Easter weekend washout: Met Office warns of 'unsettled' four-day break with rain and showers in 'most regions' - but temperatures are expected to rise as they nudge 15C

Much of Britain could face a washout Easter weekend after the Met Office warned that the four-day break will be 'unsettled with rain or showers in most regions'. Move the slider forward to see the forecast Expected temperatures can be viewed by moving the slider forward to see the forecast In its forecast for Easter, the Met Office said: 'The Easter weekend is likely to be unsettled with rain or showers in most regions at times, but also some drier and brighter spells. Marco Petagna, Met Office senior operational meteorologist, said: 'A shift south in the jet stream allows low pressure to become slow moving close by to the UK this week, bringing renewed unsettled weather, and placing us into rather cool air on the northern side of the jet.' A woman walks her dog during an overcast morning at War Memorial Park in Coventry today A person shields themselves from the rain as they walk by daffodils in Coventry this morning Young lambs enjoy the fine spring weather in fields near Ashford in Kent yesterday People enjoy the sunshine on Wimbledon Common in South West London yesterday The almost full worm moon behind St Michael's Tower at Glastonbury in Somerset yesterday Snow-topped mountains behind a boat berthed on Loch Leven at Ballachulish yesterday Today will see the weather impacted by a ridge of high pressure pulling away from Europe, while low pressure will return from the West, turning it wet and windy. ⚠️ Yellow weather warning issued ⚠️ Rain and snow across parts of Scotland 0000 Tuesday to 1200 Tuesday Latest info 👇https://t.co/QwDLMfRBfs Stay #WeatherAware ⚠️ pic.twitter.com/6Od1yJ34ER — Met Office March 24, 2024 The Met Office said in its warning that a band of persistent rain and snow will move north across Scotland overnight into tomorrow.