Get your sunglasses at the ready and make sure you’re cool as Bristol prepares for a sun-soaked weekend
Sunny weather in Bristol.(Image: PAUL GILLIS / Reach PLC)
Bristol will be hotter than a number of popular sun-soaked destinations across Europe this weekend, including the Spanish island of Ibiza and Albufeira in Portugal. This is according to the Met Office’s weather forecast.
The first signs of summer are hitting the UK at the moment, with a number of towns and cities up and down the country experiencing a bit of a ‘mini heatwave’.
So much so we’ve seen the hottest day of the year this week, with conditions so scorching that even the London Eye broke down in the heat on Thursday (May 1).
After what has been a wet and miserable start to 2025 as a whole, it’s important Bristolians lap up the sun as they get their sunglasses at the ready for what is set to be a sizzling weekend in the south west of England. Bristol Live has a breakdown of everything you need to know.
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Bristol Met Office forecast this weekendFriday, May 2
- Bristol: 23C – Sunny intervals changing to partly cloudy by night-time
- Ibiza: 20C – Clear skies
- Albufeira: 20C – Light showers changing to sunny by lunchtime
Saturday, May 3
- Bristol: 21C – Sunny intervals changing to partly cloudy by night-time
- Ibiza: 19C – Light showers changing to sunny intervals by lunchtime
- Albufeira: 19C – Light showers changing to sunny in the afternoon
Sunday, May 4
- Bristol: 16C – Sunny intervals changing to partly cloudy by early evening
- Ibiza: 20C – Sunny
- Albufeira: 20C – Light showers changing to sunny by late morning
UK long range weather forecast for May 6 to 15
A Met Office spokesperson explained: “Dry with sunny spells across the UK at the start of this period, with cool and breezy conditions soon giving way to less windy and slightly warmer weather which will develop through the working week. Dry conditions will dominate the weather across the UK, but showers or spells of light rain may also occur at times.
“These are most likely to affect areas around the north and east of the UK. Winds will mostly be light, but could become breezy again at times across the far north.
“Temperatures will generally be near normal at first, with an overall warming trend by the end of the week. Temperatures will likely be above or around normal through the following week.”
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