article_snippet.sent: Yesterday, highs of 20.5C were recorded in Aboyne, Aberdeenshire - some 4C higher than the previously recorded hottest day of the year.
article_snippet.sent: Today, parts of Scotland and Northumberland basked in temperatures of 18C, while the mercury also hovered around 17C in parts of Devon and Cornwall, Somerset and the Midlands.
article_snippet.sent: Met Office Forecaster Craig Snell said this morning: 'North east England and the east coast of Scotland could experience the warmest day of the year so far where temperatures are expected to be between 17C and 18C. This three-day forecast shows sunny spells today across Scotland and south west of England, while the next few days will be warm, despite lingering cloud in some parts .
article_snippet.sent: The mercury had been expected to reach higher than in Mediterranean hotspots such as Rome and Athens.
article_snippet.sent: The mercury was also expected to hover around 17C in parts of Devon and Cornwall, Somerset, south Wales (pictured) and the Midlands . '
article_snippet.sent: If temperatures reach 17.6C The mercury will beat the 17.5 (63.5) recorded in Northern Ireland on March 7, which was the warmest day of the year so far. '
article_snippet.sent: It reached 21.5 in parts of Scotland today .
highlights_snippet.sent: Temperatures reached  20.5C in Scotland today, while highs of 17C were seen across the south west and Wales .
  