Met Office warns of a bank holiday wash out across the country. Hopes of seeing off the long weekend with an al-fresco pint have been dashed by forecasts of torrential rain, which is expected to worsen by next week.
Across the weekend, scattered showers and winds are expected in most parts of the country - and today will see temperatures as low as -4C in rural areas - colder than Russia, which is set for -1C chills, reports the Mirror.
The cold blast follows one of the driest Aprils on record, with weeks of baking temperatures as Scots enjoyed the easing of lockdown restrictions in parks and pub gardens.There was an average of 12.8mm of rain across the UK up until April 22, much lower than monthly averages of 72.53mm, according to the Met.
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