Here are our top tips to keep you, your friends and family safe at the beach with links to Royal National Lifeboat Institution (RNLI) and Met Office advice.
Largely dry with patchy cloud and sunny intervals.
Today:
Plenty of sunny spells throughout the day, with patchy cloud at times. Largely dry but remaining breezy, especially towards the coast, where the odd light shower is possible. Maximum temperature 20 °C.
Tonight:
A dry night for most, with plenty of clear spells inland. Partly cloudy skies toward the coast, where the is a chance of some patchy light rain. Winds falling light. Minimum temperature 4 °C.
Thursday:
A rather cloudy day but largely dry, with a gentle breeze. Bright or sunny spells more likely in the east. Chance of an isolated light shower. Maximum temperature 19 °C.
Outlook for Friday to Sunday:
A mostly fine, dry and settled period with sunny spells and variable cloud, however isolated showers remain possible. Temperatures slowly rising through the weekend.
Updated:
UK long range weather forecast
The forecast for Bank Holiday Monday is for reasonably fair weather, with light winds and sunny spells continuing from the weekend. However there is still a small chance that western or southwestern parts could see some cloudier skies and a few showers. As the week goes on, skies may become generally cloudier, and there is an increasing chance of outbreaks of rain and showers. Any precipitation would be initially across the southwestern half of the UK, and possibly spreading further north and east at times. That being said, fair conditions are still possible between weather systems. Winds could be breezy at times too, especially around exposed coasts and some hills. Temperatures will be around normal, perhaps a little above in places where sunnier spells persist with lighter winds.
Updated:
Confidence in the details through this period is low. However, low pressure and therefore unsettled or changeable weather looks more likely. There will be the potential for periods of stronger winds at times as well. Whether this takes the form of further low pressure systems running in from the Atlantic, or a more slowly evolving weather pattern with the potential for heavy showers is less clear. Temperatures are likely to be near to, or slightly above average overall.