Brits flock to beaches to make most of 23C Bank Holiday sun as Met Office say it’s going to be even hotter this week
BRITS have flocked to beaches across the country as they make the most of 23C sun – and the Met Office says it’s going to get even hotter.
Popular spots proved to be Lyme Regis and Bournemouth, both in Dorset, as people soaked up the sun as well as enjoying a splash about in the sea to keep cool.
Most parts saw bright and dry conditions today with sunny spells, with England and Wales seeing the best of the weather.
There was some cloud about with the occasional shower too, but these tended to break up and edge northwards during the day, the Met Office said.
The top temperature was a very pleasant 23C – and Brits can look forward to even warmer conditions as the week continues.
Overnight, while many areas will remain dry with clear spells it will turn increasingly cloudy from the west with winds picking up and outbreaks of rain arriving across the north and west.
The warmer conditions will continue tomorrow and into Wednesday.
England and Wales will remain dry with brighter conditions with temperatures rising in the south and east.
Heavy rain and strong winds though will edge across the northwest and the Met Office has a yellow weather warning in place for southwest Scotland for rain which is in place from 3pm to 7pm on Tuesday.
Most areas will be mostly dry once again on Wednesday with temperatures peaking mid week in the southeast.
However, heavy rain and stronger winds will move slowly eastwards from Wednesday and through to the end of the working week.
Met Office Deputy Chief Meteorologist Nick Silkstone said: “There is a warmer interlude of weather on the way for those in the south and east of the UK from the middle of the week.
“Temperatures on Wednesday could peak at 29C in the southeast, with some good spells of sunshine for much of England and Wales.
“While this initial warmth will be relatively short-lived, with a return towards average temperatures by Thursday, the weather will continue with a drier and more settled theme during the second half of the week under the influence of high pressure.
“The main exception to this will likely be the ongoing chance of some cloud and rain arriving across the northwest later in the week, though even here there should be some drier and brighter interludes.”
The long-range forecast
From August 31 to September 9
High pressure will tend to be located either over or close to the UK through much of this period, leading to a more widely settled period of weather.
Weak frontal systems though could still provide some cloud and patchy outbreaks of rain at times, this most likely in northwestern areas, although any amounts of rain away from the far northwest will be typically small.
The best of the drier and brighter conditions, at least initially, will be in more southern and eastern parts.
A trend towards very warm or fairly hot conditions, especially in southern areas around the turn of the month, with a chance of a few showers or thunderstorms as a result.
Towards the second week of September a trend to more average temperatures is probable.