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The bank holiday temperatures will bring “unusually cool” conditions to the UK, marking the end of a month of extreme weather that has included a heat wave and two named storms.
The cold and overcast wave also stands in stark contrast to Monday’s bank holiday in late August last year, which was the hottest on record, when the mercury hit 91.8 ° F (33.2 ° C) at Heathrow.
And it comes just weeks after people flocked to the country’s beaches when temperatures hit 36.4 ° C (97.5 ° F) in what was the the hottest day in august for 17 years.
People enjoy Tynemouth Beach despite the unusually cooler temperatures
Surfers on Tynemouth Beach
London and Cardiff are expected to reach around 18C (64F) on Monday afternoon, while Edinburgh You could see temperatures are struggling to reach 15C (59F). BelfastIt can reach 17C (63F).
Alex Burkill of the Met Office said he doesn’t expect records to be set in today’s low temperatures.
“Monday’s daytime temperatures will struggle again, probably only reaching double figures in some places, but I’d be surprised if we broke any records,” he said.
“It’s been quite extreme at times, we’ve had very hot weather and then the two storms (Francis and Ellen) towards the end of the month.
“Even this banking holiday has been unusually cold. (The weather) has brought all this month and that will not really be reflected in the monthly averages.
“They are not going to show the extremes that we have had.”
People flocked to beaches, like this one in Bournemouth, during the hot temperatures in the UK this summer …
…. but two storms also hit the UK during August
It appears that the not-so-summery weather will continue until September, which according to the Met Office is “likely to begin with a breeze and coolness with scattered showers.”
Wetter conditions are expected in the northern and western parts, while the southern areas are likely to experience the best of any dry weather in the coming days.
In its long-term forecast for the first half of next month, the Met Office adds: “Temperatures should be around average, although we are likely to see some cold nights.”
Last week, the UK was hit by Storm Francis, which saw 81mph gusts hitting The Needles near the Isle of Wight, just days after Storm Ellen hit.
Forecasters said it was “out of season” for two named storms to occur in August in such a short period.
“It’s not that common for us to have these types of storms in August, in fact, it’s the first time we’ve had a named storm in August,” Burkill said.
“Having another week after the other is even more extreme.”
