The UK’s mini heatwave has ended but more glorious sunshine is expected later this week.
Temperatures peaked at 25 degrees in London, 23 degrees in Norwich and 22 in Manchester.
But the afternoon saw the North, the Midlands, Wales and parts of Scotland and Northern Ireland suffer downpours and thunderstorms.
Monday will bring a sharp drop in temperatures, with the mercury set to plunge to around 11 degrees in the capital, Manchester and Birmingham.
But the Met Office said temperatures will begin climbing again from Tuesday with “lots of blue skies and sunshine”.
And thermometers will nudge towards the high teens on Wednesday.
Emma Salter, forecaster for the Met Office, said: “From Monday onwards, there’ll be a cooler area of high pressure, generally fine and dry but certainly much cooler than it has been with top temperatures on Monday for central London expected to reach just 13C.
“On Thursday, there will be a band of rain sweeping up, affecting southern parts of the UK. It will be warmer across the country, with temperatures back up to the low 20s.
“We expect Friday to be cloudy on the whole, with heavy showers across the south.”
The middle of the week is expected to dry and mainly sunny but with cold mornings to deal with.
BBC meteorologist Sarah Keith-Lucas said the nation will wake up to a “touch of frost first thing on Easter Monday”.
She added: ”[Easter Monday] will be a much colder day across the board. We have a brisk, northerly wind, some places reaching up to 50mph.
“Temperatures will range between 7C and 14C as the east coast bears the brunt of the cold front.”
It comes after the government urged people to avoid beaches and parks over the sunny Easter weekend and to continue following social distancing measures to help slow the spread of coronavirus.
Police have been authorised to hand fines to people flouting the rules.
Chairman of the National Police Chiefs’ Council, Martin Hewitt, said on Saturday there have been 1,084 fines for breaches of coronavirus rules issued by 37 forces in England and Wales.
