Brighton and Hove is set to sizzle this weekend as the mini-heatwave finally hits, with temperatures reaching highs of 20C.

The weather this month has been particularly hit or miss, with some gloriously sunny spells and a fair few grey moments. 

But things are really starting to look up, at least for now anyway, with wall to wall sunshine predicted for most of the weekend it’s finally time to get the barbeque out.

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Today the Met Office predicts a clear and sunny day with plenty of of sunshine and highs of 15C.

The Argus: Brighton is set to have a mini-heatwave this weekend (PA)Brighton is set to have a mini-heatwave this weekend (PA) (Image: PA)

Here’s the Met Office forecast for the weekend ahead (obviously subject to change):

Friday

7am – sunny, 12C

10am – sunny intervals, 14C

1pm – sunny intervals, 15C

4pm – sunny, 15C

7pm – sunny, 14C

10pm – sunny, 12C

Saturday

7am – sunny , 11C

10am – sunny, 14C

1pm – sunny, 16C

4pm – cloudy, 17C

7pm – cloudy chance of rain, 17C

10pm – cloudy chance of rain, 14C

Sunday 

7am – sunny intervals, chance of rain, 13C

10am – sunny intervals , 16C

1pm – sunny intervals, 17C

4pm – sunny intervals, 17C

7pm – cloudy, 16C

10pm – cloudy, 14C