General Synopsis at 12:00hrs for the UK for the next five days: Wednesday: Low pressure over NE Scotland with rain edging slowly SE and dying away as it does so. Dry with sunny spells elsewhere. Average to rather mild temperatures. Light to gentle breezes generally but breezy round N and W coasts. 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 over N Ireland tracking E. Rain N Ireland pushing into Scotland. Showers elsewhere. Rather cold temperatures Scotland. Rather mild to mild England and N Ireland. Gentle to moderate breezes. 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 later easing overnight. Sunday: The UK in a W air flow. Showers or longer spells of rain. Snow N Hills Rather cold to average temperatures. Moderate to fresh winds with gusts to 45 in places.
Local Summary for the next five days: The weather dry with sunny spells until we head into Easter with the weather changeable. Light showers Friday. Saturday sunny but becoming very windy. Easter Sunday less windy but rain later followed by a frost overnight. Temperatures average to rather mild but turning milder Friday and Saturday then back to average or just below for Sunday. Winds to gentle to moderate breezes at first easing from Tuesday. Turning very windy during Easter Saturday.
Tuesday evening and night: Barometer at 18:00hrs 1025mb falling slowly. Temperatures 14C. Winds a light to gentle WNW breeze. The evening and night dry with clear spells with some patchy cloud after sunset. Winds a light W breeze. Overnight low 6C to 7C so rather mild to mild.
Wednesday: Midweek brings a dry clear start. Winds a light WSW breeze. Temperatures 7C to 8C. A dry day with sunny spells. Winds a light to gentle WSW breeze. Temperatures 11C to 12C. So average to rather mild. Barometer at 18:00hrs 1016mb rising. The evening turning cloudy with a risk of some light showers. The night turning dry before midnight with clear spells forming. Winds a light to gentle NNW breeze. Overnight low 4C to 5C. So average to rather mild.
Thursday: The day begins dry with clear spells. Winds a light N breeze. Temperatures 5C to 6C. A dry day with sunny spells. Winds a light SSW breeze. Temperatures 10C to 11C so average. Barometer at 18:00hrs 1016mb falling quickly. The evening and night dry with sunny spells then clear spells after sunset. Winds a gentle SSW breeze. Overnight low 5C so rather mild.
Good Friday: Easter kicking off dry and cloudy. Temperatures 6C to 7C. Winds a gentle SSW breeze. Showers in the morning dying away by the afternoon. Winds a gentle possibly moderate SW breeze. Temperatures 12C to 14C so rather mild to mild. Barometer at 18:00hrs 1004mb rising. A dry evening and night with sunny spells before sunset. Turning cloudier later in the night. Winds a light SSW breeze. Overnight low 5C to 8C so rather mild to mild.
Easter Saturday: Easter weekend kicks of dry and cloudy. Temperatures 9C to 11C. Winds a gentle SSW breeze. A dry day with sunny spells developing and very mild but also turning windy. Winds a fresh SSW breeze with gusts reaching 50mph. Temperatures 15C to 17C 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. Gust 55mph to 60mph The night turning cloudy with light rain. Windy at first the winds easing to a moderate WNW breeze. Overnight low 5C so rather mild.
Easter Sunday: The day starts dry with clear spells. Winds a gentle WSW breeze. Temperatures 6C to 8C. A dry start to the morning but cloud building bring light to moderate rain by lunchtime this lasting into the afternoon. Winds a gentle to moderate W breeze. Temperatures 7C to 10C so rather cold to average. Barometer at 18:00hrs 1018mb rising slowly. The evening and night dry with clear spells with some patchy cloud after sunset. Winds a light SE breeze. Overnight low 1C to 2C so rather cold with a widespread ground frost.