Bank Holiday Monday “looks set to be dry with sunny spells for much of England and Wales”, says the Met Office, bringing a welcome relief from the wet and wind of recent weeks.
“Following the wet weather parts of England and Wales have seen over the last few days, it looks like we will see an improvement for Bank Holiday Monday and the final week of the school holidays,” said Met Office Chief Forecaster Martin Young in a statement.
“The best day of the weekend is likely to be Monday with some warm sunshine in the west.”
With many events, including the Reading and Leeds music festivals and the Notting Hill Carnival, happening over the weekend, the roads are set to be busy warn the RAC and AA, especially Monday afternoon with people returning home from their short breaks or day trips.
The usual holiday routes to the Westcountry, Lake District and south coast are likely to be busiest.
Around 16 million cars are expected on the roads over the bank holiday, according to the AA. They urged motorists to be prepared and plan their routes well – last August bank holiday they attended around 33,000 breakdowns.
To help ease congestion, the Highways agency has said that it will be suspending or completing two thirds of its roadworks over the bank holiday weekend.
“More than 98 per cent of the network will be clear of roadworks, meaning more lanes will be open and many speed restrictions lifted,” said Transport Secretary Philip Hammond in a press release.
“Following the wet weather parts of England and Wales have seen over the last few days, it looks like we will see an improvement for Bank Holiday Monday and the final week of the school holidays,” said Met Office Chief Forecaster Martin Young in a statement.
“The best day of the weekend is likely to be Monday with some warm sunshine in the west.”
With many events, including the Reading and Leeds music festivals and the Notting Hill Carnival, happening over the weekend, the roads are set to be busy warn the RAC and AA, especially Monday afternoon with people returning home from their short breaks or day trips.
The usual holiday routes to the Westcountry, Lake District and south coast are likely to be busiest.
Around 16 million cars are expected on the roads over the bank holiday, according to the AA. They urged motorists to be prepared and plan their routes well – last August bank holiday they attended around 33,000 breakdowns.
To help ease congestion, the Highways agency has said that it will be suspending or completing two thirds of its roadworks over the bank holiday weekend.
“More than 98 per cent of the network will be clear of roadworks, meaning more lanes will be open and many speed restrictions lifted,” said Transport Secretary Philip Hammond in a press release.
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