Bank holiday washout - but exact date UK weather will finally switch to sunshine

The UK might be set for a bank holiday this week but the exact day the nation will finally see sunshine and warmer return has been revealed.

Parts of the country can expect to get thunder and a washout later on Sunday, with the dreary weather expected to move into Monday. These drizzly conditions are expected to spread further across the country on Monday with certain areas expected to be hit worse than others. Despite this, the UK's weather fortunes could be set to shift - giving the country sunny spells and warmer weather just in time for the new month.

and Northern Ireland are set to see thunder today as the forecast says: "A day of sunny spells and scattered showers across the country. Showers will be heavy and blustery at times, particularly across Scotland and Northern Ireland with a risk of thunder."

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The Met Office added that weather systems moving in from the Atlantic have meant Sundays gloomy weather in some places will continue, saying: "These conditions will gradually spread across the UK on Saturday, with Sunday and Bank Holiday Monday likely seeing sunshine and showers.

"So, whilst the bank holiday won't be a complete washout, with some sunshine expected, this weekend represents a notable shift from the fine and settled weather pattern that has dominated so far this month."

Weather maps from the Met Office have shown that Wales, Northern Ireland, parts of Scotland, and northern England will be hit by the bank holiday showers. Major cities like , Cardiff, and, Glasgow are set to be hit by rain at 5pm on Monday.

The forecast shows these showers will move south throughout the evening as the southwest of England will also experience rain around 10pm on the bank holiday.

It is not all gloom and rain set for the upcoming week as the is set to bring sunshine and warmer weather to the nation. Met Office forecast maps show no rain and a blanket of sunshine, with some cloud, set for 4pm on Sunday June 1.

Forecaster Jo Farrow said: "There are hints that the jet stream could begin to buckle by May 30 and the Azores high build towards [southwest] England. This would interrupt the westerly unsettled flow and could herald a drier, sunnier weekend for the start of June."

The Met Office explained: "Sometimes, like in a fast-moving river, the jet stream’s movement is very straight and smooth. However, its movement can buckle and loop, like a river’s meander. This will slow things up, making areas of low pressure move less predictably."