Bank holiday weekend sparks a cooler weather spell in Liverpool after hottest day of the year Temperatures peaked at 26C across Merseyside this week as the region bathed in sunshine People enjoy the hot weather on Crosby beach The bank holiday weekend will see largely dry, but noticeably cooler, weather across the UK following the hottest day of the year so far. Forecasters said while much of the country will avoid significant rain, temperatures are expected to dip compared with recent days, with Sunday likely to feel the chilliest. Today, Friday, May 2, there will be sunshine across Merseyside all day. However it will feel cooler with temperatures reaching highs of 16C. Temperatures are also set to be cooler this weekend reaching highs of 16C on Saturday, May 3 and 14C on Sunday, May 4. ‌ It will still remain bright and sunny on Saturday with cloud creeping in on Sunday. Met Office meteorologist Craig Snell said: "Temperatures will range from low double figures in the North to the mid-teens in the sSouth, with averages of around 10C in northern Scotland and 15C or 16C in southern England." ‌ He added: "It will certainly feel a good deal cooler. The May sunshine is still strong, so it won't feel too bad if you're under the sun but if you're under the cloud it will feel markedly different." Saturday may bring some showers, particularly in southern coastal counties, but Mr Snell said "a lot of the UK will be largely dry" across the weekend. There's a fair bit of dry weather around, a few spots of rain here and there, but nothing too widespread," he said. Sunday is expected to be the coldest day, with a slight recovery in temperatures possible by Monday. Mr Snell added: "By the time we get to Monday, we might start to see a recovery in temperatures." Article continues below People enjoy the hot weather on Crosby beach It’s been the sunniest April in the UK since records began in 1910 with 47% more sunshine hours than the long-term meteorological average, according to provisional Met Office figures. It was also the sunniest April on record for England, and the second sunniest for Wales, Scotland and Northern Ireland. Temperatures have also been 1.7C above average meaning the UK has recorded its third warmest April for mean temperature since the series began in 1884. ‌ The mean temperature for April was 9.6C, which is 1.7C above average for the UK, meaning it was the third warmest April for mean temperature since the series began in 1884. The warmest was 10.7C recorded in 2011. All four nations recorded a mean temperature of at least 1.6°C above their respective long-term meteorological averages, with all UK nations recording their third warmest April for mean temperature since 1884 too. The high mean temperatures were chiefly influenced by higher-than-average daytime temperatures, though it was also warmer than average overnight. Met Office Meteorologist Aidan McGivern said: “High pressure sat over the UK for the first two weeks of April as well as the last week, with low pressure bringing some unsettled weather in the middle. This has meant temperatures have been above average, and rainfall , for most, has been below. ‌ “The last week of April has closed out with temperatures well above the seasonal average, with station records for temperatures and sunshine broken. “The reason for the high temperatures over the last week has not been because we’ve been importing warm air from the South, but because cloud-free skies have brought strong solar insolation, warming the air up day-by-day. "The sun is as strong at this time of year as it is in August. Under high pressure, the air tends to sink, get compressed, and warm up. So, it’s fair to say that this latest period of very warm weather has been ‘home-grown’ and not brought in from anywhere else.” Article continues below The highest temperature recorded this April was 26.7C on April 30 at Wisley in Surrey. Wednesday, April 30 was also the equal-warmest day for mean temperature in the UK with 19 April 2018, in a daily series from 1960. Met Office Scientist Emily Carlisle said: “It is quite unusual for temperatures to hit 25°C fairly widely in April. The last time was in April 2018, and before that was April 2011."