- A bout of stubborn drizzle is set to shower over parts of the UK today
- Parts of south Wales and England will see highs of 23C on Sunday morning
Summer sunshine is just around the corner as temperatures are set to rise over 20C (68F) in some parts of the UK, according to the Met Office.
But before Brits can bask in the summer rays a bout of stubborn drizzle will shower over certain areas in the country.
A keen breeze from the North Sea as well as some cloudy skies will bring some rain to East Anglia, the Midlands, and parts of the south and southeast today.
The dreary weather may also impact parts of Wales, the southwest and the west Midlands, while Scotland and West Wales remain relatively dry.
However, the miserable rain won’t last for long with sunny skies with temperatures as high as 23C (73.4F) are set to descend on the south of England and Wales on Sunday.
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)
Whilst in Scotland and parts of northern England the weather are predicted to be slightly cloudier on that day.
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.
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.
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)
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.
