Warmer weather incoming

Buddies can look forward to warmer weather in the coming days.

Persistent rain and a lack of sunshine have caused conditions colder than expected for spring, explains the Met Office. However, the national forecaster expects temperatures to warm up from Wednesday, May 1.

On Friday, May 3, the Met Office forecast shows highs up to 19C in the region.

Although the weather next week is looking warmer, senior Met Office meteorologist Amy Bokota says it might not be the“glorious heatwave” people are hoping for ahead of the May bank holiday weekend.

April was a“month of two halves”as a warm fortnight followed by chillier weather has meant that average temperatures for April remained above normal.

Data from the forecaster shows that the UK has seen an average of 99mm of rainfall in April, which is 27 per cent higher than usual for the month.

“It’s been a month of two halves where it’s been quite warm for the first half, and then quite cool up until now, and then it’s expecting to warm back up again,”Ms Botka elaborated.

“So on the whole, it’ll probably be on the warmer side of average.”

She continued:“It’s definitely wetter than average for the UK as a whole, so you’re going to be seeing rain and grey skies and a lot of places have been quite dull so far for the time of year.”

As to why it may have felt colder than expected for springtime, despite temperatures suggesting otherwise, Ms Bokota replied:“The last couple of weeks has just been quite cooler than average.

“It’s been quite a dull month – duller than it should be on average.”