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In Pictures: Sun comes out for May Day ahead of bank holiday weekend

In Pictures: Sun comes out for May Day ahead of bank holiday weekend
Members of the Hook Eagle Morris see in the May Day dawn (Andrew Matthews/PA)
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Temperatures soared in parts of the UK on Friday but forecasters have warned the weather may take a turn for the worse over the bank holiday weekend.

A high of 25.4C for the day was recorded at both Heathrow Airport and Kew Gardens in London, meaning areas of southern England were hotter than Tenerife where the projected high was 23C.

However, forecasters do not expect the sunshine to last, with “unsettled conditions” and rain showers on the way over the weekend.

The May Day sun rises over Coquet Island (Owen Humphreys/PA)The May Day sun rises over Coquet Island (Owen Humphreys/PA)PA Wire/PA Images - Owen Humphreys

Spring weather May 1st 2026A person uses a hydrofoil during hot weather in Southend (Stefan Rousseau/PA)PA Wire/PA Images - Stefan Rousseau

Spring weather May 1st 2026People on the promenade in Southend (Stefan Rousseau/PA)PA Wire/PA Images - Stefan Rousseau

Spring weather May 1st 2026People enjoy the weather on Jubilee Beach in Southend (Stefan Rousseau/PA)PA Wire/PA Images - Stefan Rousseau

May Day 2025Members of the Hook Eagle Morris perform outside the Shack Cafe (Andrew Matthews/PA)PA Wire/PA Images - Andrew Matthews

May Day 2025(Andrew Matthews/PA)PA Wire/PA Images - Andrew Matthews

May Day 2025(Andrew Matthews/PA)PA Wire/PA Images - Andrew Matthews

Betfred Guineas Festival \u2013 Betfred Guineas Friday \u2013 Newmarket RacecourseRacegoers enjoy the weather at Newmarket Racecourse, Suffolk (Joe Giddens/PA)PA Wire/PA Images - Joe Giddens

Hilsea LidoPeople swim at Hilsea Lido, one of Portsmouth’s most loved community landmarks (Andrew Matthews/PA)PA Wire/PA Images - Andrew Matthews

Hilsea LidoThe lido will reopen to the public on Saturday a multimillion-pound redevelopment (Andrew Matthews/PA)PA Wire/PA Images - Andrew Matthews

Spring weather May 1st 2026People relaxing in the hot weather in Potters Fields Park, London (Lucy North/PA)PA Wire/PA Images - Lucy North

Spring weather May 1st 2026(Lucy North/PA)PA Wire/PA Images - Lucy North

Potters Field, London(Lucy North/PA)PA Wire/PA Images - Lucy North

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