From dramatic extremes to dull skies and showers
AFTER a week of dramatic weather – thunderstorms and the highest temperature so far this year at Heathrow on Tuesday with 81.5F (27.5C) – we are moving into a dull and disappointing few days. That may be good news for farmers and gardeners, anxious for rain, but for those tempted by a late spring staycation you may be dodging the showers.
This morning dawns with high pressure over much of England. There will be outbreaks of rain in the southern counties, blowing in from more turbulent times on the other side of the Channel, while in western parts of Wales, Cornwall and northwest England, mist and low cloud may take a while to clear before making way for sunshine and warmth. But the temperatures will be down on yesterday and on last week’s high. The best of it will be 71.6F (22C) in south-eastern England and Norfolk and Suffolk in the more sheltered east, with 68F (20C) in South Wales, 64F (18C) around Liverpool and Manchester, and 61F (16C) in Scotland’s central belt.
The generally benign influence of high pressure doesn’t quite stretch north of the border or into Northern Ireland, where a weather front from out in the Atlantic will bring rain and wind. And as Sunday turns into Monday, that same weather front will push on southwards and eastwards, bringing cooler conditions in most places, with the rain especially heavy in East Anglia, London and the Home Counties. Tuesday will see a moderate improvement – a little more sunshine and a little less rain – and as the week progresses warmer air should start to be drawn in and temperatures rise in most parts.