Met Office hour-by-hour weather forecast on Tuesday as Sheffield set to be hotter than Barcelona

Tuesday, March 30, is set to be the hottest day so far this year, with the city set for all-day sunshine as conditions feel more like summer than spring.

The temperature is expected to peak at 20C in Sheffield at 4pm, according to the Met Office which is higher than the maximum of 18C forecast in Barcelona.

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It might be too early to unpack the summer wardrobe just yet, though, with the mini-heatwave only expected to last one more day.

While Wednesday will bring a mixture of sunshine and cloud, with a top temperature of 19C, a high of just 10C is forecast for Thursday.

It is expected to warm up a little in time for Easter Sunday, with the temperature forecast to peak at 13C that day but a low of just 1C likely.

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Here is the hour-by-hour forecast for Sheffield on Tuesday, according to the Met Office:

12am: 10C

1am: 10C

2am: 9C

3am: 9C

4am: 8C

5am: 8C

6am: 7C

7am: 7C

8am: 8C

9am: 10C

10am: 12C

11am: 14C

12pm: 16C

1pm: 18C

2pm: 19C

3pm: 19C

4pm: 20C

5pm: 19C

6pm: 18C

7pm: 17C

8pm: 16C

9pm: 15C

10pm: 14C

11pm: 13C