Britain set for THREE MONTH heatwave making the country HOTTER than Bondi Beach

The UK will be HOTTER than Bondi Beach with a five-day heatwave starting on Monday - smashing the record for the hottest day of the year. 

Forecasters predict temperatures to reach 23C before they soar to 28C - bringing revellers the country's hottest ever early super-summer. 

Sun-starved Britons are expected to flock to the beaches over May bank holidays and festival goers will bask in the glorious sunshine over Glastonbury from June 24 to 28 and other major events including Wimbledon from June 29 to July 12 and the FA Cup final on May 30. 

The Met Office said Wednesday is shaping up to be the hottest day of the year so far beating the 71.4F (21.9C) recorded in London on Friday.

Roasting air sweeping in from the Mediterranean on Tuesday will lift temperatures higher than Mallorca, the Costa Del Sol and even rivalling Bondi Beach, in Sydney, Australia (24C).

It comes after unseasonable warmth at the end of last week brought the hottest day for almost six months.

Forecaster Craig Snell said swathes of the country can forward to around 12 hours of unbroken sunshine on Wednesday. 

He said: "It is looking similar to last week as high pressure builds again bringing warm air in from the Continent.

"We will see some good spells of sunshine making it dry and warm and with air from France and the and the Mediterranean meaning it will also be much clearer than the end of last week.

"Wednesday is likely to be the hottest day of the year so far with highs of 24C (75F) in the south, above average for the time of year."

Temperatures double the average maximum (11C) this early in the month mean Britain could yet see the hottest April day in almost 70 years.

With more than a fortnight until the end of the month the mercury could top the 29.4C (84.94F) recorded in Camden, London, on April 16, 1949.

James Madden, forecaster for Exacta Weather, said this week could be a taste of things to come in the run up to summer.

He said: "The latter part of this month and into May is likely to see some much drier and even warmer conditions developing for many parts.

"This could see temperatures ranging in the mid 20s as these conditions become more widespread, in particular, in parts of the south.

"This could result in our first proper taste of summer and widespread warm to hot temperatures."

Glorious sunshine and blue skies today brought day trippers out in their droves to Britain's parks and beaches.

The south saw the best of the weekend weather with rain bringing a more miserable feel elsewhere at times.