The glorious weather looks set to continue for much of the rest of the month.

While we're stranded inside, the weather has been dry and sunny - and shows no sign of stopping.

The hottest April in six years is set to remain hot as forecasters predict a dry, warm and sunny week, with temperatures in Wales expected to rise to 23 C on Thursday.

Other parts of the UK have been told to expect up to 24 C.

Wales Online reported temperatures have been well above the average high for April of 14°C.

And the Met Office said records show it is the hottest the UK has been during an April since 2014.

Welsh forecaster Sue Charles said Wales could see something weather similar to what we would usually expect in August.

She said: "High pressure continues to keep things fine and settled over the next few days. We lose the brisk easterly wind too […] so starting to feel warmer."

Her colleague Derek Brockway said Porthmadog was the warmest places in the UK on Tuesday with a high of 20.9°C.

He added: "Bala dropped to 1.5°C last night. Fine and sunny again on Wednesday. High pressure over Norway and low pressure in France means winds but less breezy than Tuesday."

But hayfever sufferers need to beware that pollen levels will be high.

Friday will see temperatures drop slightly to 22°C in Wales and south-west England.

Met Office forecaster Greg Dewhurst said there was also a "low chance" of isolated showers in the west of the UK, but said most areas would remain dry.

The Met Office long-range forecast says it looks like it is going to be generally more unsettled.

Cyclists enjoy being out on their bikes during the spring weather on Chester Millennium Greenway cycle path at Sealand near the border with England and Wales
Cyclists enjoy being out on their bikes during the spring weather on Chester Millennium Greenway cycle path at Sealand near the border with England and Wales

It says: "There will still be periods of fine and dry weather with sunshine but with a greater chance of showers or at times some longer spells of rain developing, especially in the south at first.

"Following this into early May there is a chance of seeing more organised bands of rain arriving into the west with showers, perhaps heavy and blustery, in the north. Temperatures above average to start but becoming a little cooler."