04/05/2007

Bank Holiday weather warning

Forecasters are warning holidaymakers that the weather will deteriorate markedly across the UK after Saturday.

The hottest April on record is expected to see record numbers of motorists take to the roads over the May Day Bank Holiday weekend.

But forecasters are warning travellers to pack their waterproofs as a spell of wet weather followed by unsettled conditions with showers will arrive from the west on Saturday evening.

(SP/JM)

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