The August bank holiday weekend is set to see sunshine and warm temperatures across the UK. The country will bask in “long sunny spells” as warm as Portugal as the drought continues, according to the Met Office.
Widespread sunshine on Sunday (August 29) and Monday will only be dampened by isolated showers on Saturday, in “average” conditions that holidaymakers can rely upon, the Met Office said. Temperatures are on course to peak at 24C in London, far below the UK’s recent 40C heatwave, though this will be as warm as Lisbon in Portugal.
The 10 areas of England still in drought status will remain “very, very dry”, the Met Office said, in a settled spell for the Reading and Leeds festivals and Notting Hill carnival.
