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| UK bank holiday weekend weather: Mixed forecast sees sunny spells, showers and frost in parts of the country | UK bank holiday weekend weather: Mixed forecast sees sunny spells, showers and frost in parts of the country |
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| Britons are in for a mixed bag of weather this bank holiday weekend. | Britons are in for a mixed bag of weather this bank holiday weekend. |
| Saturday looks to be the best day of the weekend, with sunny spells and bright patches throughout the United Kingdom before a wetter weather front moves in from the north-west of Scotland bringing showers and blustery winds. | Saturday looks to be the best day of the weekend, with sunny spells and bright patches throughout the United Kingdom before a wetter weather front moves in from the north-west of Scotland bringing showers and blustery winds. |
| A Met Office spokesperson told The Independent that the best of the weekend’s weather would be in the South-east, in and around London, where prolonged sunny spells could result in temperatures pushing 19 to 20 degrees on Sunday. | A Met Office spokesperson told The Independent that the best of the weekend’s weather would be in the South-east, in and around London, where prolonged sunny spells could result in temperatures pushing 19 to 20 degrees on Sunday. |
| “There are certainly some good spells of sunshine and you may catch a break,” they said. | “There are certainly some good spells of sunshine and you may catch a break,” they said. |
| The weather will cool dramatically over Saturday night, with northern and central areas seeing some grass frost, before the wetter weather front moves across the UK. | The weather will cool dramatically over Saturday night, with northern and central areas seeing some grass frost, before the wetter weather front moves across the UK. |
| Even as the wetter weather moves in, there will still be some sunny spells in front and behind the front with the South-east hanging on to the best weather. | Even as the wetter weather moves in, there will still be some sunny spells in front and behind the front with the South-east hanging on to the best weather. |
| Further north the picture is more depressing with Aberdeen and Glasgow struggling to break into the teens and temperatures in these areas hovering around nine to 10 degrees. | Further north the picture is more depressing with Aberdeen and Glasgow struggling to break into the teens and temperatures in these areas hovering around nine to 10 degrees. |
| “North-west of Scotland see some rain later on Saturday afternoon and that front will slowly sink south east through Sunday – weakening as it goes but bringing showery weather for many on Sunday,” the spokesperson said. | “North-west of Scotland see some rain later on Saturday afternoon and that front will slowly sink south east through Sunday – weakening as it goes but bringing showery weather for many on Sunday,” the spokesperson said. |
| A miniature sandstorm whipped up unusually high winds blows across the breakwater next to the Perch Rock lighthouse in New Brighton | |
| Rain clouds gather above the big wheel on the seafront in Weston-Super-Mare | |
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| Visitors to Weymouth beach spend time in the sunny weather | |
| The Palace of Westminster shrouded in fog early this morning | |
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| Lightning flashes in the night sky over South London | |
| A springtime rainbow near to Newton Mearns, East Renfrewshire | |
| A girl carries a 'Keep calm it's raining' umbrella on Westminster Bridge | |
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| Northern lights in Aberdeen | |
| Kite surfers make the most of sunny weather and strong winds off Shoeburyness, Southend-on-Sea | |
| Newhaven lighthouse is battered by waves as high winds from the lastest winter storm continue in Newhaven on the south coast of England | |
| Mist lingers around Glastonbury | |
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| Snow covered sheep huddle together on moorland as heavy snow falls on the North Yorkshire Moors near Castleton | |
| Storm waves crash over the Longships Lighthouse just off Lands End in Cornwall | |
| Perfect weather brought lots of people out to the East Meadow Park to enjoy picnics, barbecues, ball games, music and chat | |
| London's rainy day | |
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| A rainbow over the Liverpool waterfront | |
| Largs promenade is battered by winds in Largs | |
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| The Tewkesbury Abbey is seen surrounded by flood water | |
| Snow covers trees in the Parade Gardens in Bath | |
| Thorpe Park in Surrey sits in flood water | |
| Sunrise in the City of London | |
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| A train passes along the coast at Saltcoats, as a combination of high tides, heavy rains and strong winds brought severe flooding to many parts of the country | |
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| A police officer looks on as a British solider helps a tree surgeon remove a fallen tree in Egham, west of London after high winds brought by a winter storm battered southern England | |
| The rainbow appears to pass in front of the distant Golden Cap, the highest point on England's south coast | |
| People relax in deck chairs during the hot weather on Brighton beach | |
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| Flooded property is seen in Wateringbury, southern England | |
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| Lightning strikes over Poole Harbour during a thunderstorm in Poole | |
| Northern lights at St. Mary's Lighthouse and Visitor Centre, Whitley Bay, North Tyneside | |
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| A policeman on a boat looks at a car submerged on the side of a flooded road leading into the cut-off village of Muchelney | |
| Children make their way to school in Princetown, Dartmoor, as the winter weather hits UK | |
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| As we enter next week on bank holiday Monday there is an increased risk of showers as another wet front moves across the UK – but again the spokesperson mentioned there would be patches of sun and broadly the temperature would remain high in many parts of the country. | As we enter next week on bank holiday Monday there is an increased risk of showers as another wet front moves across the UK – but again the spokesperson mentioned there would be patches of sun and broadly the temperature would remain high in many parts of the country. |
| Wind speed and strength will pick up from Saturday, with many parts of the country experiencing blustery conditions as the front moves north east down Britain. | Wind speed and strength will pick up from Saturday, with many parts of the country experiencing blustery conditions as the front moves north east down Britain. |