Today is officially the warmest ever February day on record.
Parts of the UK are continuing to bask in unseasonably mild weather, following what is now the second warmest winter day ever recorded on Monday.
The mercury reached an unseasonable 20.8C in Porthmadog, Wales on Tuesday.
The country has been getting the lion’s share of the summery conditions – on Monday, Trawsgoed in Ceredigion, west Wales, experienced the warmest weather, recording 20.6C.
Temperatures hit 20.4C in Northolt, west London, and 20.1C in Gogerddan, west Wales.
The previous winter record was 19.7C at Greenwich, east London, in 1998.
The warmth is a stark contrast to last February’s Beast from the East, which plunged temperatures below freezing and brought heavy snowfall across the country.
Cooler temperatures expected from Wednesday onwards will be “still above average” for February, Met Office forecaster Luke Miall said.
Sadly, the rays won’t last too long, as Thursday could bring heavy showers, with temperatures struggling to get above 11C (51.8F) or 12C (53.6F).
Friday will mark the first day of meteorological spring and is expected to be mostly dry, before a wet weekend.
Miall added: “The weekend doesn’t look great, it’s looking wet and windy across the country.
“There’s lots of uncertainty over the details because it’s still a long way off but wet and windy seems to be the theme through many areas.”
Monday’s record highs were likened to a “climate breakdown” by Green MP Caroline Lucas.
Miall said: “This kind of event is what climate change would expect, but we can’t directly relate it to climate change.”