Cornwall is set to sizzle this weekend as the mini-heatwave finally hits, with temperatures reaching the late teens, but you need to be quick to enjoy it.

The weather this month has been particularly hit or miss, with some gloriously sunny spells and a fair few grey moments. 

But things are really starting to look up, at least for now anyway, with wall-to-wall sunshine predicted for most of the weekend it’s finally time to get the barbeque out.

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Today the Met Office predicts a clear and sunny day with plenty of sunshine and highs of 16C.

Here’s the Met Office forecast for the weekend ahead (obviously subject to change):

Friday

7am – sunny, 11C

10am – sunny intervals, 14C

1pm – sunny, 15C

4pm – sunny, 15C

7pm – sunny, 14C

10pm – light cloud, 12C

Saturday

7am – cloudy, 11C

10am – cloudy, 14C

1pm – sunny intervals, 14C

4pm – cloudy, 15C

7pm – cloudy, 14C

10pm – cloudy, 13C

Sunday 

7am – sunny, 12C

10am – sunny, 14C

1pm – sunny intervals, 15C

4pm – cloudy, 16C

7pm – sunny intervals, 15C

10pm – cloudy, 13C