The Bank Holiday weekend will see an exceptional spell of warmth for May with a notable heatwave forecast.
Temperatures will begin to rise from Thursday as high pressure brings more settled conditions and clear skies for many. The exception will be parts of western Scotland and Northern Ireland where it will be cooler and cloudier with some rain at times.
Met Office Deputy Chief Forecaster, Steve Kocher, said: “Temperatures will climb through the weekend, especially in the south, where 30°C is likely to be recorded on Saturday and 32°C on Sunday. Temperatures are forecast to peak on Monday when we could see 33°C recorded in southern England and the Midlands.”
“It is likely that the May and Spring UK temperature records will be broken over the Bank Holiday weekend, with forecast temperatures surpassing the existing record of 32.8°C. As well as it being hot, there will be lots of dry and sunny weather for much of the UK.
“There will however be more cloud and some showers in Northern Ireland and western Scotland through the weekend. With relatively low sea surface temperatures there is also likely to be some low cloud and sea fog clinging closely to western coasts.”
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