A mixed picture for the Bank Holiday weekend
Banking on the weather forecast this Early May Bank Holiday? Here is our three-day summary.
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Often cloudy with heavy showers at times.
Driest for the far north of Scotland, though chilly. Wet across northeast England and southern Scotland as rain slowly eases. Scattered showers elsewhere, some heavy with hail and thunder over southern England and Wales, and feeling rather humid here.
Showers gradually decaying overnight and then mainly dry but rather cloudy, though rain reaching the Northern Isles by dawn. Chilly in the north with patchy rural frost; milder further south.
Rain slowly moving across northern Scotland. Rather cloudy for central and southern areas with occasional showers, heavy in the southwest. Mostly dry elsewhere with some sunny spells.
Turning cooler for all as northerly winds set in across the UK. Some showers at times, though these lighter and fewer than the weekend with sunny spells emerging as well.
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There is a lot of uncertainty in the evolution through this period, more so than normal, but overall it would appear that a changeable theme is most likely. Most places are therefore likely to see some rain or showers at times, but also some drier, brighter weather. The emphasis on wetter conditions may be more towards the south and east at first, with low pressure perhaps more likely towards the south or east of the UK, before shifting further north later in the period as low pressure becomes more likely to set up to the north or northeast of the UK. After a cold start to the period, especially in the north, temperatures are likely to return to around average later.
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Low pressure systems are likely to dominate across the UK at the start of this period. This means showers or longer spells of rain are likely at times, heavy in places, with the wettest conditions probably towards the northwest. There will, however, probably be some dry and warm interludes, these more likely towards the south, although temperatures are likely to be close to normal overall. Later in the month, more settled and drier conditions may begin to develop, with temperatures perhaps rising above normal.
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