ESSEX residents are in for a treat as parts of the county are expected to be hotter than sunny Los Angeles this weekend.

Temperatures are set to exceed Madrid in Spain, the south of France and Los Angeles in America across parts of the UK on Saturday (April 6).

And in parts of south Essex, including Basildon, Canvey, and Benfleet, are expected to be hotter than the city of stars - where temperatures will only reach 16C this weekend while the south of the county can expect highs of 20C.

It’s thought the warmer weather across the UK is due to a storm system and winds coming from the southwest which will bring “above-average temperatures,” reports Sky News.

The Met Office forecast shows Nice, in France's Cote d'Azur, will see slightly lower temperatures of 18 degrees.

How long will it last?

It wouldn’t be typical British weather with some wind thrown in for good measure to disrupt the warmer forecast this weekend.

Craig Snell from the Met Office commented: "The temperatures will be tempered somewhat by the strength of winds with the possibility of gales in some western parts of the UK."

Additionally, Saturday's heat will be "very short-lived" as temperatures on Sunday (April 7) are estimated to drop to the mid-teens, according to Christopher England, a meteorologist at Sky News.

The Met Office explained: “The ongoing unsettled spell of weather is likely to continue through to mid-April with little sign of any dramatic change.

“All areas can expect to see showers or longer spells of rain at times, with western hills likely to see the largest rainfall totals.

“Likewise, further windy spells are expected at times. Whilst unsettled conditions are most likely to prevail, there does appear to be at least a chance of some regions having drier interludes, with high pressure perhaps making inroads from the southeast at times.

“Such occurrences will probably be short-lived, however, with the greatest chance of these in the south during the middle of this period.

"Above average temperatures are most likely, albeit often tempered by cloud, rain and occasional strong winds.”