Several parts of the UK are expected to be hit by blustery showers, wind and hail over the weekend as unsettled weather spreads across the country. Temperatures are likely to dip to around 3-4C in towns and cities on Saturday morning, with heavy rain due to hit northern England and Wales before moving across East Anglia and the southeast by the afternoon.
Wet and windy weather will slowly move southwards again on Sunday, before temperatures rise to the mid-teens for most of the country on Monday. Met Office meteorologist Alex Deakin said: “Temperatures on Saturday will be back below average at 9 or 10C. Add on the wind, and it will feel quite a bit colder than that.”
Outbreaks of heavy rain over Scotland on Saturday could bring hail and possible snow on the hills. By around mid-morning, the bands of rain will clear towards the southeast. Northern and western parts of the UK will have wet and windy weather on Sunday morning, with a heavy band of rain due to push steadily through Scotland and Northern Ireland, arriving in northern England and Wales by lunchtime.
Sunday afternoon is expected to be wet and blustery across most of Wales and England, with possible hail and thunder. But warmer and drier conditions are on the way, with temperatures forecast to climb to the mid-teens, and possibly reach 17C in the southeast of England by Tuesday.
A Met Office spokesperson said: “From Tuesday, milder air is expected to move in across the UK, bringing a noticeable change after the recent cooler conditions. Many areas will see temperatures lifting closer to, or slightly above, the seasonal average, particularly in the south and west. While this will make it feel more spring-like at times, conditions will remain variable, with some cloud and outbreaks of rain, especially further north and west.”
