It may have been fairly gloomy lately, but things are set to turn just in time for the Bank Holiday
The last bank holiday weekend until Christmas is here and it looks set to defy the so-called tradition of ‘welly weather ‘ and be a bit of a scorcher. After a fairly bland few days, a “good deal of dry and fine weather” is on the way with Bank Holiday Monday itself expected to be the peak of a mini hot spell.
Met Office chief meteorologist Paul Gundersen said: “High pressure over the UK this weekend and into Monday will help to keep any more persistent rain offshore and will bring a good deal of dry, fine and settled weather.
“Cloud amounts are the main variable through the weekend and could impact how warm it feels for some.” He added temperatures will be “generally on the rise throughout the weekend”.
After a cloudy start, sunny spells will emerge on Sunday with highs of around 23 or 24C in the afternoon, though it may feel cooler near the coast. Monday will see “plenty of sunshine” and it will feel “very warm” in Hull and East Yorkshire with highs of around 27 or 28C.
However, any settled weather is set to be short-lived with cooler, windier and wetter conditions forecast later in the week, potentially influenced by the remnants of ex-Hurricane Erin. Met Office deputy chief meteorologist Tony Wisson said: “There’s still a lot to work out in terms of the exact track and position of what will become Ex-Hurricane Erin.
“This system should have undergone its transition into an ex-hurricane by the time it reaches the mid-Atlantic, and it will continue to weaken as a broad low pressure system as it then drifts towards the UK.
“This will displace our current settled weather, bringing spells of rain and perhaps strong winds in places by the middle of next week.
“Tuesday is when we’re likely to see the start of this influence, with a band of rain pushing from west to east over the UK. Rainfall could be heavy for a time in parts of the west, though it’s too early to be precise with details on this.”
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