively.

The warm spell came as high pressure moved eastwards during the weekend, allowing for southerly winds to suck up the warm air from Spain and northwest Africa.

In Somerset, one ambulance service was called on when an elderly woman got her leg trapped in a sun lounger.

The pensioner was given first aid and oxygen as crews used cutters to release her.

The previous warmest day of the year was recorded in Gravesend, Kent on 30 March, when temperatures hit 22.1C.

Overnight on Sunday, winds will change to a northerly direction - pushing down cloud, rain and showers.

Wales is likely to reach 10C, Northern Ireland around 8C and parts of Scotland could fall to a maximum high of 6C.