Parts of the UK face a wet Bank Holiday Monday with scattered showers forecast by the Met Office (Image: Anadolu via Getty Images)
Twenty counties are braced for rain this Bank Holiday Monday, with the Met Office forecasting scattered showers and lingering cloud, as heavy bursts and thunderstorms on Sunday ease into lighter showers. Southern and central areas are expected to bear the brunt of the unsettled conditions.
Showers are set to continue through Monday in these parts of the UK, though they will be lighter and fewer than over the weekend. Conditions will vary across the country, with cooler weather further north. Northern and north-eastern areas are expected to feel fresher despite temperatures remaining close to average.
Some showers in the far north east could turn wintry over higher ground. Winds will be mostly light to moderate, although stronger at times in the far northeast.
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Full list of 20 UK counties set to be drenched on Bank Holiday Monday
North West England (3): Cumbria, Lancashire, Greater Manchester
Yorkshire and the Humber (2): West Yorkshire, South Yorkshire
Wales (4): Gwynedd, Powys, Ceredigion, Carmarthenshire
South West England (3): Cornwall, Devon, Somerset
West Midlands (2): Shropshire, Herefordshire
Northern Ireland (3): County Antrim, County Down, County Tyrone
Scotland (3): Argyll and Bute, Highland, Western Isles
Rain bands spread across parts of the UK in the Met Office Bank Holiday Monday forecast (Image: Met Office)
Deputy Chief Forecaster Mark Sidaway said: “Bank holiday Monday will remain changeable, with lingering cloud and scattered showers across southern and central areas, but these should be lighter and fewer than over the weekend.”
Farther north and northeast it will feel fresher and cooler, with a few scattered showers, some possibly wintry over higher ground in the far north east.
Winds will be mostly light to moderate, though stronger at times in the far northeast.
Temperatures will be close to average for many, but it will feel noticeably chillier in northern and north-eastern areas.
Conditions are expected to vary across the UK through the day.
Cloud will linger across southern and central areas.
Showers will remain scattered rather than persistent.
