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The bank holiday may not be a total write off with warm weather and bouts of sunshine set to hit the UK – but only for short periods.
The country has been subject to heavy rain and thunderstorms this week despite the warm weather.
The Met Office has warned this may continue into this weekend, with ‘unsettled’ weather set to bring in and see out the bank holiday.
Sunnier weather has been forecast for this weekend, but rain is still expected to sweep across the UK.
Deputy Chief Meteorologist Mark Sidaway said: ‘There continues to be uncertainty around the track of a low-pressure system which is expected to cross the southern UK this weekend, meaning there is some uncertainty about some of the forecast details.
‘While it will remain unsettled with further showers or longer spells of rain, all areas should see some drier conditions at some point and, in any sunshine, it should feel quite warm.
‘But for the exact details for your area stay up to date with forecast over the coming days.’
Amy Boko, senior meteorologist at the Met Office, said: ‘It might not be the sort of glorious sort of heatwave that we’re hoping for … but there probably will be some more pleasant and warmer weather for some people as we head towards the end of the week.’
Bank holiday weekend weather forecast (Picture: Met Office)
Bank holiday weekend weather forecast (Picture: Met Office)
The weather will be ‘unsettled’ across the Bank Holiday(Picture: Geoffrey Swaine/Shutterstock)
A yellow weather warning is in place until midnight tonight, with heavy showers and thunderstorms continuing today.
Lightning strikes damaged the roof of a care home in Elmer, West Sussex, just before 2am yesterday.
All residents were ‘safely relocated’ and no fire was found.
A university building in Chichester, West Sussex, was also hit by lightning, damaging its roof and electrics.
Sunnier weather has been forecast for this weekend, but rain is still expected to sweep across the UK (Picture: Joe Giddens/PA Wire)
In Devon, a landslide has blocked a railway between Axminster and Honiton.
Passengers were warned of severe disruption until midday on South Western Railway trains.
Aidan McGivern, meteorologist at the Met Office, said: ‘After a lively night in some places with heavy rain and thunderstorms, the weather eases a little during Thursday, but we’re still going to see some outbreaks of rain, even some thundery downpours through the rest of the day.’
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