article_snippet: However despite it being the first official day of Spring today and much of the UK enjoying fine weather, this is not expected to last past the evening.
article_snippet: Daffodils in bloom: Sunny spring weather has been seen in central London today as temperatures reached around 10C .
article_snippet: Much of Britain woke up to sunshine and temperatures of around 10C (50F) today after a break from the cold snap and a relatively mild weekend.
article_snippet: This is likely to be caused by a build-up of higher pressure that will bring warmer and more settled conditions.
article_snippet: And May could be even warmer, with temperatures of up to 27C, according to British Weather Services.
article_snippet: The warmer than average weather is leading to hopes that Britain could be on course for a hot dry summer.