article_snippet: In fact, with temperatures expected to hit 17C (63F) in the South and 15C (59F) in the North, Britain will be hotter than the Mediterranean today – beating Rome at 14C (57F), as well as Athens and Tunisia (both 13C/55F).
article_snippet: Areas of Britain could see the thermometer hit as high as 17ºC- almost double the average for this time of year and hotter than parts of the Mediterranean .
article_snippet: Forecasts of clear skies and warm south-westerly winds mean it may be the hottest day of the year so far, beating the 17.1C (63F) set in Devon on an unseasonably warm day in January.
article_snippet: It is looking warm and we could see 17C (63F) in some spots, although there will be some strong winds around fairly widely.
article_snippet: A woman sits near the River Thames on a warm and sunny day, on Bankside, London which is set to be hotter than Rome tomorrow where temperatures are predicted to be just 12ºC on Saturday and Tunisia will be a rather chillier 9ºC, according to forecasters .
article_snippet: Tomorrow is set to be one of the warmest days of 2015, after the highest temperature of 17ºC was recorded at Sidmouth in Devon in January .
article_snippet: Chris Burton, of The Weather Network, said temperatures will be well above the average March figure of 9C (48F).
article_snippet: Chris Burton, of The Weather Network added: ‘Sheltered areas of eastern Scotland and eastern England could well see temperatures locally getting up to 16C (61F) or 17C (63F).
article_snippet: Many places could see highs of 14 or 15C tomorrow and in some sheltered spots temperatures could top 17C, according to weather experts .
article_snippet: Temperatures have been rising this week across London, with hazy blue skies today over Westminster Bridge and the Houses of Parliament .
article_snippet: The weather is predicted to get even warmer this weekend with highs of around 15 degrees Celsius .
article_snippet: Cambridge enjoyed a warm end to this week as forecasters at the Met Office said most of the country would see a bright day today following a chilly start .
article_snippet: A spokesman for the Met Office said Saturday and Sunday were going to feel warm after a chilly last month .
highlights_snippet: Met office forecasts of sunshine and mid-teen temperatures will make tomorrow one of the hottest days of 2015 .
  
highlights_snippet: Britain is set to be hotter than Rome at 12ºC and Tunisia at 9ºC while frozen New York is currently covered in snow .