England is set to enjoy its hottest day of the year with temperatures 21C over Bank Holiday weekend 

Temperatures could soar as high as 21C in southern areas over the May bank holiday weekend, according to the Met Office. 

This would make it the hottest day of the year so far so Brits should expect to see warm and sunny days across the coronation weekend 

Britons have been warned to brace themselves for some possible heavy showers and thunderstorms expected across parts of the country. 

It will be dry and bright today down the south of England but heavy showers are likely to spread across Northern Ireland, northeast Wales and central England. 

Despite moments of sunshine, most Britons should brace themselves tomorrow for a wet Sunday afternoon – though central and southeast England are expected to remain mainly dry.

Brits should expect to see warm and sunny days across the coronation weekend

Members of public enjoy the sunshine in Granary Square in central London

People enjoying the sunshine on Wimbledon Common, south west London as the warm weather returns and temperatures are forecast to rise to 21C over the bank holiday weekeend

They have been warned to brace themselves for some possible heavy showers

While there may be a few showers across the nation, the weekend is set to be warm with some spells of sunshine which could reach at high as the low 20s. 

Forecasters say King Charles’ Coronation is set to be happy and glorious for many, with a mix of sunshine and showers. 

As for the end of the bank holiday, Monday is likely to be dominated by high pressure with fewer showers around- drier conditions are expected across the west as the slow showers migrate to the east.

Senior operations meteorologist Marco Petagna said: “We are stuck between an area of high pressure to the north east of the UK and lower pressure to the west.

“Warm air from the Atlantic has brought a lot of moisture too which will help trigger showers.

“We are looking at potentially heavy and thundery showers on Saturday in Northern Ireland, north west England and Wales which will tend to ease going into the evening.

“In those areas we could see some of the warmest sunshine away from the showers with temperatures in the mid to high teens.

“It’s certainly not a heat wave, but it’s a spell of some warmer weather.”

Temperatures for the coming weekend the first May bank holiday, are on the rise after a chilly week brought by northerly winds from the Arctic, with a maximum of 20C predicted in the southeast on Saturday and 18C far north.

Rain is possible on Saturday and Sunday, mostly in central and western areas of England and Wales, while Monday is due to be mostly dry.

Met Office Chief Meteorologist, Matthew Lehnert said: ‘On Saturday, the heaviest showers are likely to be focused across Northern Ireland, northeast Wales and central England. 

‘On Sunday, showers are expected to affect a larger part of the UK, although central and southeast England are expected to remain mainly dry. 

‘By Monday, drier conditions are expected to develop across the west, whilst showers become concentrated across eastern areas.’

Beach goers enjoy the warm afternoon sunshine today at Bournemouth in Dorset

Visitors to Cambridge enjoy potentially the warmest day of 2023 so far by taking to the river to enjoy punt rides 

Forecasters say King Charles’ Coronation is set to be happy and glorious for many this weekend 

People out punting on the River Cam in Cambridge on this morning after the sun finally came out

Early morning mist around Ely Cathedral in Cambridgeshire this morning at the start of the Bank Holiday weekend

Residential houses in Wimbledon bathed in hazy sunshine this morning

We could see the hottest day of the year as temperatures could soar to 21C

The forecasters say the first half of next week will likely be dominated by high pressure but warn that humid air from further south could bring some heavy and potentially thundery showers.

It’s still too soon to know exactly what the Coronation weekend will look like, but fine and dry conditions are predicted.

In southern England, which is likely to be the warmest area, temperatures could reach at least 20C.  as temperatures start to climb as we get closer to the May bank holiday