A FINE and dry weekend is in store for St Helens, with sunshine and temperatures above 20C in store.

The weekend of October sunshine is forecast by the BBC, which predicts Saturday morning will be dry with variable cloud before spells of sunshine are expected to break through more widely in the afternoon.

Sunday to Tuesday is expected to bring largely dry conditions with variable cloud, and sunnier intervals. 

Warm conditions are expected, according to the forecasts.

On Saturday afternoon temperatures could reach 21C, while on Sunday it could be 20C.