Sheffield weather: Beer garden weather set to hit the city today, but you'll have to wait for it

But the forecast for the weekend suggests it may finally be time to head out into the beer gardens this evening!

According the Met Office forecast issued on Saturday morning, Sheffield is set for two consecutive days of dry weather, after having had a chilly start to June.

And the sun is set to shine in the evening both on Saturday and Sunday.

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The forecast for today (Saturday) is for cloudy weather for the morning, with temperatures rising to 19C by 2pm,

After that, there are sunny intervals expected from 3pm, and then the cloud is expected to move away from 4pm until 6pm, when there will be sunny weather.

Some cloud is expected to return between 6pm and 7pm, a period again marked by sunny intervals. Then sunny weather is forecast for the rest of the day, with a clear night.

Temperatures will peak at around 7pm at 20C, and will not fall below 15C tonight.

Sunday is also set to see the sun.

After a cloudy early morning, there will be sunny intervals from 9am, and then the could clears at 12noon, with the sun set to shine from 12noon for the rest of the day.

Temperatures are expected to peak at 23C from 3pm until 7pm.

Forecasters are signalling the prospect of higher temperatures to come into the early part of next week.

A weak weather front will push east across most areas today and into tomorrow. This will bring some wetter conditions to parts of Northern Ireland and western Britain, but will quickly weaken as it comes east on Saturday morning.

Dan Rudman is a Met Office Deputy Chief Meteorologist. He said: “After a brief, less settled interlude today and tomorrow, fine conditions will return by Sunday and into the beginning of next week. For much of the UK this will be accompanied by a boost in temperatures with many places reaching the mid-20°Cs.

"Some central and southern areas are likely to see temperatures approaching the values needed for heatwave conditions. Heatwave conditions need to remain in situ for three consecutive days, and by the beginning to middle of next week it is possible that some parts of the UK could be reaching heatwave thresholds.

“However, whether or not everyone experiences heatwave thresholds, the majority of the UK will experience the highest temperatures so far this year."