BRITS are set to flock to beaches this bank holiday weekend, with temperatures reaching up to 30C.
It’s come at the perfect time, with the extended weekend giving Brits even more time to soak up the sun.
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Temperatures are set to reach a peak on Monday.
With warm and sunny spells, Brits can make the most of the glorious weather over the extended weekend.
Brits were seen soaking up the sun at beaches across the country yesterday.
Crowds flocked to Lyme Regis, Torquay, and Devon, among others, to bask in the sun’s rays.
Pictures show Brits enjoying the sunshine as they sunbathed on the beach, or had a swim in the sea.
Met Office meteorologist Craig Snell said: “It’s looking fairly fair, it’s going to turn increasingly warm, the warmest day is going to be Monday.
“Each day there will be more sunshine developing.”
Saturday is set to see a mix of cloud and sunshine, with some showers in Northern Ireland, western parts of Scotland and north-west England.
Highs of 24C can be expected.
Sunday brings a similar forecast, although potentially with sunnier skies.
It’s set to be slightly hotter too, reaching one or two degrees warmer than Saturday.
Finally, the sunshine will be more widespread by Monday, with maximum temperatures of 29C, or even 30C.
It gives Brits one last day to enjoy the weekend’s glorious summer weather before the remnants of Hurricane Erin brings wetter weather 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.
Snell said: “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.
Higher wind speeds can also be expected, particularly towards the western coasts which could bring larger waves.
He added: “If you are planning to head towards the beach early next week, stay up to date with forecasts on our website… and keep up to date with the RNLI.”
The RNLI also offered some advice on how to handle the more unpredictable weather.
Chris Cousens, RNLI water safety lead said: “We want people to enjoy the bank holiday and stay safe, and with this unusually big surf forecast for this time of year likely to peak later in the bank holiday weekend and early next week, it’s important for people to be aware so they can keep themselves and their families safe.
“Big surf means greater risk from rip currents and the swell also coincides with spring tides – which means more powerful tidal water movement at greater speed.
“The forecast is changeable, so things might look different over the next couple of days. But we do know that with the current forecast for bigger waves building and arriving towards the end and the day after the August bank holiday weekend, beaches are likely to be busy with holidaymakers and locals.
“Some places could see bigger waves building through the weekend too.
“We always advise people to visit a lifeguarded beach where possible – but we also appreciate people will be out on the coast where lifeguards are not present.
“Rip currents are powerful channels of water that become more powerful in larger surf. They are also found around river mouths, estuaries and man-made structures like piers and groynes.
“Our rip current advice is the same whether you are at a lifeguarded beach or not. If you find yourself caught in a rip current don’t fight against it or you’ll get exhausted.
“If you can stand, wade back to shore, or swim parallel to the beach until you’re free of the current, then return to the beach. Alternatively, if you can’t do either of those or are becoming exhausted, Float to Live to preserve your energy and then wave and shout for help.”
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