Temperatures are set to be high across Oxfordshire this weekend.

The Met Office has forecast that temperatures are expected to reach a maximum of 26C on Saturday and 28C on Sunday in Oxford.

Today, temperatures are also expected to be high and could reach a maximum of 25C at 4pm.

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There will be sunshine from 10am until 9pm this evening.

On Saturday, it will be overcast throughout the day and the sunny intervals will only start in the evening.

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However, temperatures will remain high, with the Met Office forecasting that it will hit 24C at 1pm and this could rise to 26C by 7pm.

On Sunday, the cloud will disappear and there is likely to be sunshine throughout the day.

Temperatures are forecast to reach a maximum of 27C at 1pm and there is a 30 per cent chance of rainfall at 7pm.

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