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Evening Standard
Jordan Reynolds

Bank Holiday temperatures to rise to near 30C before rain arrives

Bank Holiday temperatures are expected to soar to near 30C before the remnants of Hurricane Erin bring wind and rain.

Maximum temperatures on Sunday will be about 26C or 27C, then it will reach 28C or 29C on Monday with widespread sunshine for most, the Met Office said.

By late on Monday the remnants of Hurricane Erin will be west of the UK, bringing rain and wind, which will carry on throughout the week, Met Office meteorologist Craig Snell said.

For the rest of the week temperatures will be nearer average, low 20s in the south and high teens across the north.

Mr Snell said: “Today and tomorrow it will be largely dry across the UK apart from the odd spot of rain across Scotland today.

“There will be increasing amounts of sunshine and temperatures continuing to climb.

“On Monday it will be a very warm and sunny picture for most.

“It will start to go downhill and rain will start to move in for Northern Ireland into the afternoon.”

The dry summer has left water levels low, including at Chew Valley Lake, North Somerset, where the parched lake bed is exposed (Ben Birchall/PA) (PA Wire)

People who might be planning to head to beaches on Monday or Tuesday are being advised to head to ones with life guards as big waves will arrive.

From Tuesday onwards spells of rain will be moving across all parts of the country, and it will be wettest in the west, Mr Snell said.

“It will be heavy at times in the west, but at the moment we’re not expecting too many impacts, and it may for farmers or anyone who needs the rain be welcome,” he added.

On Wednesday, a band of rain will go across the whole country, and low pressure will remain until the weekend with further spells of rain.

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