This year’s ‘World Puddle Jumping Championships’ is under threat due to the upcoming UK mini heatwave, as temperatures are set to soar to above 20C this weekend.
Spring sunshine is forecast across much of the UK with high pressure bringing above-average temperatures towards the end of the week, with some regions expected to be as warm as Ibiza, according to the Met Office.
Forecasters are predicting strong sunshine and highs of 20C across the country on Thursday, with the warm weather set to stretch into the weekend.
But this is bad news for the organisers of the World Puddle Jumping Championships, who have raised concerns
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