Tomorrow will be the hottest day of the banking holiday and could break the record for the hottest day of the year so far, which was 20.8 C (69.4 F) – recorded in London on March 23. Most of England will be dry and sunny, with the southeast being the hottest. Some rainfall may fall in areas of the northwest, but temperatures will be well above average – 12 C (53.6 F) – across the country. Read more: Drivers are expected to face long delays as millions plan Easter getaways Wales expects maximum temperatures of 17 C (62.6 F) and Scotland 15 C (59 F). Sky News meteorologist Dr Chris England said: “The UK will see sunny periods widely on Friday morning, but the exposed northeast and southwest coasts will remain rather gray. “Elsewhere, the interior of Ireland will see fog, low clouds and occasional drizzle give way to brighter skies and scattered rain, but Northern Ireland will remain fairly dull. “It will be warm for many, with a possible temperature of 23 C (73.4 F) in the sunniest parts of the Southeast, but it will be cool near the exposed shores. “Northern Ireland and north-west England may expect some rain in the afternoon, but there will be small changes elsewhere.” Image: Bluebells in Sussex in hot weather this week He added that on Saturday “it will be mostly dry and sunny, but north-west Scotland will be rather gray and wet, while western Ireland will see rain later”. “It will be quite hot, but probably not as hot as Friday. “Central, southern and eastern England will be fine on Easter Sunday, but rain moving across Ireland and Northern Ireland in the morning will clear Scotland, Wales and western England later. It will be a little more cool. “ Read more: See the forecast in your area In the midst of the first unrestricted Easter holiday for COVID, drivers are preparing for long queues, especially around Dover, where ship disruption has caused huge queues in recent days. However, the weather is expected to change on Monday, Met Office meteorologist Neil Armstrong warned. He said: “A low-pressure system will affect the north-west of the UK later on Sunday, bringing unstable weather to the north with some strong winds and rain in the north-west, which could affect driving conditions for some. “But the south will be drier, especially in the southeast.”
