By Brian Gaze
[Published 07:30 06/05/2024]
Showers develop widely across Britain today and in the south east there will be longer spells of rain. Northern Ireland remains mostly dry. During the next few days high pressure will build, bringing warmer and drier weather. (If you would like to browse the website without adverts and contribute to its ongoing development, explore the payment options, see below)
Issued 2nd May 2024
Bank holiday Monday starts with heavy showers in northern Britain. Elsewhere it is mostly dry with variable amounts of cloud.
Through the day heavy and thundery bursts of rain affect the south east, with the northern extent of the rain close to London. There will also be scattered showers in the rest of the UK, particularly Scotland where they could be heavy. The driest and warmest conditions will probably be in central England.
Temperatures range from 12°C to 20°C, with values mainly dependent on the amount of cloud cover and sunshine. Check the weather radar for the most up to date view.
Free trial period and payment options to browse the TWO website without adverts. You'll also get access to extra features and supporting our ongoing development.
For full details please see Advert free access on our website.
Tonight the rain in the south east steadily fades away, along with showers in other areas. By the morning it will be mostly dry.
Tomorrow, scattered showers return, but many places miss them and remain dry with variable amounts of cloud. It will become quite warm in sunny spells.
Wednesday is forecast to be dry, sunny and rather warm in most areas. The exception is the north west where there is a risk of patchy outbreaks of rain. Temperatures reach the low 20Cs in the south.
The settled conditions continue on Thursday in much of the UK. However, there is a risk of rain in northern and western Scotland.
During Friday a few heavy showers could break out. Nonetheless, most places have another dry day with sunny periods. It could be the warmest day of the year so far with temperatures peaking in the mid 20Cs.
Storm clouds. Posted by glynnadams68
Upload your photos
Images are now automatically optimised when uploading. A massive thanks to all of you who post such fantastic pics. They're much appreciated, so please keep them coming!
Unsettled weather for the early May bank holiday?
Hot and thundery summer?
Seasonal forecast
Weather picture gallery
Advert free access to our website
Frequently requested locations. Use the Place or postcode picker at the top of the page for all other locations.
Subscribe to our YouTube channel
You are subscribed to push notifications.
You are not subscribed.
Click the Notify Me! button and then Allow. You can stop them at any time.
Spring bank holiday weather
Summer 2024 potentially very warm?
Will the relentless rain relent for Easter?
Daily weather by email
14 day outlook
Monthly outlook
Seasonal outlook
Christmas weather
See the Model inventory for the full list of model charts and data