Brits are set for a warm and sunny first day of the long bank holiday with temperatures hitting 22C but the weekend could well be a washout with heavy rain and thunderstorms.
A high pressure system is over much of the UK today bringing long periods of sunshine and temperatures in the high teens or low 20Cs but the weather becomes more unsettled over the weekend.
There could be highs of 23C on Friday but then a low pressure south of the UK is set to bring heavy rain and thunderstorms for southern parts of England on Saturday and Sunday.