WARM weather is set to continue following days of uninterrupted sunshine.

For the second day in a row it was the hottest day of 2021 on Tuesday, which was the first day of meteorological summer, after a toasty 25.8C was recorded in both Cardiff and Middle Wallop.

Today will be another fine day.

Met Office meteorologist Alex Burkill said that today is likely to be hotter than Tuesday, with the possibility of a sizzling 28C or 29C in some areas.

In Wrexham, Denbighshire and Flintshire temperatures should reach a peak of 26C by mid afternoon today. Thursday and Friday won't be quite as warm with temperatures maxing out at 19C, but on Saturday temperatures will peak at 20C.

The warm weather will continue into next week, with temperatures rising up to 21C on Monday and Tuesday afternoons.

Looking ahead to Thursday, nationwide temperatures are expected to lower a little but with fine and dry weather for most, although a few thundery showers remain possible.

The warm weather has been a welcome break for people following a washout May, which brought heavy downpours and prolonged spells of rain for much of the UK.

Wales experienced the wettest May since records began in 1862, with 245mm of rainfall, topping the previous record of 184mm set in 1967, according to the Met Office.

The UK has seen its fourth highest amount of rainfall on record for the month, with an average of 120mm.

Meanwhile, England had its fifth wettest May on record, and its wettest since 1967, with 111mm of rain.