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**Summary:**

After a prolonged period of warm, dry, and sunny weather, marking the driest spring in over a century, the UK is bracing for a change. High pressure systems that have dominated the weather are expected to weaken, allowing a stronger jet stream and Atlantic weather fronts to bring rain, especially to the north and west, as the Spring Bank Holiday weekend approaches. The forecast suggests a return to wetter conditions, potentially disrupting the record-breaking dry spell.

**News Article:**

**Dry Spell to Break? Rain Forecast for Bank Holiday Weekend After Record-Breaking Spring**

**Ullapool, Scotland –** Residents of the UK, particularly in western Scotland, enjoyed blue skies and warm sunshine over the weekend, as the region continues to bask in what has been the driest spring in over 100 years. However, the spell of exceptionally sunny weather is forecast to end as the May Spring Bank Holiday approaches, with a significant change in weather patterns predicted.

Saturday saw sunshine developing widely after a cloudy start, with high UV levels across the country. Sunday promised more of the same for most, with temperatures climbing to 21C and even higher in western Scotland and Northern Ireland.

While many places will still be dry, there is the chance of a few showers as high pressure weakens at times.

The shift is being attributed to the weakening of high-pressure systems that have dominated the UK’s weather this spring and the arrival of a stronger jet stream from the Atlantic. This change is expected to bring a band of cloud and rain into the northwest of the UK late on Friday.

“Most of our wet weather tends to come in from the Atlantic, and that is where it is coming from over the bank holiday weekend,” stated the BBC Weather report. Westerly winds and areas of low pressure are expected to sweep showers or longer spells of rain across the whole country at times with the bulk of it falling in the north and west.

The forecast change has raised concerns that the record-breaking dryness may soon be a distant memory. Historical data for the late May bank holiday shows that wet or mostly wet weather has been more common than dry conditions in recent decades.

The BBC Weather app will provide the most up-to-date information as the end of May approaches.

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