Temperatures are set to soar in Welwyn Hatfield later this week, as the UK is hit by a mini heatwave.

After heavy rain on Monday, there is finally set to be some sunshine towards the end of the week, with Thursday seeing the mercury hit 26 degrees.

That will be followed by an even hotter day on Friday, with highs to 30 degrees, followed by another 26 degree day on Saturday.

Things will start to cool off on Sunday and into next week, with temperatures dropping down to 22 degrees.

Here's the hour-by-hour forecast for Thursday, Friday and Saturday:

Thursday

7am - 14°

8am - 16°

9am - 17°

10am - 18°

11am - 20°

12pm - 21°

1pm - 23°

2pm - 24°

3pm - 24°

4pm - 25°

5pm - 25°

6pm - 25°

7pm - 24°

8pm - 23°

9pm - 20°

10pm - 19°

11pm - 18°

Friday

7am - 17°

10am - 23°

1pm - 28°

4pm - 29°

7pm - 27°

10pm - 21°

Saturday

7am - 18°

10am - 21°

1pm - 24°

4pm - 24°

7pm - 23°

10pm - 19°