General Synopsis at 12:00hrs for the UK for the next five days: Friday: Low pressure to the N of the UK leaving the UK in a gentle to moderate W flow with showers or longer spells of rain. Rather cold temperatures Scotland. Average to mild England and N Ireland. Saturday: Low pressure W of Ireland, storm Dave moving NE. Moderate to heavy rain N Ireland and Scotland. Snow on Scottish hills in the NW. Wales and England dry with sunny spells. Mild to very mild. Very windy. Gusts to 60 mph Wales and England. edging E during the day. Winds easing overnight. Sunday: The UK in a westerly air flow. Showers or longer spells of rain. Snow N Hills. Rather cold to average temperatures. Gentle to moderate winds with gusts to 40 in places. Monday: A ridge of high pressure before the next low pressure pushes in. Rain arriving later into N Ireland otherwise dry with sunny spells. Windy in the W with gusts to 55mph. Gentle to moderate breezes in the rest of the country. Temperatures average. Tuesday: Low pressure moving into Ireland with moderate to heavy rain edging E turning showery as it does so. Mild to very mild cooler later in the W. winds a Moderate in the E and S light to gentle Scotland and N Ireland.
Local Summary for the next five days: The weather over Easter changeable as Storm Dave quickly arrives and departs. Light showers Friday. Saturday sunny but becoming very windy. Easter Sunday less windy but showers later followed by a frost overnight. Easter Monday dry with sunny spells. Tuesday mild to very mild with showers later. Temperatures swinging between rather cold to average to very mild. Winds to moderate to fresh breezes at first easing gentle to moderate breezes by Easter Monday.
Thursday evening and night: Barometer at 18:00hrs 1015mb falling quickly. Temperatures 11C. Winds a light SSW breeze. The evening dry with sunny spells then clear spells after sunset. The night dry until morning when showers arrive. Winds a gentle SSW breeze. Overnight low 5C to 6C so rather mild.
Good Friday: Easter kicking off cloudy with showers. Temperatures 7C. Winds a gentle possibly moderate SSW breeze. Showers through day with some sunny spells. Winds a moderate possibly fresh WSW breeze. Guests to 45mph. Temperatures 13C to 14C so rather mild to mild. Barometer at 18:00hrs 1004mb rising rapidly. The evening turning quickly dry then with sunny spells before sunset and clear spells afterwards. The night dry with clear spells. Winds a moderate WSW breeze gusts to 40mph. Overnight low 3C to 4C so average.
Easter Saturday: Easter weekend kicks of dry with clear spells. Temperatures 4C to 5C. Winds a light SSW breeze. A dry day with sunny spells and very mild but also turning windy later. Winds a moderate to fresh SSW breeze with gusts reaching 40mph. Temperatures 15C to 16C so mild to very mild. Barometer at 18:00hrs 1000mb falling. The evening turning very windy. Dry with sunny spells until sunset. Winds a fresh SSW breeze. Gusts to 60mph. The night turning cloudy with light rain. Windy winds a fresh W breeze with gusts to 50mph. Overnight low 6C to 7C so rather mild to mild.
Easter Sunday: The day starts dry with clear spells. Winds a gentle W breeze. Temperatures 7C to 8C. A day of showers and sunny spells. Winds a moderate WNW breeze gusts 40mph. Temperatures 7C to 10C so rather cold to average. Barometer at 18:00hrs 1018mb rising. The evening quickly dry followed by a dry night with clear spells forming after sunset. Winds a light WSW breeze. Overnight low 0C to 2C so rather cold to average with a widespread ground frost.
Easter Monday: Bank holiday brings a dry clear frosty start. Winds a light SSE breeze. Temperatures 1C to 3C. A dry day with sunny spells. Winds a gentle SSE breeze. Temperatures 11C to 12C. So average. Barometer at 18:00hrs 1020mb falling. The evening and night dry with sunny spells before dusk then clear spells and patchy cloud afterwards. Winds a light to gentle SE breeze. Overnight low 4C to 5C. So average to rather mild.
Tuesday: The day begins dry with clear spells. Winds a light to gentle ESE breeze. Temperatures 5C to 6C. A dry morning with increasing cloud bringing light showers. Winds a moderate ESE breeze. Temperatures 16C so very mild. Barometer at 18:00hrs 1004mb falling quickly. The evening sees light to moderate showers or longer spells of rain. The night showers and longer spells of rain clearing by the early hours. Winds a gentle SSW breeze. Overnight low 7C to 9C so mild to very mild.