0:00:02 > 0:00:04Hello. As the month of April comes to a close,
0:00:04 > 0:00:06it certainly has been a dry affair.
0:00:06 > 0:00:08On a plus point, it has allowed us
0:00:08 > 0:00:10to get out and enjoy the spring beauty.
0:00:10 > 0:00:14We've seen some fantastic pictures of spring - cherry blossom,
0:00:14 > 0:00:17along with some blue sky and sunshine from time to time.
0:00:17 > 0:00:20Rapeseed in full bloom quite early in the season,
0:00:20 > 0:00:23and I'm sure farmers, gardeners and growers amongst you
0:00:23 > 0:00:26are starting to take a keen interest
0:00:26 > 0:00:27in when are we going to see
0:00:27 > 0:00:29significant rainfall.
0:00:29 > 0:00:31Although April hasn't officially
0:00:31 > 0:00:32come to a close
0:00:32 > 0:00:34and we haven't got all the statistics in,
0:00:34 > 0:00:36you can see the darker browns
0:00:36 > 0:00:38denoting that rainfall has been
0:00:38 > 0:00:40below average in many places.
0:00:40 > 0:00:42Now, the potential for change here
0:00:42 > 0:00:44is likely in the southwest
0:00:44 > 0:00:47as we could see heavier rain for the start of the bank holiday weekend,
0:00:47 > 0:00:50but for most of us, the weekend looks quite promising.
0:00:50 > 0:00:52A little warmer than recent days,
0:00:52 > 0:00:56chance of some rain, primarily into the southwest during Sunday.
0:00:56 > 0:00:59Saturday looks very nice indeed.
0:00:59 > 0:01:00A dry start,
0:01:00 > 0:01:03winds from a southerly direction,
0:01:03 > 0:01:05so feeling milder if you get the sunshine,
0:01:05 > 0:01:08and showers chiefly into Northern Ireland,
0:01:08 > 0:01:09southwest Scotland
0:01:09 > 0:01:11and maybe into the Lake District,
0:01:11 > 0:01:13with highs of 17 Celsius,
0:01:13 > 0:01:1563 Fahrenheit.
0:01:15 > 0:01:17Here's that area of low pressure
0:01:17 > 0:01:19pushing into the southwest.
0:01:19 > 0:01:20The winds will increase,
0:01:20 > 0:01:23a noticeably breezier day
0:01:23 > 0:01:25but the rain primarily
0:01:25 > 0:01:28through Cornwall, Devon, Dorset,
0:01:28 > 0:01:29eventually into Wales,
0:01:29 > 0:01:32not arriving in the Midlands till the end of the day,
0:01:32 > 0:01:35and with that south-easterly breeze,
0:01:35 > 0:01:3718 degrees in the southeast.
0:01:37 > 0:01:39We could see a 17
0:01:39 > 0:01:42in sheltered areas of Scotland as well.
0:01:42 > 0:01:44That front grinds to a halt
0:01:44 > 0:01:46as it pushes north and east.
0:01:46 > 0:01:49We're not going to see any significant rain
0:01:49 > 0:01:51in Scotland, so for bank holiday Monday,
0:01:51 > 0:01:53a weak affair, sunny spells
0:01:53 > 0:01:54and scattered showers
0:01:54 > 0:01:56across England and Wales.
0:01:56 > 0:01:58Still quite breezy,
0:01:58 > 0:02:00and that'll make it feel chillier,
0:02:00 > 0:02:03highs are likely of 10 to 15 degrees.
0:02:03 > 0:02:05As we move into Tuesday,
0:02:05 > 0:02:09we see a quieter pattern of weather,
0:02:09 > 0:02:13and the winds will fall light yet again,
0:02:13 > 0:02:15so the isobars open up
0:02:15 > 0:02:17and it looks as though we'll see
0:02:17 > 0:02:19a good deal of dry weather in the story,
0:02:19 > 0:02:22and temperatures up as high as 18 degrees.
0:02:22 > 0:02:24This will set a pattern
0:02:24 > 0:02:25for a warming trend
0:02:25 > 0:02:27for the early half of May.
0:02:27 > 0:02:30Little change on Wednesday,
0:02:30 > 0:02:32again the isobars widely opened up,
0:02:32 > 0:02:33the winds are light,
0:02:33 > 0:02:37however they are pushing in off the North Sea,
0:02:37 > 0:02:39so on exposed east coasts,
0:02:39 > 0:02:41it'll feel chillier.
0:02:41 > 0:02:44Elsewhere, again, a dry, sunny story for many of us.
0:02:44 > 0:02:46One reason is the jet stream.
0:02:46 > 0:02:48It returns back into this
0:02:48 > 0:02:50blocking high-pressure pattern.
0:02:50 > 0:02:52In fact, we could, potentially,
0:02:52 > 0:02:54for early May, see an Omega Block,
0:02:54 > 0:02:56where we've got high pressure centred across the UK
0:02:56 > 0:02:58surrounded by low pressure,
0:02:58 > 0:03:01so the high not really for moving very far very fast,
0:03:01 > 0:03:05and that is going to allow those temperatures to climb on the up
0:03:05 > 0:03:08for the first seven to ten days of May,
0:03:08 > 0:03:11maybe into the low 20s.
0:03:11 > 0:03:12So that is good news,
0:03:12 > 0:03:14but it does come with a caveat.
0:03:14 > 0:03:17With the winds coming in off the cold North Sea
0:03:17 > 0:03:19on exposed east coasts,
0:03:19 > 0:03:22it'll just feel that bit cooler.
0:03:22 > 0:03:23Get in some shelter.
0:03:23 > 0:03:26Further west, not looking too bad at all.
0:03:26 > 0:03:29That's it. Enjoy your bank holiday weekend
0:03:29 > 0:03:30whatever you're doing.