The city's Eurovision celebrations are in full swing and after yesterday's glorious weather, the bank holiday has got off to a very wet start.
Despite wet and gloomy skies for the King's Coronation day, Sunday saw a significant improvement with blue skies and sunshine as thousands headed to Liverpool for the highly anticipated Eurovision events. The sunshine came as a welcome break for many.
However, today, the Bank Holiday Monday, will see heavy rain and clouds for most of the day, bad news for anyone heading out. The Met Office forecast predicts it will likely rain all day in the Merseyside area with highs of 16C.
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It predicts: "Heavy rain changing to cloudy by early evening." But will the weather improve as we head into the week?
According to the Met Office, Liverpool will likely see a drier day on Tuesday with sunny spells expected in the afternoon. However Wednesday will see light showers return.
Here is the Met Office forecast for the coming week:
Monday:
Cloudy and generally wet on Monday with rain spreading eastwards, occasionally turning heavy. Remaining cloudy, but rain easing later, however showers following into the evening. Breezy at first but winds easing through the day.
The evening will remain cloudy with showers, some of these heavy at times but will be fairly mild. Minimum temperature 10C.
Tuesday:
A cloudy start to the day with outbreaks of light rain and drizzle. The cloud will lift with sunny spells and scattered showers. Maximum temperature 15C.
Wednesday to Friday:
Sunny spells and a chance of showers, locally heavy and thundery, on Wednesday and Thursday. Cloudy but drier on Friday, perhaps with the odd shower. Feeling pleasant in any sunshine.
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