The bank holiday weekend for England, Wales, and Northern Ireland is just around the corner, but what does the weather have in store?
Like much of the summer, which is likely to be one of the hottest on record, high pressure looks to be in charge, which will keep things mostly settled on Saturday and Sunday.
It’ll be largely dry, with some sunshine, but a few showers can’t be ruled out.
Bank holiday Monday may well be similar, but details are more uncertain, as some computer models bring rain to southern and western parts.
After a cooler few days, temperatures are set to rise over the weekend, but they’ll still be a long way off the record for the August bank holiday, which stands at 33.3C back in 2019.
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Instead, temperatures will widely reach the low to mid-twenties, but North Sea coasts could well stay disappointingly cool, with more cloud and an onshore breeze.
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There are signs that the weather will turn more unsettled after the long weekend, but exactly when and how much rain is seen will depend on what happens with the remnants of Hurricane Erin, a tropical storm currently to the east of the Bahamas.
There is a lot of uncertainty in the forecast, which often happens at this time of the year when the Atlantic hurricane season picks up.
