THE Met Office has revealed its forecast for the bank holiday weekend, with Brits due to bask in 26C sunshine on Monday.
“Lots of fine weather” is expected throughout the long weekend, with temperatures today predicted to peak potentially as high as 24C.
AlamyFamilies have flocked to beaches during recent hot weather, including here in Lyme Regis, Dorset, yesterday[/caption]
AlamyWarm weather this bank holiday weekend could lead to more packed out beaches as Brits soak in the sunshine[/caption]
AlamyTemperatures could reach the ‘high 30s’ on Monday, a Met Office meteorologist said[/caption]
However, rain could be on the way as remnants from Hurricane Erin – which battered the US east coast earlier this week – make their way across the Atlantic Ocean, arriving in the UK late on Sunday night.
Met Office Meteorologist Alex Burkill said there would be a “warming trend to come” this weekend as temperatures continue to rise heading into Monday.
Today, while some places should experience sunny conditions, parts of the UK are expected to remain “stuck under clouds”, primarily south-east Scotland, north-east England, and Northern Ireland.
Some areas of eastern England could also remain trapped under cloud cover, although there will be “decent sunny spells” for many other areas, Alex said.
By 4pm, southern regions are expected to be in the low 20s while northern areas remain closer to mid to high teens.
Heading into Saturday, Alex said it’s likely to be a “largely dry day”, despite some “light” showers in areas.
Temperatures again should be comfortably in the high teens and low 20s where there are sunny spells, and conditions should even be similarly warm in cloudy areas.
Heading towards Monday, Alex said: “It is a bank holiday for many places and so, often, the weather plays a nasty trick on us and turns unsettled.
“But it actually looks like the more unsettled weather is going to hold out for a little while yet, with high pressure still firmly in control.”
While he said it won’t be “totally dry” throughout the weekend, with “a few showers here and there”, it is expected to be “a generally fine picture on the whole”.
Alex continued: “[There’s] lots of dry weather on offer, lots of sunshine, in-fact increasing amounts of sunshine as we head towards Bank Holiday Monday.
“And with that temperatures are going to rise.”
He said that while it would be “nowhere near as hot as it has been in previous spells during this summer“, there would be a “warm or even very warm feel for things by the time we get to bank holiday Monday”.
Alex added that temperatures could peak in the mid, or even high, 20s for some areas, with London expected to reach 26C on Monday.
Monday, however, could also see rain for many as the remnants of Hurricane Erin make their way across the Atlantic Ocean.
The Met Office has warned that the remains of the hurricane will cross the Atlantic, possibly reaching UK shores by Sunday night.
The forecaster said the weather could become increasingly unsettled, with the risk of heavy downpours and windy weather to come.
Met Office five-day forecast
Today: Chilly to start for some, but another widely dry day with sunny spells developing through the afternoon.
Feeling quite warm when the sun appears, though cooler and cloudier across some central areas where the odd spot of drizzle is possible.
Tonight: Variable amounts of cloud, perhaps with the odd drizzly shower pushing south across parts of England and Wales.
Some clear spells here and there, but a milder night for most.
Saturday: Cloudy for some on Saturday with the chance of an odd shower.
Best chance of some sunny spells reserved for the south and west. Feeling increasingly warm as temperatures rise.
Outlook for Sunday to Tuesday: Chance of the odd light shower Sunday and Monday, but most areas will remain fine with clear or sunny spells.
Turning warmer before it become less settled from Tuesday.
However, no official warnings have been put in place, with meteorologist Marco Petagna saying earlier this week there was still uncertainty as to how much of an impact the hurricane would have.
He said: “Any remnants of the hurricane aren’t expected to have an impact on the UK until early next week.
“From late Sunday the uncertainty starts to kick in. There’s a risk of rain developing, a potential for things to turn increasingly unsettled.
“It’s likely becoming more unsettled early to middle part of next week, at this stage we can’t be too firm on the details.
“We may need some rainfall warnings further down the line, but it’s too early to say.”
Countless public beaches along the east coast were shut down as the hurricane caused rip currents and dangerous conditions for swimmers.
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