In Pictures: Sun comes out for May Day ahead of bank holiday weekend

2 May 2026 • 1:29 AM MYT
The Independent
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Temperatures soared in parts of the UK on Friday but forecasters have warned the weather may take a turn for the worse over the bank holiday weekend.

A high of 25.4C for the day was recorded at both Heathrow Airport and Kew Gardens in London, meaning areas of southern England were hotter than Tenerife where the projected high was 23C.

However, forecasters do not expect the sunshine to last, with “unsettled conditions” and rain showers on the way over the weekend.

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