New weather maps show 20C hot weather to hit UK - check your area

The mercury is set to climb in the next few weeks with , according to WX Charts. On May 4, the south-east will see 20C, while the rest of the country, with the exception of a few areas, will see temperatures north of 16C.

Many people may think they're experiencing a "heatwave," but the 's definition of a heatwave requires three or more days of unusually hot weather. According to WX Charts, the warm conditions on May 4 appear to be isolated, and as such, the threshold for a heatwave will not be reached.

Further, for a heatwave to occur in early May, the temperatures would need to be far higher than 20C.

On April 30, there will be some pleasant temperatures, but only in the south-east of England, East Anglia, and the East Midlands. The south-east may see 20C, while the other areas mentioned could see temperatures north of 17C, according to WX Charts.

Today:

Rain across western Scotland and Northern Ireland is easing, and rain in southeast England is fragmenting into scattered showers. Dry elsewhere with variable cloud and sunny spells, most prolonged for parts of Wales and northwest England. Mostly light winds.

Tonight:

Mostly dry at first with a few fog patches forming. Spells of rain are arriving across Northern Ireland, then spreading into parts of Wales and western England by dawn.

Monday:

Rather cloudy with rain continuing eastwards, sometimes heavy and thundery over England in the afternoon. Sunny spells and showers follow into western regions. Temperatures are mostly around the seasonal norm.

Outlook for Tuesday to Thursday:

Monday's rain eventually clearing the northeast on Tuesday before further wet weather crosses western and southern regions overnight into Wednesday. Drier more widely on Thursday with bright or sunny spells.