THE LAKE District is set to be hit by days of sunshine this week.

The warmer weather comes after the past rainy weeks felt throughout the county.

From Wednesday to Friday, according to The Met Office, towns in the Lake District will see warmer weather reaching temperatures up to 24 degrees.

The weather will warm up for a while but will be unsettled again by Saturday and Sunday.

The latest hour-by-hour forecast for Kendal ahead of the mini heatwave is as follows: 

Wednesday

5pm - 17°

6pm - 17°

7pm - 16°

8pm - 15°

9pm - 14°

10pm - 13°

11pm - 12°

Thursday

7am - 16°

10am - 19°

1pm - 23°

4pm - 24°

7pm - 23°

10pm - 20°

Friday

7am - 17°

10am - 18°

1pm - 19°

4pm - 20°

7pm - 18°

10pm - 16°