The Met Weather Office said London and the south east will enjoy the hottest weather with temperatures soaring to a very warm 20 degrees centigrade on Monday and Tuesday, provided cloud lifts.
The rest of England and Wales will also enjoy the warm spell with temperatures hovering in the mid teens, although forecaster say it will stay cloudy.
The Met Office also said that - red dust kick up in storms in the Saharan dessert and blown over - could affect parts of the south east of England during the week.
The dust, which has been blown to the UK as part of the band of warm air, is expected to leave red stains on cars.
She said: "Where there has been rain in the southeast there has been red dust brought down with it. When the rain dries off it leaves a red residue.
"This could last until the early part of the week."
The Indian summer is set to be short lived, however, as arctic winds blow across Scotland on Friday and England on Saturday.
Temperatures are predicted to sink to around 8C degrees in the Midlands and 6C in Scotland.
Met Office forecaster Emma Sharples said: "People should enjoy the warm weather while it lasts - because it wont last long.
"During the week it is going to be warmer than you expect for this time of year. The warm air has been drawn from a long way south down in north Africa and is spreading north.
"But there is going to be a sharp contrast in weather as a cold snap sweeps across the country from Friday which is likely to bring snow to Scotland and the north of England.
"This will probably turn to sleet and rain in the south and we will have very brisk winds which will make it feel very cold."
This year has already brought some of the country's most bizarre weather ever, which has brought the country's worst drought since 1976 followed by the wettest summer for a century.
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