The Met Office has shared that this bank holiday will be hit with harsh winds, some sunny spells and a cold washout as Brits prepare to travel by car this weekend
Brits have been warned to brace themselves for a gloomy bank holiday – with hailstorms, thunderstorms and travel misery this weekend.
Forecasters have revealed that the May Day Bank Holiday could be hit with a wet washout, with a wintry mix of fierce winds and scattered showers across the country. However, there will be some sunny spells. The unpredictable weather has sparked an additional travel alert as 16 million motorists are expected to make a leisure trip by car between Friday and Monday.
Drivers in the North West, East Anglia and South West are likely to become the hardest hit by heavy traffic on Monday and have also been urged to travel before 9am or after 5pm to cut down congestion on the weekend. The Met Office has shared that whilst people are heading out to make the most of their days off, it is “uncertain” on how great conditions will be. However, the weather service has predicted a “potential for a more unsettled spell”.
In the lead up to the weekend, rain is said to ease up in some areas before people could experience heavy showers on Wednesday, first appearing in the east and gradually moving westwards, reports Plymouth Live. From Thursday and through the bank holiday weekend, it could be unpleasant. The forecast reads: “Largely cloudy, although some brighter spells likely too. Showery rain will move up from the south, bringing a risk of thunderstorms and hail at times. Feeling warm for many.”
The forecast for next week, starting with a Bank Holiday, reads: “A fairly uncertain period through the bank holiday weekend with more likely a warm but cloudy period with bright spells, greatest in the north and showers more likely in the south. However there is also potential for a more unsettled spell to spread from the west with fresh winds and bands of rain mid-weekend, signals still unclear regards this.
“Into the new week all areas are likely to see a mixture of showery periods or spells of rain, though generally drier conditions expected. Overall, southern parts of the UK will probably be driest and sunniest with a north-westerly wind most likely bringing more changeable conditions across the north or northwest. Temperatures should remain close to or a little above normal for early May.” The rest of May is forecast to be unsettled with “some spells of wet weather likely for all”.
