Weather and climate change

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Dry Easter Sunday for many. Rain returns on Monday.

Today:

Rain across western Scotland and Northern Ireland easing, and rain in southeast England fragmenting into scattered showers. Dry elsewhere with variable cloud and sunny spells, most prolonged for parts of Wales and northwest England. Mostly light winds.

Tonight:

Mostly dry at first with a few fog patches forming. Spells of rain arriving across Northern Ireland, then spreading into parts of Wales and western England by dawn.

Monday:

Rather cloudy with rain continuing eastwards, sometimes heavy and thundery over England in the afternoon. Sunny spells and showers follow into western regions. Temperatures mostly around the seasonal norm.

Outlook for Tuesday to Thursday:

Monday's rain eventually clearing the northeast on Tuesday before further wet weather crosses western and southern regions overnight into Wednesday. Drier more widely on Thursday with bright or sunny spells.

Updated: 05:00 (UTC+1) on Sun 20 Apr 2025

Mainly dry across the UK at the start of this period. Some light rain or showers are possible across southern and western areas, but other regions will be brighter with spells of sunshine. Into the weekend, this is likely to be little change with most areas fine and dry. Parts of the west and southwest are likely to be cloudier with a risk of some patchy rain or drizzle. Into the final days of April and start of May, high pressure is likely to be the dominant weather pattern. Fine and dry weather is expected for the majority of the UK with periods of sunshine. Winds are likely to be light with temperatures close to or slightly above normal.

Updated: 15:00 (UTC+1) on Sat 19 Apr 2025

Often fine and dry across the UK in early May with high pressure patterns expected to dominate. Toward the middle of the month, there is an increasing chance of showers or longer spells of rain developing. Temperatures are expected to be close to or slightly above average.

Updated: 16:00 (UTC+1) on Sat 19 Apr 2025