Weather and climate change

Headline:

Cloud spreading west overnight, before clearing to warm sunshine tomorrow.

This Evening and Tonight:

Low cloud persisting along North Sea coasts, and spreading well inland overnight, reaching into eastern Wales by dawn. A few fog patches developing in the clearer skies in the north and west, where another rural frost likely.

Thursday:

Low cloud, mist and fog clearing to leave a dry and sunny day for most. Feeling warm, especially in the east. However clouds lingering across the southeast into the afternoon.

Outlook for Friday to Sunday:

Dry and sunny for many on Friday and Saturday, with rain spreading into the far northwest from Friday. Feeling warm, but turning cooler from the north, with showers on Sunday.

Updated: 17:00 (UTC+1) on Wed 9 Apr 2025

A much more changeable period through at least the early part of next week as low pressure lies to the west of the UK bringing a mixture of showers and some longer spells of rain, but also some drier, sunnier interludes. There is a low risk of heavier, possibly thundery showers coming into the country from the south for a time early in the period, but confidence in this aspect of the forecast is low and these may well pass to the east. This heralds a wetter period through the middle of April with showers or longer spells of rain at times, which could be heavy and thundery in places. Strong winds could develop in some areas, particularly the south and west. Temperatures are likely to return closer to normal.

Updated: 15:00 (UTC+1) on Wed 9 Apr 2025

Some unsettled weather is possible at this start of this period with showers or longer spells of rain in places. However, a change to more settled conditions is most likely through this period as high pressure becomes more influential. This settled theme continues into early May, although some spells of wetter, unsettled weather remain possible, especially in the south. Temperatures are expected to be above average overall.

Updated: 16:00 (UTC+1) on Wed 9 Apr 2025