SUFFOLK and Essex have been basking in temperatures of 26C today but forecasters have warned – don’t get your BBQ out just yet.

Shoppers and workers made the most of Abbey Gardens in bury St Edmunds as the mercury soared past holiday sun-traps such as Tenerife and parts of the South of France.

But despite two days of sun, forecasters say more wet weather is on the way, and predict the weekend and early next week will be punctuated with showers.

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