Enjoy the sunshine when it comes your way! Park-goers in the North East enjoy blue skies and spring blossoms with dry and sunny bank holiday weather forecast tomorrow in the south – before rain spreads across the country on Sunday
- A sunny bank holiday is predicted for some but other Brits will brace for grey skies and rain in the north
- Wet weather will move from the north west to the south east over the bank holiday weekend, said Met Office
- Northern Ireland and Scotland will be damp tomorrow, with the south of England no warmer than 64.4F (18C)
- Rain will then move into the south by Sunday, although some areas in the south east may stay dry throughout
- Next week will see dry weather return, as an area of higher pressure forms behind the incoming rain
After a dry April, the first of May will bring rain to most parts of the country, as Britons look ahead to another bank holiday weekend.
Today’s dry weather should remain for most of the day, although some parts of in the north west may begin to see rain as an area of low pressure moves towards the south east.
Walkers enjoyed soft pink blossoms in Saltwell Park, Gateshead this morning, as the north of the UK sees better weather today, with temperatures ranging from 50F (10C) to 60.8F (16C), before the rain sets in tomorrow and moves south west.
Met office forecaster Richard Miles said that this low pressure will move across the UK this weekend, dampening the sunshine as it does.
Many would have hoped for a sizzler like the last bank holiday at Easter that saw the hottest day of the year, with Brits flocking to beaches to enjoy the glorious sun.
Women and children enjoy the pink blossoms in Saltwell Park, Gateshead, as today’s weather brings sunshine in the north before rain sets in tomorrow
Park visitors stop to take in the canopy of blossom that shades the path, with blue skies being followed by expected rain tomorrow
The more ‘unsettled’ forecast will bring wet weather, moving from the north west to the south east over the weekend
Today’s dry weather should remain for most of the day, ahead of the ‘unsettled’ bank holiday weekend
Highs of 60.8F (16C) to 64.4F (18C) will be seen today and tomorrow, with temperatures closer to 53.6F (12C) in Gateshead
People enjoy today’s sunshine at a maze in Saltwell Park, Gateshead, before rain sets in tomorrow and moves across the country
Families were drawn out to the Spring blooms this morning, with two-year-old Aria Bevington pictured playing in sea of bluebells at a wood near Wimborne in Dorset.
And dog walkers in Dunsden, Oxfordshire, made the most of the morning sunshine. The area will see drier weather tomorrow before being hit by rain on Sunday as the weather front moves down the country from Saturday to Sunday.
Tomorrow, the more ‘unsettled’ forecast will bring wet weather to the north west, with damp conditions expected in Northern Ireland and Scotland.
Elsewhere will remain dry, but will not be any warmer than today, with highs predicted between 60.8F (16C) and 64.4F (18C).
Mr Miles said that the wet weather will reach north Wales and north England by Saturday evening. Rain will then work its way down the country on Sunday, although some areas of the south east may miss this.
After the rain has moved through, Scotland will see more sunshine on Sunday. There may be some brighter spells breaking through the weekend cloud, with light winds and mild nights.
As the low pressure moves on, high pressure builds in the south, keeping it dry on Monday and for the rest of the week, with temperatures of 62.6F (17C) to 64.4F (18C).
By Tuesday, forecasters expect it to be cloudy in the north and northwest, with some rain at times, reports the Met Office.
Most of the south will remain dry for the rest of the week, as sunny spells continue. Further north it is likely to be cloudier with some light rain.
Into the following week, some unsettled weather is likely in the north, and some central areas, with the south seeing more settled weather and temperatures above normal.
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