The Met Office has warned the UK faces a “mixed bag” next week, with a drop in temperatures and rain expected.
Warm weather is expected to make way for downpours and cooler temperatures throughout the week, while snow could fall on mountaintops across Scotland.
The change could be a relief for some areas of the country, with firefighters battling large wildfires amid the recent dry weather.
Met Office spokesman Craig Snell said next week will be a “mixed bag”.
He said. “It is going to be a more changeable week this week compared to what we have been used to for the last two to three weeks.
“High pressure has gone away now and we’re just going to be firmly under the influence of low pressure as we go through the week ahead.
“It’s not going to be a complete washout – we will see some further sunnier moments, but most of the UK will see some rain at some point.
“Compared to the day-on-day blue skies we had last week it is going to feel very different during the week ahead.”
Snell said temperatures would start to dip from highs of 18 or 19 degrees on Sunday, which is above average for the time of year.
From Tuesday, Snell expects “plenty of wet weather”, particularly in England and Wales.
Towards the end of the week and into the long Easter weekend, Snell said it would become a “changeable picture”.
“Some places will see rain, others some sunshine, depending on where you are in the UK on Thursday and Friday one day will be wetter than the other,” he said.
“Not cold by any means, but compared to the first week of the Easter holidays, the second week does look like a bit more of a mixed bag across the UK.
"Snow is likely across mountaintops, chiefly in Scotland, but it may drift into the northern Pennines.
“We’re talking about the tops of the mountains, at lower levels we’re not going to see anything white falling from the sky,” Snell said.
“We’re still climbing our way through spring, to see snow across the mountains of Scotland and England in April is not unusual.”
The change in weather comes after fire chiefs issued several wildfire warnings across the UK in recent days.
After a prolonged dry spell, Snell said the rain will be welcome for some, particularly gardeners and farmers.
