article_snippet.sent: The sunny spell is set to continue until later this week, when the weather will take a turn for the worst.
article_snippet.sent: The mercury is set to hit 21C (70F) as the Queen celebrates her 89th birthday today (Tuesday) - making it hotter than Ibiza, Athens and Barcelona.
article_snippet.sent: But rain, cloud and cooler temperatures are predicted for the second half of the week.
article_snippet.sent: Showers could hit the capital this Sunday as tens of thousands of runners take part in the London Marathon.
article_snippet.sent: Dan Williams, a spokesman for the Met Office, said most of Britain basked in sunshine yesterday and will continue to enjoy good weather until Wednesday.
article_snippet.sent: Dan Williams, a spokesman for the Met Office said: ‘There has been lots of sunshine around and the temperatures have been pretty decent for this time of year - temperatures have hit 19C in Sussex and 18C in London.
article_snippet.sent: But Dan Williams, a spokesman for the Met Office added: ‘By Thursday a lot more cloud will be around in general and there will be light rain over Scotland.
article_snippet.sent: For most it will be a dry day still with some sunny spells, but generally a lot more cloud is the herald of slightly more unsettled weather.
article_snippet.sent: ‘The high pressure that has been dominating for the past few days moves over and we see a bit more of what you would expect this time of year.