General Synopsis at 12:00hrs for the UK for the next five days: Thursday: Low pressure to the NW of Ireland pushing rain into N Ireland and Scotland later. Sunny spells ahead of the front. Light to gentle breezes away from the NW which will be windy. Rather cold to average temperatures. Friday: Low pressure to the NE of the UK leaving the UK in a gentle to moderate W flow with showers or longer spells of rain. Rather cold temperatures Scotland. Average to rather mild England and N Ireland. Saturday: Low pressure W of Ireland moving NE. Moderate to heavy rain N Ireland and Scotland. Snow on Scottish hills in the NW. Wales and England dry with sunny spells. Mild to very mild but windy. Gusts to 60 mph Wales and NW England. edging E during the day. Winds easing overnight. Sunday: The UK in a W air flow. Showers or longer spells of rain. Snow N Hills. Rather cold to average temperatures. Gentle to moderate winds with gusts to 40 in places. Monday: A ridge of high pressure before the next low pressure pushes in. Rain later into N Ireland otherwise dry with sunny spells. Windy in the W with gusts to 55mph. Gentle breezes in the rest of the country. Temperatures average.
Local Summary for the next five days: The weather mostly dry with sunny spells until we head into Easter with the weather becoming changeable. Light showers Friday. Saturday sunny but becoming windy. Easter Sunday less windy but rain later followed by a frost overnight. Easter Monday dry with sunny spells. Temperatures average to rather mild but turning milder Friday and Saturday then back to average or just below for Sunday then average Monday. Winds to light to gentle breezes at first but turning windier from Friday with possible a fresh breeze for a time Saturday. Winds easing for the new week.
Wednesday evening and night: Barometer at 18:00hrs 1017mb falling. Temperatures 10C. Winds a light SW breeze. The evening dry and cloudy. The night sees a risk of some light showers these clearing by morning with clear spells forming. Winds a light to gentle NNW breeze. Overnight low 4C to 6C. So average to rather mild.
Thursday: The day begins dry with clear spells. Winds a light NNW breeze. Temperatures 5C to 7C. A dry day with sunny spells. Winds a light WSW breeze. Temperatures 9C to 10C so average. Barometer at 18:00hrs 1016mb falling quickly. The evening dry with sunny spells then clear spells after sunset. The night dry until morning when some light showers arrive. Winds a gentle SSW breeze. Overnight low 4C to 5C so average to rather mild.
Good Friday: Easter kicking off cloudy with the odd light shower. Temperatures 6C to 7C. Winds a gentle possibly moderate SSW breeze. Showers through day with some sunny spells. Winds a gentle possibly moderate WSW breeze. Temperatures 11C to 14C so average to mild. Barometer at 18:00hrs 1006mb rising. The evening turning quickly dry then with sunny spells before sunset and clear spells afterwards. The night dry with clear spells. Winds a light SW breeze. Overnight low 2C to 5C so average to rather mild.
Easter Saturday: Easter weekend kicks of dry with clear spells. Temperatures 4C to 6C. Winds a light SSE breeze. A dry day with sunny spells and very mild but also turning windy later. Winds a moderate to fresh SSW breeze with gusts reaching 40mph. Temperatures 15C to 16C so mild to very mild. Barometer at 18:00hrs 1000mb falling. The evening turning very windy. Dry with sunny spells until sunset. Winds a fresh SSW breeze. Gusts to 50mph. The night turning cloudy with light rain. Windy at first the winds easing to a moderate to fresh WSW breeze with gusts to 40mph. Overnight low 6C to 9C so rather mild to very mild.
Easter Sunday: The day starts cloudy perhaps with light rain in the N of the region. Winds a moderate possibly fresh WSW breeze. Gusts to 40mph. Temperatures 7C to 10C. A windy day with showers or longer spells of rain. Winds a moderate WNW breeze gusts 40mph. Temperatures 7C to 10C so rather cold to average. Barometer at 18:00hrs 1016mb rising quickly. The evening quickly dry followed by a dry night with clear spells forming after sunset. Winds a light SSW breeze. Overnight low 1C to 2C so rather cold with a widespread ground frost.
Easter Monday: Bank holiday brings a dry clear frosty start. Winds a light SSE breeze. Temperatures 2C to 3C. A dry day with sunny spells. Winds a gentle SSE breeze. Temperatures 11C to 12C. So average. Barometer at 18:00hrs 1016mb falling. The evening and night dry with sunny spells before dusk then clear spells and patchy cloud afterwards. Winds a light to gentle SE breeze. Overnight low 3C to 4C. So average.