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England failed to sizzle at the World Cup in Brazil but there is something that the lads can really look forward to now they are back home – the weather.

Temperatures in Britain are set to soar this week, with the sun-drenched South sweltering at 27C on Wednesday when normally-blistering Rio is expected to be a cooler 24C.

After downpours at the weekend, forecasters are predicting that many parts of the UK are in for a cracking week and a good summer.

The Met Office said temperatures would be climbing from 22C today to the mid-20s.

It added that from tomorrow there would be “plenty of fine, dry weather with sunny spells”.

Monday's weather

Brian Gaze, a forecaster at The Weather Outlook, said: “Showers will become lighter and Wednesday will see close to 27C.”

The summer is predicted to be sunny – with fewer downpours.

Weather Channel forecaster Leon Brown said: “We expect July to September temperatures to be slightly warmer than average, with conditions drier than normal, and a lot drier than normal in the South.

“High pressure will dominate the weather a lot of the time, meaning a good chance of sunshine amounts being above normal in the South and West.

“High pressure will ridge and help steer the jet stream and low pressure to the north of the UK, with high pressure peaking later in July when temperatures topping 30C are possible.”