BBC Weather forecast: Temperatures set to reach 25C on May Day

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Government forecasters say there is a high chance temperatures in parts will skyrocket into the high 20Cs on Monday beating the May Day record.

"As we have gone through this week the jet stream, which is what usually drives our weather here in the United Kingdom, has moved further northwards, flowing over northern Scotland and that has allowed an area of high pressure to establish itself over the United Kingdom and the rest of north-western Europe".

The record for the warmest early May Bank Holiday weekend overall stands at 28.6C, which was recorded on May 6, 1995 in Cheltenham.

Chris Bulmer, Deputy Chief Meteorologist at the Met Office said: "We can't promise wall to wall sunshine for everyone this Bank Holiday weekend, however, it's looking like most of us will get some prolonged warm sunshine at times". So it's often asked why we can't have this bank holiday weekend moved later in the warmer season when there is less risk of cold weather.

Those nice conditions will more or less finish on Monday, as unsettled weather makes its way across the country.

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There may even be the odd isolated thunderstorm in the east and the south.

The first May Day bank holiday was the 1 May 1978 and it rained all day across parts of England and Wales, though strangely it was sunny and warm in Scotland - where it wasn't a bank holiday. Light winds are expected throughout.

Remaining dry overnight, with mist and low cloud affecting some valleys in the Dales in the continued light winds, while eastern districts should stay clearer. Maximum Temperature 22 °C.

"Most of the United Kingdom will be dry throughout the weekend, with an increasing amount of sunshine".

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