Liverpool weather: Met Office warns 'unsettled' conditions and 'thundery showers' on the way

Liverpool has enjoyed unexpectedly hot and sunny weather this week, with temperatures of just over 22°C recorded by the Merseyside Weather Station, but cooler, unsettled conditions are set to return.

The Met Office forecasts Liverpool will be hotter than parts of Greece as the mercury hits 22°C on Friday and Saturday, when the city will bask in spring sunshine. The Greek capital Athens will be one or two degrees cooler over the same period.

The following days, however, will see the return of ‘unsettled’ conditions with the Met Office warning ‘thundery showers’ could hit parts of the North West. According to the weather service, there is the ‘chance of heavy, thundery showers on Sunday before turning widely unsettled on Monday’.

It will also feel much cooler than of late, with the temperature dropping to around 16°C or 17°C. Rainfall amounts are expected to be above average in ‘many areas’ and the unsettled conditions could continue for much of May.

Met Office five day forecast for Liverpool

• ⛅ Thursday, May 9: Sunny intervals changing to partly cloudy by nighttime. High of 18°C
• ⛅ Friday, May 10: Cloudy changing to sunny intervals by early evening.. High of 22°C
• ⛅ Saturday, May 11: Sunny intervals changing to partly cloudy by nighttime. High of 22°C
• ⛅ Sunday, May 12: Sunny intervals changing to cloudy in the afternoon. Chance of rain. High of 21°C
• 🌧️ Monday, May 13: Cloudy changing to light showers by lunchtime. High of 17°C