27/04/2017 Weather for the Week Ahead

Hello, there. It was a fairly cold and quite a windy day

across pretty much all parts of the UK.

But at least there was some sunshine to be had.

Here's a photo from one of our weather watchers

in Neath in South Wales. A lovely picture here.

But it certainly wasn't like that for all,

because there were some really angry-looking clouds

across the Midlands, eastern England,

delivering some hail, rain, sleet and snow.

Those fade away.

It turns really cold, actually,

first thing in the south on Thursday.

But it will be a bright start here.

That won't last too long because cloud and patchy rain

will be sinking its way ever southwards.

It should brighten and dry up in Scotland in the afternoon.

We'll see some sunshine coming through.

Maybe only nine degrees in Aberdeen, but 12 or 13 in Glasgow.

That's not too bad.

A fair bit of cloud in Northern Ireland through the afternoon,

but very little rain to speak of.

There will be some rain in northern England, the odd heavier burst,

but most of it is fairly light.

And after that bright start in the southern-most counties,

we'll see that cloud drifting in through the afternoon,

bringing some light and some patchy rain

and a similar story across Wales.

Now, as we get on into the evening,

there's still some rain to be had.

The old heavier burst for a time,

but that edges its way south and then tends to fizzle out.

And the skies will be clearing across some northern parts of the UK

and we'll see a touch of frost developing in a few rural locations.

But major towns and cities

around about four or five degrees at the lowest.

So a chilly start to Friday, but a bright one for many.

There is this weak weather front across Wales and the south-west,

which is going to be a focal point for some thicker cloud

and maybe a few spots of rain.

But I think, in many places, it will be fine and dry.

A bright start for many, but it will be chilly, as I say.

A shower or two,

but most places will be fine and dry with variable cloud,

some spells of sunshine

and the winds are not particularly strong, either.

So, with temperatures getting up to 11, 12 degrees

for Glasgow and Belfast, it's not so bad.

The top temperature probably in the south-eastern corner

at 13 or 14 degrees.

Then through Friday night and on into Saturday,

our weak weather front just drifts away towards the south.

Another weather front is trying to push its way

into the north-west of the UK, but it won't make too much progress.

A fairly strong southerly breeze.

The head of that will just keep that rain away from the Western Isles.

There'll be a few showers, though, cropping up in Scotland.

Elsewhere, it's a largely dry picture.

More of a southerly or south-easterly breeze

developing as you get on into Sunday.

And notice a little area of low pressure to the south-west.

That'll be the focal point for some wetter weather.

That's drifting its way a little bit further north and west,

getting into Northern Ireland later on.

The further north and east you go,

it should stay essentially fine and dry

and we could get temperatures as high as maybe 16 or 17 degrees.

And then, as we head on into bank holiday Monday,

we've still got that south-easterly breeze across the UK.

That'll be importing some relatively mild air.

But we've also got an area of rain.

That'll be drifting its way a little bit further northwards

and becoming a little bit lighter and more patchy with time.

And then, as we head on to beyond the bank holiday weekend,

there might be some early rain on Tuesday.

But that will soon be out of the way.

The main thing about the weather after the bank holiday

is that high pressure is going to be drifting its way in

across our shores and that's going to settle things down quite nicely,

after a fairly unsettled bank holiday weekend.

Afterwards, just in time, things are settling down, a lot of dry weather,

the winds are going to be quite light, as well, for most places.

And for most places, as well, it looks like it will be warming up.

Let's take a look at that warming trend. And this is for the Midlands.

We'll see temperatures through the weekend

around about the middle teens.

But then there is a trend to see those temperatures

rising by a few degrees, getting up to 16, 17 degrees

as we head on into the following weekend.

In some places, particularly to the south of the Midlands,

it could go a little bit higher than that.