ESSEX will be soaking in the sun this weekend as higher temperatures will be hitting the county.

What many hope will be the end of the wet and windy weather which has plagued us for many weeks, this weekend looks to be the start of a turn of fortune.

The Met Office says the temperature could reach a high of 21 degrees over the weekend with the UK set for its hottest weekend of the year so far.

Here is a breakdown of the weather for Colchester over Saturday and Sunday.

Saturday, May 11

00:00 - 10C

01:00 - 10C

02:00 - 10C

03:00 - 10C

04:00 - 10C

05:00 - 10C

06:00 - 11C

07:00 - 12C

08:00 - 14C

09:00 - 16C

10:00 - 17C

11:00 - 18C

12:00 – 19C 

13:00 – 20C 

14:00 – 20C 

15:00 – 20C 

16:00 – 20C 

17:00 – 19C

18:00 – 18C

19:00 – 17C

20:00 – 15C 

21:00 - 15C

22:00 - 14C

23:00 - 14C

Sunday, May 12

The full hour-by-hour breakdown of Sunday is yet to be set out by the Met Office, however here is a breakdown of the day.

00:00 - 14C

01:00 - 14C

04:00 - 14C

07:00 - 15C

10:00 - 18C

13:00 - 21C

16:00 - 20C

19:00 - 19C

22:00 - 15C