Bank holiday to start with rain and wind although turning brighter through Easter Sunday

It will be a wet and breezy start to the Easter weekend for many while Sunday will bring drier and brighter conditions.

It will be a wet and breezy start to the Easter weekend for many while Sunday will bring drier and brighter conditions.

Saturday will see early frosts over parts of Scotland. It’ll be quite cloudy in many areas with showers over central, southern and western areas gradually easing through the day, although some rain is still possible at times.

A yellow warning for heavy rain will be in place for the Southwest – mainly Cornwall, Devon, Plymouth and Torbay from late on Friday until Saturday morning where 20-40mm of rain could fall quite widely bringing with it the possibility of some disruption to travel.

The rain will continue through much of Saturday across Northern Ireland, Wales and the West and Southwest of England, although steadily easing, and with some drier spells developing later in the day.

Elsewhere will be mostly dry, with some bright and sunny spells, while a few showers could affect the Northern Isles and perhaps Northeast Scotland. Some patchy rain possibly reaching Northern Ireland and Southwest England later in the day.

Saturday will also be quite breezy, particularly near the hills in the West and along the South coast, with temperatures close to or slightly below normal – although feeling cooler under areas of rain.

Easter Sunday outlook

Sunday looks to be the driest day of the Bank Holiday weekend with some early frosts mainly in parts of the north under clear skies. Most areas will stay dry with variable - possibly large - amounts of cloud and the possibility of some rain close to Western Scotland pulling away to the west.

Some showers are also possible over Central and Eastern England with light winds for most with temperatures near or slightly above normal, so feeling nice in any sunshine.

A showery picture is likely for much of the bank holiday weekend with Easter Sunday looking to be a bright day for many.

Honor Criswick, Met Office presenter and meteorologist, said: “As we progress into (Saturday) evening areas of persistent rain means totals are soon going to add up. We do have a warning issued for much of Devon and Cornwall so do keep an eye on our website for more information about that.

“We’ll see more and more rain creep its way in from the west and that’s as a result of an area of low pressure but it’ll eventually fizzle out later on Saturday and through into Easter Sunday.

“Easter Sunday is going to be quite a bright day for many, particularly across Eastern areas.”

Monday

Bank Holiday Monday will see the North and Northwest remain mostly dry and havethe best of the day’s sunshine. Some areas of patchy rain will move across Northern Ireland and Southwest England although the timing of these remains uncertain.

Elsewhere, we’ll see a mixture of sunshine and showers, with the heaviest and most frequent of these being through England and Wales. Most areas will also experience reasonably light winds, albeit breezier in the far Southwest and Northeast.

Temperatures will remain normal although it will feel rather cool along some North Sea Coasts.

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