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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
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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.