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North Wales is set for sunshine and showers this Bank Holiday weekend.

Forecasters say it will be a tale of two halves with some fine, dry and warm conditions expected at first but things will turn more unsettled and cooler by the time we reach Bank Holiday Monday.

There will be highs of 17C in Hawarden and Porthmadog on Sunday with experts warning families to take care in the sun due to high UV levels.

However it's unlikely to be record-breaking weekend for temperatures with the current highest temperature recorded over the late May Bank Holiday weekend being 32.8C at Horsham (West Sussex), Tunbridge Wells.

It should stay dry on Saturday for much of the region but according to the Met Office there is a small risk of light rain in Hawarden and Wrexham until 1pm - but the afternoon should be fine but overcast.

(Image: Ian Cooper/North Wales Live)

Any rain is expected to spread north-west towards Gwynedd and Anglesey on Sunday with light showers expected in Bala between 10am and 1pm but a sunny afternoon should follow.

Met Office Chief Meteorologist, Tony Wardle said: “Sunday will be a much cloudier day for most with outbreaks of rain across northern parts of the country. The rain will be heavy in Scotland at times, where it’ll feel rather cool in the northerly breeze and temperatures of around 12 to 15C. We’ll hold on to the dry weather and high temperatures in southeast England however, where temperatures could perhaps rise up to 24 Celsius if the sun breaks through.

“By Monday it’ll feel notably cooler as fresher air from the Atlantic spreads to all parts of the UK. There’ll be frequent showers and some heavy, thundery bursts at times too, although it’ll be drier and brighter in the south at times, with some sunny spells."

The forecast from the Met Office shows that there may be some short bursts of rain on Bank Holiday Monday in the north east of Wales in the morning with the worst of the rain expected in the west after 4pm.

It will also feel much cooler than the days preceding with temperatures of between 12-14C expected by Tuesday.

The Met Office forecast for the weekend for Wales states: "Saturday morning will be dry with bright or sunny spells. It will become cloudier in the north and west after midday, with the odd spot of rain developing by evening. Maximum temperature 21 °C.

"After outbreaks of rain clears southeastwards on Sunday it will turn cooler, with fresh winds. Bright spells and showers Monday and Tuesday, with the risk of thunder, especially on Tuesday."