After a grey start, most will see plenty of warm sunshine today, Sunday and Bank Holiday Monday, with temperatures reaching the low to mid-20s Celsius. Just isolated showers today and tomorrow, most staying dry.
Friday was cloudy for many, with some patchy rain moving in from the west, however, sunshine across northern Scotland meant here saw the highest temperatures, with Achnagart in the western Highlands recording the highest temperature of the day, reaching 22.1C, the first time 20C has been exceeded in Scotland this year. However, after a grey start this morning, Saturday afternoon, Sunday and Bank Holiday Monday will see more in the way of sunshine for most and it will be warmer as a result, with temperatures reaching 22-25C. It won’t be completely dry over the long weekend, with scattered showers developing across northern areas today and tomorrow, high pressure will ensure most will stay dry though.
So, an overcast but mostly dry start this morning for many, the cloud thick enough to produce some patchy drizzle across Wales, central and western areas of England, misty over hills too. There is some sunshine around as well across northern Scotland, parts of southwest, northern and eastern England. These sunny spells becoming more widespread later this morning and through the afternoon as the early cloud thins and breaks. The sunshine may set off isolated heavy showers though this afternoon, particularly across higher of Scotland, northern England, Wales and SW England. But most places will remain dry. Temperatures reaching highs of 16-19C generally, perhaps 20-21C across eastern England.
Any isolated showers this evening dying out to leave a dry night with clear spells and the odd mist or fog patch forming as a result, cooler than last night. Low cloud and mist rolling in across eastern Scotland and eastern England.
High pressure dominating the weather as we go into Sunday, centred over the North Sea. Early low cloud and mist across eastern Scotland and eastern England will burn back to coasts through the morning, to join elsewhere to see widespread sunshine. Most will stay dry, but isolated showers may pop up over higher ground of Scotland and Cumbria. It will be a little warmer than today too, temperatures reaching 20C in Belfast, 21C in London, Cardiff and Birmingham, 22C in Glasgow, 23C in Manchester. Sea breezes will make coasts cooler, particularly North Sea coasts.
High pressure retreating east a little over the North Sea while low pressure moves in to the west of Ireland on Bank Holiday Monday, this will tighten isobars and draw in warm air from the south or southeast off the near continent. This combined with widespread blue skies and strong sunshine will allow temperatures to reach 22-24C widely inland, perhaps a few spots hitting 25C – making the warmest day of the year so far. Cooler around coastal areas.
Tuesday similar to Monday, dry again with a southeasterly breeze bringing in warm air and plenty of sunshine for many, which will mean temperatures widely reaching the low to mid 20s Celsius. Cooler around coasts. High cloud moving in across northern and western areas making sunshine hazy here, perhaps the odd shower moving up over the Republic of Ireland into Northern Ireland later.
Wednesday perhaps seeing a breakdown of the warm, sunny and dry conditions – as an area of low pressure moves up from the Bay of Biscay across Ireland – which will spread thundery showers northeastwards across many areas through the day.
Cooler and fresher conditions following from the southwest on Thursday and Friday, with showers affecting northern and western areas, perhaps drier and brighter towards the southeast.
