Will there be a heatwave this Easter weekend? Met Office gives forecast update

Brits are bracing themselves for a cold and wet Bank Holiday weekend this Easter after initial forecasts suggested we would be in for a heatwave. Last year we basked in glorious sunshine and were set to enjoy highs of 20C during this year’s celebrations.

Now the UK can expect unsettled weather throughout April and into May, according to the Met Office. Over the four-day Easter weekend forecasters predict rain and prolonged showers, and even some snow, The Mirror reports.

Many were hoping for another hot Easter following last year’s sweltering conditions. But the latest long-term forecast from the Met Office reveals we could be hit with rain, wind and cooler temperatures over the next fortnight. Some parts of Scotland may see snow return.

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The long-term forecast for the Met Office reads: "Throughout the weekend, it is likely to be cold for most places, with wintry showers, mainly in the north, interspersed with sunny and clear spells, and overnight frosts expected in places.

"Winds will be moderate and locally strong along coastal locations. Later in the period it will be unsettled across central and southern areas with spells of rain and showers throughout, some locally wintry particularly on higher ground.

"Likely drier further north, with some isolated wintry showers becoming more unsettled here towards the end of the period. Windy at times in southern and western regions. Likely to be cold at first with temperatures soon returning to normal in the south and more widely later."

The Met Office had previously said they "wouldn’t be surprised to see 26°C" over the Easter weekend. Now, up to Easter Monday on April 18,