BRITS have made the most of the Bank Holiday sunshine today as temperatures neared 30C on the final day of a long weekend scorcher.
The Met Office confirmed the mercury peaked at 29.1C in Wales this afternoon with highs of 27C in London.
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Holidaymakers, families and sunseekers flocked to Lyme Regis, Bournemouth, and Southend, among other places, to bask in the scorching sunshine on Monday.
Pictures showed Brits soaking up the rays and having a swim in the sea to cool off.
Crowds descended on Bournemouth beach to top up their tans in with bright blue skies over Dorset.
Lyme Regis beach was also a popular spot as people made the best of the balmy Bank Holiday sunshine.
While Southend beach was packed with hundreds looking to make the most of the weather to round off a warm weekend.
The Midlands and the North West saw the highest temperatures today as the long weekend came to a close.
The mercury hit a peak of 28C in Greater Manchester and Merseyside while the West Midlands will see temperatures up to 29C.
Wales and Northern Ireland have both seen their warmest August bank holiday Monday on record with temperatures of 29.1C, the Met Office announced.
And while not a bank holiday in Scotland, they also saw a record for the equivalent day with 27.1 recorded at Charterhall.
Temperatures aren’t far behind further south with highs of 27C in London.
And the weather has cooler on the south coast reaching up to 24C in Dorset and Kent with 23C recorded in Cornwall.
It gives Brits one last day to enjoy the weekend’s glorious summer weather before the remnants of Hurricane Erin brings wetter weather tonight and later in the week.
The storm could bring big waves to the coast, with the RNLI urging people to stay on lifeguarded beaches where possible, and to be careful of rough seas.
The Met Office predicts “a band of rain, some heavy” will move across western areas of the UK this evening, reaching central parts by Tuesday morning.
It’s expected to remain dry with clear spells in the southeast while the west may experience some showers later on.
While on Tuesday, Brits can expect to see some showers that will move eastwards leaving “a mix of sunshine and scattered showers”.
The weather agency added that the heaviest rain will be in the northwest.
Met Office meteorologist Craig Snell said yesterday: “It does stay for most of next week to the north west of the UK, so really strong winds stay offshore, the main impacts for us is it will bring a return of some rain.
“From Tuesday onwards some of the rain will be heavy so we’ll keep an eye on that.”
Temperatures will drop down again, averaging out in the low 20s in the south.
It gives Brits one last day to enjoy the weekend’s glorious summer weather before the remnants of Hurricane Erin brings wetter weatherShutterstock Editorial
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