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UK weather – Rain, 7C chill and travel chaos dampen spirits on last day of Easter weekend after 23C scorcher
BRITS hoping for a fourth day of glorious Easter sunshine instead face a chilly 7C, rain and major delays on the roads.
Temperatures were forecast to drop sharply today after a sun-baked bank holiday weekend saw the mercury hit highs of 23C on Good Friday.
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Saturday also saw 22C and on Easter Sunday it hit 20C as thousands headed to beaches and parks.
But on Easter Monday it is forecast to drop to 10C or lower amid brisk winds in places, the start of a chillier spell of spring weather.
Met Office forecaster Tom Morgan warned: “It’s not great news for gardeners.
"They may have spent the weekend planting beneath the sun but we could see patchy frosts by Wednesday which could undo all of their hard work.
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“Some rural spots could drop to -3C through the first part of the week.
"It will feel more spring-like during the day, despite the occasional showers, but not in the mornings or overnight.”
Meteorologist Dan Stroud added: "Fresher conditions will slowly start to move in from the west accompanied by cloud and some rain.
"Looking at Easter Monday, outbreaks of rain will continue to move eastwards, but weakening all the time.
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"Sunny spells and showers following on, but feeling a lot fresher, and that theme will continue into the new week."
Meanwhile, experts have warned of travel chaos as 14million Brits are set to hit the roads today.
Huge queues are also expected at airports as holidaymakers return home.
The AA warned traffic is likely to be worse on Monday than it was at the start of the Easter break - when the great getaway was staggered over several days.
Yesterday brought blue skies and a high of 20.2C (68F) — and the first Easter without Covid restrictions in two years was the busiest since 2014.
Hotels, bars and restaurants have been rammed for the last couple of nights, with 85million pints expected to be guzzled across the four-day bonanza.
Up to 20million burgers and 10million sausages were set to be scoffed as barbecues were fired up across the nation.
The mercury soared to 23.4C in London's St James's Park on Friday, making it the hottest day of the year so far.
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It beat the previous record of 20.8C set in London on March 23 and Cornwall on March 25.
Ibiza seemed cool in comparison, where temperatures reached just 20C.
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