This is when temperatures are set to rise to over 20 degrees across Lancashire this week

Fire up the barbecue and get those sunnies out as temperatures in Preston are expected to reach 20°C this week.

According to the latest forecast by the Met Office temperatures are set to rise for the week ahead.

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Preston will see mostly dry and increasingly sunny conditions this week with the highest temperature so far recorded at 20 degrees going into Saturday and Sunday.

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This evening and tonight

Clear and dry for many overnight, perhaps with patchy low cloud bringing misty conditions over some hills later in the night. A rather chilly night with pockets of grass frost possible in sheltered rural areas. Minimum temperature 3 °C.

Outlook for Thursday to Saturday

After a cool start, it will soon begin feeling warm with plenty of strong April sunshine despite a breeze near coasts and hills. Maximum temperature on Thursday will be between 17 °C-18°C.

The weekend weather is so far set at 20 degrees with the possibility of rising even higher by then.

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