Hong Kong experienced sunny intervals on the Tuen Ng Festival, following a day of severe black rainstorm warnings. Experts cautioned outdoor enthusiasts about potential safety hazards from the recent extreme weather.
The UK is preparing for its busiest May bank holiday traffic in nearly a decade with over 19m leisure car trips expected, the most since 2016 according to RAC research. While high fuel prices and threatened rain have not deterred most drivers, rail passengers face significant disruption with engineering works affecting routes including the east coast mainline between York and Darlington, Liverpool Lime Street, and London Euston.
The UK will experience sunny conditions with temperatures climbing to around 24°C by Friday, following early week showers. After a spell of light rain at the start of the week, conditions will shift from scattered showers to longer sunny spells. April brought extreme dryness to eastern areas, with Cambridge and Bedford receiving just 2% of normal rainfall, while Tiree recorded 171% of its average April total. Temperatures will peak in northern regions midweek before eastern areas reach 24°C by Friday.
