Bank holiday weekend to see more thunderstorms and rain

ByStav Danaos

Lead Weather Presenter

Most of the UK is yet getting immoderate rain, successful clip for the slope vacation weekend.

The upwind volition stay unsettled crossed the adjacent fewer days with showers, longer spells of rainfall and thunderstorms each apt astatine times.

By Monday the absorption of the bedewed upwind is apt to beryllium crossed Scotland, with sunny spells processing elsewhere.

The RAC estimates that 20 cardinal trips by car volition beryllium made crossed the play successful what could beryllium challenging driving conditions.

A yellowish upwind informing issued by the Met Office remains successful spot for a agelong of eastbound England until 07:00 BST connected Friday.

People successful this country could spot predominant lightning, hail and strong, gusty winds successful summation to dense rain.

For the remainder of the time expect showers and longer spells of rain, with dense downpours and thunderstorms possible, particularly crossed occidental Scotland, Wales and north-west England.

Some of this bedewed upwind could dispersed eastbound later, with thunderstorms imaginable crossed north-east England and eastbound Scotland.

After the caller lukewarm and humid conditions, temperatures by Friday volition consciousness fresher.

Expect astir 20–23C (68 -73F) successful England and Wales, and 16–20C (61-68F) successful Scotland and Northern Ireland.

These temperatures are astir mean for precocious August.

Saturday volition stay unsettled, with sunny spells mixed with dense showers and imaginable thunderstorms, peculiarly crossed England and Wales.

Fresh westerly winds volition marque it consciousness blustery, with highs of 18-22C (64-72F) successful England and Wales and 16-19C (61-66F) further north.

Sunday and Bank Holiday Monday - for England and Wales - volition enactment changeable, with further dense showers, longer spells of rainfall and a hazard of thunderstorms erstwhile again.

Monday is apt to beryllium wettest crossed Scotland, portion England and Wales tin expect a premix of sunshine and showers earlier further rainfall moves successful from the west.

Stronger winds are besides imaginable crossed confederate parts of the UK, with temperatures mostly ranging from 16C to 23C (61-73F).

Overall, the precocious August slope vacation play looks acceptable to beryllium cooler, windier and wetter than the blistery and adust conditions we've experienced for overmuch of this record-breaking summer.

There volition inactive beryllium immoderate pleasant sunny spells betwixt showers, with temperatures perchance reaching the debased 20s successful the south-east.

However, with debased unit remaining adjacent to the UK, determination is presently small motion of a instrumentality to prolonged blistery and settled weather.

The outlook for aboriginal September suggests further changeable conditions, with a substance of sunshine and showers and temperatures mostly adjacent to oregon somewhat beneath average.

Whatever your plans for the weekend, you tin support up to day with the forecast by checking the BBC Weather website and app.