Brits can finally start digging out their picnic and BBQ sets with a bank holiday sizzler on the horizon.
Warmer and brighter weather is headed for the UK with highs of 21C expected in some areas during the Coronation weekend.
It follows a 'teaser' bank holiday weekend with the mercury set to reach 18C in the South East over the coming bank holiday weekend.
Things got off to a chilly start this year, with much of the country still relying on thick sweaters and umbrellas to get through the April showers.
But the Met Office predicts a sunny transition to sunnier conditions just in time for King Charles' official crowning ceremony on May 6 – a stark contrast from the "atrocious" weather for the late Queen Elizabeth II's coronation on June 2, 1953.
Royal fans are set to fill the streets in their thousands once again, when the Monarch makes his way to Westminster Abbey alongside his wife, Queen Consort Camilla.
Chris Almond, deputy chief meteorologist at the Met Office, said: “By Friday temperatures will have increased so that we will see values around 18 to 21C across parts of the UK.
"The coming bank holiday weekend itself will be a mixture of brighter conditions and showers. These showers will tend to be heaviest and most frequent in the west on Saturday.
"On Sunday most locations can expect to see at least some showers, whereas on the bank holiday Monday the focus for showers is more likely to be the east, with drier conditions elsewhere. Temperatures will be reasonable and above average.”
South East
Friday will draw the week to an end with cloudy weather along with the odd drizzly outbreak, turning into brighter spells in the afternoon with highs of 18C.
Sunny spells and patchy cloud will continue over the bank holiday weekend with a chance of the odd shower.
Next week comes with the threat of low cloud and sea fog along the south coast. This is expected to bring settled conditions at first with warm dry weather with some rain and low cloud in the west of the region.
South West
A grey and murky start will wrap up the week on Friday, leading onto drier and sunnier spells with highs of 18C mainly in the east.
Further west will see cloudier weather with patchy drizzle, the Met Office said.
The first May bank holiday weekend will begin with low cloud along the coasts during the weekend with showers turning heavy at times, particularly on Sunday.
But conditions are expected to be warmer overall, with lighter winds.
London
London is headed for a cloudy but overall dry weekend with the sun breaking through the clouds on the first May bank holiday of the year.
A Met Office spokesperson said: "Temperatures are on the rise as we head into the weekend, especially across the south as mild air is drawn up from the Atlantic."
Following the bank holiday, many areas are set to stay fine and dry with the odd light shower. Later in the week is set to become wetter with some heavy and thundery rain on the cards.
But the weather is set to settle once more for a fair and mild Coronation weekend.
North West
Friday will bring a grey and murky start followed by drier and sunnier spells throughout the afternoon and into the bank holiday weekend with highs of 15C.
Patchy cloud and showers are expected on Saturday followed by a brighter day on Sunday and sunny spells continuing into bank holiday Monday.
Winds will remain mostly light and warm, while showers could become more widespread with a risk of turning into heavy rainfall.
North East
Brits in the North East will also see the cloud lift on Friday with maximum temperatures of 13C. It follows a grey morning with outbreaks of rain and drizzle.
The bank holiday weekend will remain cloudy with showery patches and heavy thunder at times, especially on Sunday.
But things will dry up on Tuesday with the arrival of more mild conditions which will turn to heavier rain once again by the end of the week.
West Midlands
Brits in the West Midlands can look forward to highs of 16C on Friday as the weather becomes drier and sunnier into the first long weekend of May.
Cloudy weather and light rain is forecast for Saturday but quickly brighten up again by Sunday with light winds and warmer weather.
East Midlands
Meanwhile the East Midlands will enjoy slightly milder temperatures with highs of 13C on Friday.
But it will equally see its fair share of cloudy weather with outbreaks of rain and drizzle on Saturday. The cloud will then lift into the afternoon, bringing breezy light conditions.
