UK weather: Half-term holiday Brits head to the beach as summer sun shines down on UK after country was soaked in drizzle (and Met Office says there's more to come this weekend)
- Temperatures have hit 19C today after a bout of drizzle in parts of the UK
- Parts of south Wales and England will see highs of 23C on Sunday morning
Brits enjoying the half-term holiday have flocked to the seaside as to bask in the sunshine as temperatures hit 19C (66.2F).
The blissful beginning to the half-term weekend came after some parts of the southeast England experienced a bout of stubborn drizzle this morning.
However, morning showers haven't deterred some Brits heading out in their droves to enjoy the beaming Sun in Lyme Regis, Dorset.
And the weather is only set to get better for the south of England and Wales over the weekend as temperatures are forecasted to reach highs of 23C (73.4F) on Sunday.
But the forecast is looking a bit more bleak for Scotland and northern England as the weekend weather predicted to end with cloudier skies.
DORSET: Sunbathers pack out a seaside resort in Lyme Regis today, making the most of the Summer Sun
This comes after the parts of Suffolk, Essex, Norfolk and the Midlands experienced some showers this morning.
Met Office meteorologist Aidan McGivern said: 'It is the last day of meteorological spring and right on time spring showers are easing and summer’s sunshine is not far away as high pressure moves in from the west.
'That high pressure will settle things down for most of us, but not for all as we still have the influence of low pressure to the east that is bringing occluded fronts in from the North Sea over the next couple of days.'
Met Office meteorologist Alex Burkill explained that 'for large chunks over the weekend, it is going to feel pretty summery'.
He also told Brits to expect a 'decent amount' of sunshine to grace their weekend.
This comes shortly after forecasters warned Brits to prepare for one of the wettest summers on record.
Forecasters estimated there could be at least 50 days of rain in just three months this Summer.
The Government has reportedly been prepped by the Met Office to expect extremely soggy conditions between the start of June and the end of August, with wet weather 50 per cent more likely than average.
DORSET: A sunbather on the beach enjoying the scorching hot sunshine at the seaside on Friday
DORSET: People making the most of the half-term holiday Sun in Lyme Regis this afternoon
Sunshine is just around the corner with some parts of south Wales and England set to experience highs of 23C on Sunday (pictured: weather on Saturday)
The bleak forecast threatens to interrupt a number of summer events, including Wimbledon, the British Grand Prix, the Trooping of the Colour, Royal Ascot, Henley and music festivals such as Glastonbury.
If forecasters are correct, it could be the dampest summer since 1912 - when rain fell on 55 days across the summer season, The Sun reports.
The Met Office long-range forecast said: 'The chances of a wetter-than-average period are higher than a drier-than-average one.
'Rainfall at this time of year has a greater risk of localised heavy downpours and thunderstorms.'
Low pressure systems have been blamed by forecasters as the reason for the wet summer.
It comes after the Met Office revealed April was the sixth wettest since records dating to 1836.
In all, there was 55 per cent more rainfall than the long term average, the forecasting body said.
However Brits can expect a healthy dose of stubborn drizzle before basking in the Summer rays (stock image)
Whilst Scotland and West Wales remain relatively dry, parts of Wales as well as East Anglia, the Midlands and part of the south and southeast will experience some downpour (file image)
