On Friday, the Met Office predicted a mixed bag for this Bank Holiday weekend’s weather, but it would appear the second half of the holiday could be a scorcher
Brits should brace for a boiling Bank Holiday as the rest of the weekend is set to sizzle with highs of 19C.
The Met Office has released four new weather maps which show mostly clear skies across the British isles throughout Sunday. Isolated bands of rain will be brushing over the southwest in the morning and pushing upwards, through Wales and Northern Ireland as the day progresses.
The hottest temperatures will be seen in London and the south east where highs of 19C are expected by around 2pm. The Midlands and northern England will also be hot with 17C at the same time. Meanwhile, the rest of the UK will be generally mild as the mercury tops at 14C in Northern Ireland and Scotland.
It’s a stark contrast from yesterday’s forecast, in which the Met Office predicted a mixed picture for this weekend’s weather. Chilly conditions, sunshine and downpours were all felt in different parts of the country. Millions in the south of Engalnd awoke to a chilly start before a burst of sunshine filtered in throughout the morning.
Deputy Chief Meteorologist Mark Sidaway said on Friday: “While things remain unsettled with further showers or longer spells of rain for some, all areas should see some drier conditions and sunshine at some point and, in that sunshine, it should feel quite warm. It really will depend on where you are geographically as to what weather you might experience. But for the exact details for your area, stay up to date with forecast over the coming days.”
There will be some cloud bubbling up, but temperatures will climb from a low 5C in the South West up to highs of 13C across the south coast and 14C in and around London by 11am. Norwich will enjoy pleasant morning highs of 15C. Meanwhile, north of the border will see sunshine in the far northwest of Scotland but it will be a gloomy morning elsewhere with rain and drizzle, the most persistent of which will fall across Northern Ireland.
Temperatures in Scotland will climb to highs of 14C in the Outer Hebrides and as low as 10C in Aberdeenshire. “Cloudy across Wales, Northern Ireland, northern England, and much of Scotland with rain at times,” the Met Office said for its Saturday forecast. “Northwest Scotland, along with central and southern England seeing sunny spells and some heavy showers.”
