Boom time for seaside but grab the sun while you can

SUNSEEKERS headed to the coast yesterday to take advantage of the continued good weather as forecasters warned people to expect cooler temperatures this week.
By The Newsroom
Published 26th Apr 2011, 07:00 BST

Yesterday families took donkey rides at Saltburn by the Sea, in Cleveland, amid warnings time could be running out for those enjoying the Spring sunshine, with a risk that heavy showers are on their way later in the week, in time for the Royal wedding on Friday.

Helen Rossington, senior forecaster at MeteoGroup, said: “At the moment, it is looking like temperatures will probably be a little bit above average (on the day) and there is a risk of heavy showers.”

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Tom Morgan, a spokesman for the Met Office, warned the Royal wedding day would feel much cooler in England and Wales than this Bank Holiday weekend.

“Generally in the London area there will be fairly cloudy skies with occasional brighter spells, but also a risk of showery rain at times,” he said.

The North of England, western England, western Wales, Scotland and Northern Ireland could yet escape the downpours with a forecast for a “bright” Royal wedding day.

If it rains, Prince William and Kate Middleton will leave Westminster Abbey in the Glass Coach, rather than the open-top 1902 State Landau.

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