May bank holiday weekend will see temperatures rise as high as 19C

It’s finally going to get warm! Met Office says May bank holiday weekend will see temperatures rise as high as 19C… and predicts sunshine for King Charles’ coronation too

Temperatures will rise as high as 19C this bank holiday weekend, after parts of the UK saw sub zero temperatures overnight. 

Britons should brace for another bitter cold and rainy day today before temperatures begin to climb tomorrow. 

It will be a cloudy evening with outbreaks of rain which will be most frequent across northern Scotland and northern and eastern England however it will clear eastwards overnight. 

The weekend will be warm with some spells of sunshine but many areas are expected to be cloudy with showers and light rain.

Weather for the King’s Coronation weekend is set to be happy and glorious for many, with fine and dry conditions predicted.

Temperatures will rise as high as 19C this bank holiday weekend, after parts of the UK saw sub zero temperatures overnight. Pictured: People enjoy the sunshine and scenery in the grounds of Cliveden House in Taplow, Berkshire earlier this week

The weekend will be warm with some spells of sunshine but many areas are expected to be cloudy with showers and light rain. Pictured: Volunteers tend to the gardens at Cliveden House on Tuesday

It was bright start in the east this morning, but will turn cloudy as rain spreads across most of the UK today. 

Temperatures for the coming weekend, the first May Bank Holiday, are on the rise after a chilly week brought by northerly winds from the Arctic, with a maximum of 18C (64F) predicted in the south east on Saturday and 15C (57F) as far north as Carlisle.

But the Met Office predicts low cloud in western areas ‘particularly in the mornings’.

Tomorrow will be a mainly dry day with large areas of cloud cover around. However clouds will break during the day to reveal periods of sunshine. 

There is a chance of showers developing which will merge into longer spells of rain across northern Scotland and the Northern Isles. There will be late sunny spells during the evening.

Rain is possible on Saturday and Sunday, mostly in central and western areas of England and Wales, while Monday is due to be mostly dry.

Temperatures for the coming weekend, the first May Bank Holiday, are on the rise after a chilly week brought by northerly winds from the Arctic

‘The cold conditions from earlier in the week will linger longest in the far north of Scotland but the rest of the UK will see the transition to warmer, but more unsettled conditions,’ Met Office Chief Meteorologist Steve Willington said yesterday.

‘However, frost is still a possibility in central areas of the UK where cloud gives way to clearer spells.’

Deputy Chief Meteorologist Chris Almond added: ‘By Friday temperatures will have increased so that we will see values around 18-21C across parts of the UK. 

‘The coming bank holiday weekend itself will be a mixture of brighter conditions and showers. These showers will tend to be heaviest and most frequent in the west on Saturday. 

‘On Sunday most locations can expect to see at least some showers, whereas on the bank holiday Monday the focus for showers is more likely to be the east, with drier conditions elsewhere. Temperatures will be reasonable and above average.’

The forecasters say the first half of next week will likely be dominated by high pressure but warn that humid air from further south could bring some heavy and potentially thundery showers.

By Friday temperatures will have increased so that we will see values around 18-21C across parts of the UK. The weekend itself will be a mixture of brighter conditions and showers. Pictured: A field of tulips comes into colour near King’s Lynn in Norfolk earlier this week

The Met Office predicts ‘plenty of dry and mild weather across the UK’ on the weekend of the Coronation. Pictured: Westminster Abbey in the sun

It’s still too soon to know exactly what the Coronation weekend will look like, but fine and dry conditions are predicted.

The special Bank Holiday weekend to celebrate Charles III’s accession to the throne is due to be ‘fairly settled’ with ‘plenty of dry and mild weather across the UK’, the Meteorological Office said.

In southern England, which is likely to be the warmest area, temperatures could reach at least 18-19C (64-66F).

More generally, the mercury is set to be ‘near or slightly above average’ – in the mid to high teens Celsius, or high 50s to low 60s Fahrenheit.

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