UK weather: cold snap to give way to milder, mixed conditions for Bank Holiday weekend

The April cold snap that has brought snow, sleet and hail to some will be replaced by sunshine in many areas in time for the May Day Bank Holiday.

However, although the cold weather is due to give way to milder temperatures, the Met Office confirms there will be a geographical split - so keep your cardigan on and don't forget an umbrella.

London and the south-east are due to see a good amount of sunshine from Friday onwards, but northern and western England should expect rain. Scotland will be cloudy with a chance of sunshine.

The Met Office said: "Bank Holiday weekend will start largely dry and bright. However, becoming windier through Sunday and Monday with rain spreading up from the southwest, although drier across Scotland. Becoming warmer.”

For most of the country, the temperature will stay in single figures until at least midweek, but it should get warmer from then on.

London and the south-east should see temperatures climb to 11°-13°C by Wednesday, and continue to rise.

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On Saturday the mercury is expected to hit 16°C in some parts of the country, but this is expected to be followed by more unsettled weather.

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