London is set to be hotter than Athens, Corfu and Istanbul this weekend as temperatures are expected to soar to 16C.

Temperatures are expected to increase as the week goes on and could be six degrees warmer than average by the weekend, with Athens seeing 14C and Istanbul just 10C.

Much of England has been enjoying a bright, sunny week as spring finally begins to arrive and the fine weather is due to continue into the weekend for those in the south.

The weekend is set to be dry, with bright spells and temperatures rising to around 16C in places.

"The temperature will get warmer as the week goes on," said Dan Williams from the Met Office. "By Saturday we could see temperatures of 14C or 15C and maybe even 16C in a sheltered location in London or the South East."

See a full five-day forecast here.

Originally published on Mirror Online.