After a cold and wet spring, summer is set to get going as Brits enjoy an extra day off and new freedoms after the end of most Covid restrictions.

A possible high of 25C is predicted on Monday – surpassing the current highest temperature recorded so far this year, 24C at Kew Gardens on March 31.

There will be blue skies and widespread sunshine across the country, according to the Met Office.

London on Saturday may see highs of 23C, while on Sunday Manchester and Liverpool could be basking in 24C.

Though sunny, April was one of the coldest on record while May has seen heavy downpours and below average temperatures.

According to the Met Office’s early provisional stats, the UK has already had its fourth wettest May on record with an average of 199mm falling, and a few days still to go.

The wettest locations, receiving more than twice the average rainfall, were southwest and northeast England, as well as Wales and parts of eastern Scotland.

Parts of Scotland and northern England even saw snow at the beginning of the month when temperatures of -5.5C were recorded.

The Met Office said the often dull and wet conditions resulted in subdued temperatures across the board.

Wales, Scotland and the UK as a whole are currently seeing May’s average maximum temperatures in their 10 lowest ever recorded.

But the warm weather expected across the last few days of the month may lead to a change in the position in the final statistics.

Met Office forecaster Matthew Box said: ‘It’s obviously a welcome change I think for many.

‘Given that we have had a reasonably cold and then a wet couple of months through spring, with April being cold and May being wet and cloudy and generally on the cool side too, we’ve got a sunny end to May.

‘It might catch a few people out given that we haven’t seen much sun and UV levels are going to be quite high over the weekend as well so that’s something to be aware of.’

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