May so far has been a rather wet month, with Met Office figures suggesting the UK has seen more than the average rainfall for the whole month in just the first 17 days, with 74.1mm of rain in this period compared to the monthly average of 70.0mm.

It's also been colder than average this month so far, with no signs of any heat for the last week of May to stop this month coming in cooler than average. However, has generally turned drier over the last few days and the Bank Holiday Weekend is looking generally dry with sunny spells, apart from a slight hiccup overnight and through Sunday, as we see a weather front move down from the northwest, bringing a band of cloud and rain across many parts.

Saturday is looking a fairly decent day though, with a good deal of fine and dry weather with lengthy spells of sunshine for many. However, conditions deteriorating across the north and west of Scotland along with Northern Ireland through the afternoon, as a frontal system moves in from the west here, bringing increasing cloud and outbreaks of rain by evening. Feeling pleasant in the sunshine today, temperatures reaching 16-19C generally across England and Wales, perhaps reaching 20-21C in London and the southeast. Cooler across Scotland and Northern Ireland, 13-15C here.



The weather front arriving across the northwest this evening will continue southeastward with its cloud and rain across northern and central areas of Britain overnight, reaching north Wales and northern England by dawn on Sunday. Behind the rain band, turning cooler and fresher across Scotland, with showers across western areas. Ahead of the rain band, a mild and dry night across the Midlands, southern England, East Anglia and south Wales.

Then for Sunday, a dry and bright morning and early afternoon across the far south and SE of England, otherwise cloud and a rain continuing southeast across England and Wales in the morning, clearing all but the far southeast of England by evening. Brighter, cooler and fresher conditions following the frontal cloud and rain band from the northwest, with scattered showers affecting western Scotland and Northern Ireland. We could reach 20C in London and 17-18C across southern counties of England before the rain arrives late afternoon. Otherwise a cooler day behind the rain moving southeast, with temperatures of 11-14C across central and northern Britain in the afternoon.