Stormy conditions are expected to ease over the bank holiday weekend with Colchester seeing highs of 19c, the Met Office has said.

Forecasters say all regions of the UK will see some dry spells over the weekend, with the sunniest and driest periods coming on Saturday.

So as families flock to north Essex to enjoy the bank holiday weekend and the start of the half term, here is a day-by-day weather forecast for the city this weekend:

Saturday 

7am - 12c and sunny

10am - 16c with sunny intervals

1pm - 18c with sunny intervals

4pm - 18c with sunny intervals

7pm - 17c and sunny

10pm - 14c and cloudy

Sunday

7am - 14c with a 60 per cent chance of rain

10am - 16c with a 60 per cent chance of rain

1pm - 18c with a 50 per cent chance of rain

4pm - 19c with a 40 per cent chance of rain

7pm - 17c with a 30 per cent chance of rain

10pm - 14c with a clear night

Monday

7am - 12c and sunny

10am - 15c with sunny intervals

1pm - 16c with sunny intervals

4pm - 16c with sunny intervals and a 40 per cent chance of rain

7pm - 15c with sunny intervals and a 40 per cent chance of rain

10pm - 13c with a clear night

Met Office forecast obtained on Friday afternoon.

'Improved picture'

Met Office meteorologist Amy Bokota said conditions will improve over the bank holiday, with some areas of the UK seeing highs of 23c on Saturday.

She said: “The low pressure is expected to east away on Friday. It will be a touch cooler than the last couple days and parts of the north east and Scotland will see showers. On the whole it is an improved picture.

“Things will improve as we head into Saturday morning. Wind will ease and it will be a pretty good day across the board.

“Scotland will see a few showers but the bulk of the UK will see brighter spells. The best will be 22-23C across the south of England and London.”