The sun will break through early next week after a miserable couple of days of lashing rains and high winds.
Brits have been urged to be wary of the miserable weather this weekend, when severe thunderstorms will roll across the country.
The Met Office has put a yellow storm warning in place for a large stretch of country and forecast hail, lighting and torrential rain.
Downpours will be so intense in some areas that 40mm of rain will fall in just a couple of hours.
After a climatologically bleak weekend, the skies will finally clear for most on Monday afternoon, when the sun will break through for relatively long spells.
With it will come warmer temperatures of up to 22C which, while not exactly scorching heatwave territory, will feel positively balmy in comparison to Saturday and Sunday.
The warm weather and sun is forecast to continue through the following workdays, albeit with some cloud cover interrupting the late summer burst.
When it comes to the storms this weekend, yellow warnings are in place for the East of England, the Midlands and Wales.
The Met Office has predicted that the worst of the weather will hit between 12pm and 10pm tomorrow.
"Following rain overnight and during the morning, heavier showers and thunderstorms are likely to break out by late morning," the forecaster warned.
"These becoming more widespread into the afternoon, with torrential downpours possible in a few places, bringing around 20 mm of rain in less than an hour and 30-40 mm in a couple of hours.
"Lightning and hail may prove additional hazards in some locations."
People in the impacted areas are advised to wrap up warm and dry and to be careful on the roads.
Some short term loss of power and other services are possible, with possible damage due to lightning strikes, the Met Office has warned.
In low lying areas homes and businesses could be flooded if the worst of the weather arrives in a short period.
Met Office spokesperson Nicola Maxey said there is a yellow warning put in place for thunderstorms on Saturday which could cause some flooding in parts.
But there is better news next week as the warmer weather returns.
"The weather becomes much more settled into next week with warm, dry, fine conditions," she said.
And for a change, she said the north will see slightly higher temperatures than the south during the week with 25C in the north west region possible.
"When you look at the statistics we have had a very average summer. The sunshine levels are down slightly for August but there is still some way to go," she said.
"For the UK as a whole from June 1st to August 19th the sunshine levels were 88 per cent of average, not far off average really with two weeks to go. It could push it back up.
"Certainly next week is looking very pleasant for many."
UK forecast for the next 5 days
Today:
Rain, some heavy, soon reaching Northern Ireland, spreading to parts of Scotland and then northwest England and northwest Wales. Elsewhere, mostly dry, just an isolated light shower; still plenty of cloud for most places, although a few sunnier, warmer spells.
Tonight:
Rain continuing across many western and northern areas, heavy at times, perhaps especially in the southwest later. Northern Ireland drying up, and southeastern areas largely dry. Mild and rather humid.
Saturday:
Fine, warm start in the southeast but wet weather in some western areas edging eastwards. Slightly brighter skies with sunny intervals but scattered thundery downpours following to some areas later.
Outlook for Sunday to Tuesday:
Rain or showers, possibly heavy for a time, clearing east on Sunday. Becoming much more settled into next week. Temperatures slightly below normal in the east and south. Warm elsewhere.
