Monday 21st April 2025

I hope you’ve all had a pleasant Easter weekend – a fairly mixed week of weather ahead though nothing too bad.

Thanks to Fiona for the photograph.

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We start the week with low pressure to our west – it will cross the UK but it isn’t especially potent. Otherwise not a lot is really happening across Europe.

So Easter Monday starts fairly cloudy. Some bright spells, the odd spot of rain possible too. Early-mid afternoon sees a band of rain cross, probably not that much in the way of rain and only for a couple of hours – brighter to finish the day, though a heavy shower will be possible. Around 15’C. Mostly clear skies overnight, down to around 6’C.

Tuesday starts mostly sunny. Quite a lot of fair-weather cloud will bubble up, a 30% chance of a shower but otherwise a reasonable day with some sunny spells. Around 17’C. Clear spells at first overnight, but cloud will thicken with rain arriving around midnight, give or take, for a few hours. Quite windy whilst raining. It should be dry by dawn. Around 9’C.

Wednesday looks a fairly cloudy day with low pressure overhead. The main band of rain likely has cleared east but it will leave an overhang where showers will easily develop – so a lot of cloud, plenty of showers and a bit of sunshine is the more likely outcome. Around 15’C – give or take. Quite breezy too. Likely rather cloudy overnight, around 8’C.

Thursday is more likely on the cloudy side – some sunny spells possible. Around 15’C – probably dry but a light shower not out of the question. Cloud tending to thin overnight, down to around 4’C.

By Friday high pressure is trying to develop over the UK, though low pressure to our west is trying to needle it’s way in too.

Weather fronts should be far enough to our west for a pleasant day with some hazy sunshine – though it’s a fairly close call at this stage. Say 80% likely we’ll see a day of hazy sunshine, 20% that instead we see some patchy rain. Around 16’C – give or take. Probably cloudy overnight, perhaps some rain as the weather front keeps trying to push east.

Low confidence for Saturday, but more likely on the cloudier side of the spectrum with a bit of patchy rain. Some sunshine certainly possible – and broadly around 15’C, give or take.

A bit more hope for sunshine and something a tad warmer on Sunday – again low confidence, but the more likely outcome. Say sunny spells and 18’C more likely.

Early signs for next week are for something warmer and sunnier, though a risk of a heavy shower or two at times.