PACK your sun cream and dust off your sunglasses as Cheshire is set to be one of the hottest place in the country today, Wednesday, according to weather experts.

The forecast for today predicts blue skies and sunshine, with temperatures expected to reach 17°C at its peak, higher than most other parts of the country and European destinations Madrid and Lisbon.

The warm weather has even lead to a warning from Cheshire Police.

But make the most of the sunshine while it is here as the weather will begin to cool down as we edge closer to the weekend.

A spokesman for the Met Office said: "Turning colder into Friday, with some brighter spells possible. 

"A mixture of sunny spells and scattered, sometimes wintry showers by day on Saturday and Sunday, and widespread frosts by night."

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