It was a pleasant Bank Holiday! Leeds and Reading festival goers see 25 degrees Celsius heat with more sun on the road

Britons are looking forward to a laid-back weekend at the bank with temperatures set to peak in the mid-20s as revelers at Leeds and Reading carnivals enjoy 25C heat.

The latest forecasts suggest the UK will remain dry this Bank Holiday, providing some last good weather before schools return in early September.

Festivalgoers in Leeds and Reading are enjoying the mid-20s Celsius temperatures with no welds or mud in sight.

There’s good news for everyone in the UK next week, as temperatures will warm up before a bit more unsettled weather arrives from the west next weekend.

The widespread sunshine on Sunday and Monday will only be alleviated by separate showers on Saturday, under the ‘average’ conditions holidaymakers can rely on, the Met Office said. Office said.

For the tens of thousands of festivalgoers and attendees of London’s Notting Hill Carnival, the dry weather will be a relief as Britons enjoy the end of summer without the coronavirus.

But for the ten drought-affected areas, the weather will remain ‘very very dry’, the Met Office forecast.

And motorists are being warned there will be significant disruption as millions hit the roads. Two million people are expected to celebrate the Notting Hill Carnival in London alone.

Festival goers arrived at Leeds Festival this morning, dressed for the warm weather and ready for a weekend of partying

Western-inspired costumes are a common sight as people arrive on Friday, readying dozens of artists to take to the stage to perform.

Leeds revelers have enjoyed peak temperatures of 25C and will continue to enjoy the sun into late summer

Revelers during the 2022 Leeds Festival, now taking place in the city’s huge Bramham Park

UK drought means festival-goers don’t have to worry about mud ruining their outfits – with many friends popping up in matching collections

Leeds can be hot, but regular attendees at music festivals know that footwear is undoubtedly one of the most important must-haves.

A Met Office spokesman told MailOnline: ‘For much of the UK, high pressure will prevail over the Bank Holiday weekend.

‘We’re going to see a lot of dry and sunny weather over the next few days. On Saturday, the UK will be mostly dry, with maybe just one or two showers.

‘In Scotland and Northern Ireland will be slightly more cloudy, with the risk of patchy rain across western Scotland.

‘The maximum temperature will be around 25°C, so you’ll feel comfortable in the sun.’

Moving on to Sunday, the maximum temperature remains at 25°C. The spokesperson said: ‘It will be dry overnight through Sunday. There is a risk of a shower or two on Sunday, and it will be cloudy again in Scotland and Northern Ireland.

‘On Bank Holiday Monday, there’s a bit of a difference between the southwest and northeast. In general, it will be more cloudy but the best sunshine will be seen in western regions such as Wales.

‘Further north-east it will be more cloudy with a higher risk of showers, particularly in the north-east of England.

“Temperatures will be a bit colder north under the cloud, we’re looking at in the teens to low 20s, but we’ll still see highs up to 25°C in the southeast and southwest.”

If this happens, it will make England as hot as Lisbon, Portugal.

Tens of thousands of revelers will attend Reading and Leeds festivals Friday through Sunday, with rappers Dave and Arctic Monkeys among the leaders.

Meanwhile, the Notting Hill Carnival in west London will return from Saturday to Monday for the first time since the pandemic, with two million people expected to celebrate.

Ashnikko (Ashton Nicole Casey, 26) performing on BBC Radio 1’s Dance Stage on Day 1 of the Leeds Festival

As well as sunglasses and sunscreen, all hats will be on display this weekend for protection from the blazing sun.

As of Wednesday, the UK had only 46% of the total average rainfall for August and 30 million people are currently living under a ban on the use of water cannons.

Going into next week, the high pressure will continue to persist with the weather has stabilized. But the Met Office is forecasting more unsettled weather next weekend from the west. This can lead to wetter and more windy weather.

While dry weather is good news for those in Leeds and Reading, it is bad news for the UK’s ecosystem.

As of Wednesday, the UK had only 46 per cent of the total average rainfall for August and 30 million people are currently living under a ban on the use of water cannons.

The ongoing dry weather has seen drought declared across UK wetlands, with dry grass and difficult crops, streams drying up and river, reservoir and aquifer levels. low water storage, and water cannon bans have brought millions of people as heatwaves spurred water demand.

Forecasters have yet to detect a sustained period of above-average rainfall needed to end the drought.

Frank Carter, from Frank Carter and the Rattlesnakes, the surf crowd on the first day of Reading festival yesterday

Popular artists at Leeds include The 1975, who made headlines yesterday (Image: Matty Healy of The 1975) and Artic Monkeys, who will perform tomorrow

Favourites faced some problems getting to the festival on Friday, but are being warned there will be delays when traveling back over the weekend

As tens of thousands of people gather on carnival stages this weekend, the Notting Hill Carnival will also begin

Local businesses prepare for the first Notting Hill Carnival since the pandemic, which is expected to attract two million people

Meanwhile, motorists are being warned there is a risk of widespread disruption ahead of a busy weekend of travel.

Bank Holiday travelers could face a tumultuous weekend as half of drivers take the road and rail engineering works affecting major routes.

It comes after train stations, airports and highways were packed yesterday with people trying to make the most of the long weekend.

The AA and RAC last night warned of potential congestion on some major highways and major A-lines through the Bank Holiday. Network Rail also warned train passengers to check before going because the rail and signal upgrades mean some lines will be closed or have reduced timetables.

Tens of millions of people will move over the next three days due to a bumper weekend event. The Reading and Leeds Festival kicked off yesterday, with the Notting Hill Festival in west London starting today.

The Birmingham Weekender and Cardiff and Manchester Pride events are also taking place.

Of the roughly 15 million motorists expected to hit the road this weekend, an estimated 4.2 million took off yesterday. At least another 2.3 million people are expected to receive their cars today.

Yesterday, long lines of vehicles lined up to travel south on the M5 motorway through Bristol and heavy waiters were met with commuting traffic on the M25 near Dartford Junction in Kent.

RAC’s Rod Dennis said: ‘We expect busy roads to continue throughout this bank holiday weekend, especially to major holiday destinations with people eager to enjoy a the period before new semesters begin in England and Wales.’

A new blow for rail travelers after the crippling strike, will reduce bus replacement timetables and services across parts of the network due to the £90m engineering works project Older brother.

There will be no trains from or to Charing Cross station in London for three days. There will also be disruption on the West Coast Main Line, which connects the capital with the Midlands and North, between Euston and Northampton.