India, May 16 -- Parts of the UK may be warmer than Ibiza over the weekend amid the driest spring so far in more than a century. Temperatures could hit 25C on Sunday in western areas of England and parts of Northern Ireland, Scotland and Wales, with most areas set to see blue skies over both days, the Met Office said.

As of Friday, 80.6mm of rain has been recorded for the UK this spring, nearly 20mm less than the record low for the full season of 100.7mm set in 1852. With more than two weeks of May left, the Met Office said it is too early to say how spring (March, April and May) as a whole will rank.

Met Office forecaster Tom Morgan said: "This weekend will really be a continuation of what we've seen over the last week or two, lots of ...