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Thunderstorms, hail and strong winds are set to arrive in North Wales just days after a record-breaking Easter weekend.

The Met Office is warning that torrential downpours, as well as thunder and hail, will arrive in the region this week after a spell of hot and dry weather.

Stronger winds are also likely in the region, with gales possible along the coast.

A spokesman said conditions are set to become unsettled from Wendesday.

They said: "A cloudy start with outbreaks of rain, possibly heavy and thundery, across the south, with brighter skies in the north [on Wednesday].

"The rain will move north during the afternoon, with drier and brighter skies following across the south.

(Image: Weather Channel)

"Early cloud and outbreaks of rain will clear to the north [on Thursday].

"Further scattered showers, heavy and thundery with the risk of hail, will follow during the afternoon."

The unsettled conditions are set to continue through the weekend.

The spokesman said: "Further showers on Friday, before a wet and windy spell arrives overnight into Saturday, with coastal gales possible.

"Becoming drier, brighter Sunday morning, with wet weather likely to arrive later."

Temperatures are set to remain in double figures through the week, with highs of 18C today before the mercury dips slightly into the low teens through the weekend.

The conditions are set to spell the end for a fine spell of weather which saw record temperatures recorded in the UK over the Easter break.

Easter Monday was the hottest on record in all four nations of the UK, the Met Office announced this week.

England reached the highest temperature with 25C recorded at Heathrow, Northolt and Wisley.

Saturday was the hottest day of the year so far with 25.5C recorded in Gosport, Hampshire.

But the Met Office is predicting that conditions are set to remain unsettled through the rest of April and into May.

The spokesman added: "For the end of April and start of May, changeable weather is likely to dominate, with a chance of showers or longer spells of rain and some periods of stronger winds, especially in the west and southwest.

(Image: David Powell/North Wales Live)

"These will be interspersed with drier but probably short-lived sunny spells.

"Temperatures will most likely be near normal in the west, and slightly warmer than the seasonal average in the south and southeast.

"There is a chance of a shift towards drier warmer weather by the bank holiday weekend but this is far from certain."