London faces bank holiday washout with more rain on the cards

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London faces a bank holiday washout with heavy winds and rain set to hit southern England on Monday, forecasters have warned.The capital is expected to see cloudy and rainy weather with brief sunny spells and gusty winds this weekend.Those planning to spend time outdoors should wear waterproofs with rainfall expected on Saturday and Sunday evening.An area of low pressure over central Europe is currently pushing a warm air plume from the east across parts of the UK, triggering heavy showers and thunderstorms on Friday.

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00:00 Staying pretty dull and damp for Wales, much of the Midlands and East Anglia further rain here.

00:03 But in the far south of England, it's a bit brighter than yesterday, some sunny spells

00:07 poking through. But it's definitely central and northern Scotland seeing the lion's share of the

00:12 blue sky. Another cracking day, particularly in western Scotland, where temperatures getting up to

00:17 22, maybe 23 Celsius. Compare and contrast under that dull and damp weather over the Midlands,

00:23 struggling to even get into the teens. Wet weather will continue to track its way slowly

00:29 northwards and will bring some showery rain to Northern Ireland overnight, extending more into

00:34 southern Scotland. Tending a bit drier maybe over the Midlands, certainly the rain expected to clear

00:39 through the night from East Anglia. Much of the south will have some decent clear spells,

00:43 which will allow temperatures to tumble, bringing a chilly start to the long weekend,

00:47 four or five degrees in some rural spots, maybe even a touch lower. But the cloud and the rain

00:52 will keep the temperatures up over northern England, much of Wales, Northern Ireland and

00:56 southern Scotland. It does mean for a pretty drab start to the long weekend here and many places in

01:02 this central zone will stay grey with rain on and off for most of Saturday. The rain should tend to

01:08 ease off a little bit, parts of north east England turning a little drier, certainly a brighter day

01:12 across the Midlands and south Wales tomorrow compared to today. Much of southern England,

01:17 East Anglia having sunny spells for most of Saturday, maybe just one or two showers into

01:22 the far south east later on. Yet again, the Western Highlands and the Western Isles doing pretty well

01:27 for sunshine, maybe a lot of mist and har at times around the coast of north east Scotland up towards

01:32 the Northern Isles and that will keep the temperatures down. The cloud and the outbreaks

01:36 of rain will keep the temperatures down over southern Scotland, Northern Ireland, northern

01:40 England. But a warmer feel for East Anglia and the Midlands tomorrow, 17, 18 degrees. Again,

01:46 the northwest may get up to 17 or 18, one or two places as well. So we'll continue with that mixed

01:51 weather as we go through Saturday and that will continue likely during Sunday and Monday. We'll

01:57 keep the cloud and the outbreaks of rain on and off into Saturday evening further south, mostly

02:02 fine. But notice down to the far southwest, the threat of thickening cloud and outbreaks of rain,

02:06 that's from this area of low pressure. Still some uncertainty about just how that's going to track

02:12 its way northwards. This weather front close to the south, the far south on Monday could bring

02:16 some more persistent rain here. But generally speaking, with low pressure nearby, it's going to be

02:22 a mixture of sunshine and showers this weekend. So there will be at times some pleasant warm

02:27 sunshine, probably brightening up across the north Sunday and Monday as well. But always the threat

02:32 of some showers never too far away as well. Please do keep up to date with the forecast as we go

02:38 through this long weekend. Best way to do that, of course, following us on social media or hitting

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