It’s been a gorgeous week in south London and the good news is the sunny weather is already continuing this weekend.

If you’ve been stuck in the office all week dying to get out into the sun, then this weekend will not disappoint so prepare to get your sun cream on and head out to a beer garden.

London is facing sunny spells and dry, hot weather all day today with temperatures reaching at least 28°C.

Here, we have the Met Office forecast for today:

7am – Sunny 18°C

10am – Sunny 22°C

1pm - Sunny 26 °C

4pm – Sunny 28°C

7pm – Sunny 28°C

8pm – Sunny 2°C

10pm – Clear night 25°C

Forecast in full:

Staying generally fine and dry with light winds.

Temperatures climbing through Sunday, becoming very hot by Monday, perhaps exceptionally hot on Tuesday with an increasing breeze.

A red weather warning has been issued for Tuesday as temperatures are expected to reach 40 degrees.