Sunderland as hot as Turkey and North Africa - but will it last?

Sweltering Sunderland is enjoying temperatures as warm as hot spots in Turkey and North Africa.
A BBC comparison of today's temperatures superimposed against Echo reader Vicky Bennett's picture of Roker seafront.A BBC comparison of today's temperatures superimposed against Echo reader Vicky Bennett's picture of Roker seafront.
A BBC comparison of today's temperatures superimposed against Echo reader Vicky Bennett's picture of Roker seafront.

But enjoy it while it lasts - because it won't stay this way too long.

Today's expected high of 27C on Wearside is predicted to drop as low as 16C tomorrow with rain returning on Wednesday.

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Among the places Sunderland is matching on Monday are Casablanca, in Morocco, and Antalya, in Turkey.

It is also only a degree or two colder than Nice, on the French Riviera, and Dubrovnik, on Croatia's Adriatic coast.

Yet we still can't compare with Seville, in the south of Spain, and Sharm-el-Sheikh, in Egypt, where temperatures have reached a whopping 41C.