Temperatures could soon rise again after a wet bank holiday weekend
18:23, 27 May 2025Updated 18:24, 27 May 2025
People enjoying the sunshine in Manchester city centre.(Image: Sean Hansford/Manchester Evening News)
The Met Office has indicated when the hot weather we experienced earlier this month is likely to return, as temperatures of up to 21C look to be on the horizon.
A bank holiday weekend of showers and overcast conditions brought an end to a record-breaking drought.
England had its driest start to spring in March and April since 1956, with half the expected rainfall in April and only a quarter of the long-term average in March, Met Office figures show.
According to the forecaster, until Friday night, Leuchars in Fife went 34 days without rain, while people in Bradford, West Yorkshire, did not see rain for 31 days.
That bout of dry heat was broken by consistent rainfall in recent days, leaving many wondering if that warm period was our lot for the summer.
The good news is that a return to balmy conditions and high temperatures could come as soon as this weekend.
Skies will remain cloudy with intermittent rainfall for the next couple of days, before temperatures begin to rise and conditions start to settle by Friday.
Saturday, May 31, promises highs of 21C for Manchester with sunny intervals gracing the city and its surrounding areas.
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A long term Met Office forecast hints of the possibility of “hot conditions” on its outlook from May 31 to June 9.
It adds: “The signs are that systems will increasingly track to the northwest of the country, with the south probably starting to see longer, drier interludes while the northwest continues to see more in the way of rain and at times strong winds.
“Temperatures are expected to be around normal overall, but will be cooler in any prolonged periods of rainfall.
“Meanwhile there is the possibility of some very warm, perhaps hot conditions developing, especially in the south and these bring with them the chance of thunderstorms.”
In its outlook for June 9 to June 23, the Met Office forecasts: “Changeable weather across the UK with a mixture of Atlantic weather systems moving in from the west interspersed with dry and sunny periods.
“Wetter conditions tending to be across the northwest of the UK, with the south and southeast likely to see more in the way of dry weather.
“Temperatures are most likely to be near normal or slightly above, perhaps with some hot spells at times, especially across the south.”