UK weather: April showers could ruin Royal Wedding day
Holidaymakers in the UK have enjoyed the hottest Easter Sunday for more than 60 years but staycation sunbathers should make the most of the hot weather while they can as cooler weather is on the way and could bring April showers before the week is out.Forecasters have warned that the royal wedding could be hit by heavy showers, as cloudier and cooler weather continued to spread throughout the country today.
Shimmering: Bournemouth pier as thousands bask in the Easter sunshine
Party in the park: Revellers enjoy the hottest Easter in 60 years in Windsor
Trouble ahead? Forecasters have predicted that there is a one-in-three chance that it will rain on Friday in LondonThe prospect of rain seemed a long way off yesterday as temperatures stayed high, peaking at 77.5f (25.3c) and ensuring this month is odds-on to be the hottest and driest April since records began. But today is expected to be the last warm, sunny day of the spell. Cooler weather will arrive from tomorrow, and could bring a disastrously timed shower to spoil Fridays Royal wedding celebrations.The soaring weather last week was welcomed by retailers who reported an increase in sales, which they put down to the heat.
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Jonathan Powell, senior forecaster a! t Positi ve Weather Solutions, expects a scattering of showers on William and Kates big day, with a one-in-three chance that the capital will get rain at some point.However he is still predicting a largely dry and fine day for London as he was doing as far back as November.
Making a splash: From left, Carly King, Hollie Chappell and Tori Brockie make the most of their Easter holidays on Bournemouth beach
Row, row, row your boat: A couple take to the Thames to enjoy the weather
Relax: Sunbathers lap up the sunshine on a hill overlooking the beach in Lyme RegisStreet parties nationwide should see some decent weather with a generally cloudy start, with cloud breaking late morning for some afternoon sunshine and temperatures up to the high teens, he added.Brian Gaze, of The Weather Outlook, is expecting Friday to see temperatures for London and the South of up to 70f (21c), with fine weather across most of Britain.He said: Some showers may develop during the day but, given it is April, it certainly looks like the royal couple have picked a nice day for their wedding, which is also looking good for street parties.
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Right arm! over: A women launches a plastic cricket ball during a game in the park at Windsor But it wont be a patch on the Easter weekend, with many chocolate eggs at risk of melting yesterday as parts of the country enjoyed higher temperatures than Mediterranean resorts.
On Saturday, a staggering 82f (27.8c) was recorded at Wisley in Surrey. Yesterday was only slightly cooler, with temperatures at the Solent monitoring station near Southampton reaching 77.5f (25.3c) beating traditional sunspots Malaga at 68f (20c) and Athens at 70f (21c), and making it the warmest Easter since 1949.Around 10million took advantage of the unusual combination of good weather and a Bank Holiday weekend to take in a domestic break, according to Visit England.
In Bournemouth, 90,000 ice creams were sold over the weekend, and every one of the resorts 16,000 hotel rooms was booked.
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