LOCALS and holidaymakers spending the August bank holiday weekend in Somerset will not face any unwelcome weather, according to the Met Office seven-day forecast. 

Taunton will see highs of up to 22°C as the UK can expect "fine and settled weather" across the weekend.  

Saturday and Sunday will see sunny intervals in the morning changing to cloudy conditions in the afternoon and temperatures reaching around 22°C. 

Bank holiday Monday will see cloudy skies from late morning after sunny spells, but highs of 21°C can be expected between 1pm and 4pm. 

A Met Office forecaster said: "The last weekend in August and into September is likely to be dominated by high pressure resulting in fine and settled weather across the UK.

"Winds are likely to be light to moderate for most, with breezier conditions towards the edge of the high pressure in the far south, where it may feel cooler.

"Temperatures are likely to be rather warm in the west but near average and cool in the east below any persistent cloud." 

On Saturday and Sunday, the chance of rain is below 5% and will remain below 10% on Monday. 

The rest of the week leading up to the bank holiday will remain warm. 

Tomorrow and Thursday will see temperatures reach 21°C and cloudy skies changing to sunny intervals by lunchtime. 

On Friday, a sunny morning will be replaced by cloudy skies by midday - although the temperature is only expected to drop by two degrees from Thursday to reach 19°C.