Portsmouth weather: Scorching Portsmouth to be hotter than Ibiza as temperatures hit 23C over Easter Bank Holiday weekend

It is going to feel positively summery in Portsmouth and across the region over the coming days, with the mercury expected to rise to the mid-20s.

So if you were hoping to have a BBQ over the Easter weekend you are in luck according to the latest Met Office forecast.

While bank holidays in Britain are notorious for being washouts, the sun will be shinning throughout all four days.

Portsmouth residents can expect highs in the mid-20s from today and it is set to be hotter than Ibiza throughout the Easter weekend.

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There will be a high of 16C in the Spanish holiday destination today, with overcast conditions, which is significantly below the 23C forecast for our city.

On Saturday it will be 17C in Ibiza with rain showers, while it will be 22C in Portsmouth, and then on Easter Sunday it will be 16C in Ibiza with rain but it will be sunny with highs of 18C here in our city.

Here is the full Easter weekend weather forecast for our region:

Portsmouth

Good Friday – Sunshine – highs of 23C