UK weather: Britain basks in a glorious bright and sunny end to August... and it could hit 30C next week Temperatures as high as 22 degrees as August comes to a close Hot spell will continue into next week and could reach 30 by Wednesday Indian summer likely thanks to Azores Bermuda high pressure system sitting over the country Don't put the barbecue away just yet - August may be coming to an end today but forecasters say we're in for more sunshine and an Indian summer. Britain has been enjoying more balmy weekend weather and it is set to get even hotter through next week. After temperatures reached 22 degrees in the South East, they will creep up to 24 on Monday and may even hit 30 by Wednesday. Blue skies: Max (left), aged four and brother Oliver Woodhouse, aged six, eating ice creams by the River Ouse in North Yorkshire Beach time: Windsurfers enjoy the sun at the National Watersports Festival at Hayling Island, Hampshire Perfect conditions: The warm weather could hit temperatures of 28 degrees next week Dry: There has been almost half the total rainfall this summer compared to last year The country is continuing to enjoy settled conditions thanks to the Azores Bermuda high pressure system which is extending over Britain from the Atlantic, said forecaster Byron Chalcraft from the Met Office. It pushes the jet stream further north which brings fine weather to the UK. It's pretty much extended over the country now and it looks like it's hanging around for a while longer,' he said. Windsurfers took advantage of the fantastic conditions at the Watersports Festival on Hayling Island in Hampshire. And there were plenty of punters on the River Cam in Cambridge basking in canal boats. Today's hot weather comes after it was revealed Britain has sizzled in the warmest, driest and sunniest summer since 2006. Balmy: Emme Young (left), aged five and brother Joel, aged nine, enjoy the sunshine in Harrogate, North Yorkshire Hotting up: Temperatures have reached as high as 22 degrees in parts of southern England Still sunny: Forecasters say the warm temperatures are likely to continue and even increase through next week Warm and dry: The summer has been the warmiest, sunniest and driest since 2006 The sun rises behind Olivers Ducket, a folly overlooking the Vale of York, North Yorkshire this morning on the final day of meteological summer, which has been the warmest, driest and sunniest summer since 2006 Indian summer: Forecasters predict that temperatures could rise to above 30C again before winter sets in Dramatic: But they said that, far from being blisteringly hot, we have had the kind of summer we should have Improvement: After five wetter than average summers, 2013 has proved to be a scorcher Afternoon delight: Tourists have been out enjoying a boat trip on the River Cam in glorious sunshine Basking: July's 19-day heatwave was a highlight although the highest temperature was on August 1 Blissful: The River Cam looked glorious again today with plenty of people taking advantage of the sunshine