PEOPLE in Oxfordshire are set to bake in a mini-heatwave this week just in time for lockdown restrictions easing.

The Met Office have predicted highs of 21 degrees in the run-up to Easter weekend.

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Tomorrow, March 30, temperatures will soar to 21 degrees celsius in Oxford.

And on Wednesday, temperatures will stay high - with the city set to experience 20 degree heat.

Sunny intervals are also expected on Thursday and Friday - but temperatures will plummet - and overcast weather is expected over the Bank Holiday weekend.

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