26/04/2017 Weather for the Week Ahead

Hello, there. It certainly was a cold start to the day on Tuesday,

with some sunshine for many but showers soon developed quite widely.

There was rain, some hail, some sleet

and we even saw quite a bit of snow.

There was snow in Staffordshire, settling on the roofs,

the cars and bushes, but not on the roads.

A little sunshine there, as well.

There will be another day of showers

but the focus shifts to central and eastern parts of England.

Again, there will be some heavy downpours here.

Many western areas not having such a bad day.

Moving north into Scotland, there will be a fair bit of cloud here

and a little bit of rain to go with that

but I don't think we will see too much in the way of wintry weather.

A little bit, over the higher grounds,

but largely dry through the central Lowlands.

Northern Ireland, sunny spells and a scattering of showers.

There will be a few showers and northern England

but some good spells of sunshine as well.

It's through the Midlands and more eastern parts of England

that we will see those showers.

A few rumbles of thunder, some hail mixed in with that rain.

The further west you go, the showers become fewer and further between.

So some good spells of sunshine here.

Now, the showers that we do see will fade away through the evening.

We'll see extra cloud and patchy rain drifting in from the Atlantic.

That will help to keep temperatures up in Scotland,

Northern Ireland and northern England, too. Frost-free here.

But further south, it will turn quite chilly.

Just twos and threes in larger towns and cities and lower than that

in more rural spots.

So a touch of frost for some on Thursday morning.

Thursday itself, though, we have got this weak weather front

drifting ever southwards on the breeze.

It is weak because it is close to the centre of high pressure

just to the west of us.

After a bright start in the south-east,

we will see the cloud thickening up

and maybe a bit of patchy rain later on.

At the same time it should brighten up in Scotland.

Temperatures range from about 9C in Aberdeen to around 13 in London.

The average about 11C in Manchester.

And if we look at the average temperature,

from Thursday onwards there is a trend to see something a bit warmer

but it looks as if the highest temperatures will be coming in

just after the bank holiday weekend is over.

But still, it looks like some warmth is on the way.

Now, as you go through Thursday night into Friday,

we still have these weak weather fronts draped across the UK.

I think most of the rain will have fizzled out by this stage.

There will still be one or two showers dotted around

but a fair bit of cloud, a little bit of sunshine

but a good deal of dry and fairly bright weather.

Temperatures around 11 degrees in Glasgow, 13 or 14 in London.

And then, as we head towards the start of the weekend,

we have got a weak weather front drifting towards

the south-west of the UK.

It will be the focus for some cloud, maybe a spot or two of rain,

but I think there is a lot of dry,

bright weather to be had on Saturday.

Maybe a shower or two in Scotland but most cases will be fine and dry.

And then we start to see some big question marks developing,

Saturday night into Sunday,

about the behaviour of this area of low pressure.

At the moment, it looks like we're picking up the winds

in the south-west of the UK and we will see the cloud thickening up,

of rain coming in here.

So maybe not such a great day here.

That rain moving a little further north and west at the same time

so many northern and eastern areas at the moment,

it looks like you will have a pretty reasonable day.

Then on to the bank holiday.

Still got that low pressure system drifting northwards,

we think, at the moment.

So it may well bring a spell of wind and rain to many parts of the UK.

However, as you look beyond the bank holiday,

looks like this area of high pressure

will be drifting in from the east.

And that should settle things down eventually.

It may well start off a bit windy in the north and west of the UK

but I think that will ease down.

And then we will see a good deal of sunshine

coming in with that area of high-pressure.

And with the sunshine and the winds coming in from the south,

it is going to get a good deal warmer.

The big question is just how quickly that transition to something a bit

warmer is and how high those temperatures are going to go.