Week ahead - April 13, 2021
Temperatures recovering
Mainly dry

Issued: 1000hrs Tuesday 13th April 2021
Duty forecaster: Garry Nicholson


Some rain moves into west

High pressure dominates across the British Isles during the next week to 10 days bringing plenty of fair spring weather. Temperatures will improve, although overnight frosts will remain common. A risk of some rain spreading into western areas for a day or so around Sunday-Monday.

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Friday 16/04/21
High pressure extends across central Britain, the high centred over Scandinavia, promoting an easterly breeze for southern England. Generally dry with plenty of sunshine. Some early mist patches. A little fair weather cloud building through the day. High cloud tending to thicken across the north and west, with strengthening southerly winds for western Scotland and Ireland. Highs 11 to 14C, but cooler around North Sea coasts.


Saturday 17/04/21
Staying dry overall with a good deal of sunshine. Cloud filling in a little by afternoon. An area of low pressure over the Atlantic may bring rain to the west of Ireland, and some high cloud extending ahead of this toward western Scotland. An east to southeasterly breeze, strongest in western regions. A frosty start, but becoming pleasantly warm by afternoon in sunshine. Chilly on eastern coasts. Highs 12 to 15C inland.


Sunday 18/04/21
Much of England, Wales and eastern Scotland are likely to remain dry with variable cloud and warm sunshine. Fronts encroaching in from the west bring more cloud to western areas of Britain and Ireland, with some outbreaks of rain, mostly light, but may become persistent for southwest Scotland. A fresh southerly breeze in the north and west, lighter breezes for central and southern England. Highs 13 to 16C, cooler in the west in rain.


Monday 19/04/21
Some uncertainty, but a risk of rain for western Scotland, Wales and southwest England, plus Northern Ireland. The rain may be fairly persistent, perhaps fizzling out with time. Skies staying cloudy here. Further east across England, skies generally brighter, likely mostly sunny in east and quite warm. Light south to southeasterly winds. Ranging from 8C in west, to 16C southeast.

Tuesday 20/04/21
The remnants of a front may bring rather cloudy skies and a few scattered showers across England and Wales, but many places probably escaping dry. High pressure begins to build back across the northwest of Britain and Ireland. A fresh northeasterly wind for southern England. A little cooler, highs 10 to 13C.

Wednesday 21/04/21
High pressure is expected to extend back across most of Britain, with dry and sunny conditions for many. Some local mist patches in the morning. A little cloud filling in at times for some. A cool easterly breeze in the south. Light winds for many. Highs 10 to 14C.


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We, 14.04. various clouds, light sleet  - 13° 90%
Th, 15.04. various clouds, light sleet  - 13° 80%
Fr, 16.04. mostly sunny  - 14° 70%
Sa, 17.04. mostly sunny 10° - 15° 50%
Su, 18.04. various clouds, light rain  - 16° 50%
Mo, 19.04. various clouds, rain  - 16° 50%
Tu, 20.04. various clouds, light rain  - 13° 40%
We, 21.04. mostly sunny 10° - 14° 30%
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