General Synopsis at 12:00hrs for the UK for the next five days: Saturday: Storm Dave W of Ireland moving NE. Moderate to heavy rain N Ireland and Scotland. Snow on Scottish hills in the NW. Wales and England dry with sunny spells until later. Mild to very mild. Very windy. Gusts to 60mph to 70mph Wales and England edging E during the evening. 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 across the UK. Rain arriving later into N Ireland otherwise dry with sunny spells. Windy in the W with gusts to 40mph. 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 gentle to moderate in the E and S light to gentle Scotland and N Ireland. Wednesday: UK in a col. Moderate to heavy rain N Ireland and W Scotland. Dry and with sunny spells and mild to very mild in the E. Average in the W. Windy E coast otherwise gentle breezes.
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 then light to gentle breezes.
Good Friday evening and night: Barometer at 18:00hrs 1004mb rising rapidly. Temperatures 12C. Winds a gentle to moderate W breeze. The evening and night dry then with sunny spells before sunset and clear spells afterwards. Winds a light SW breeze. Overnight low 3C to 4C so average.
Easter Saturday: Easter weekend kicks of dry with clear spells. Temperatures 4C to 5C. Winds a light S breeze. A dry day with sunny spells and very mild but also turning windy later. Winds a moderate to fresh SW 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 then cloudy. Winds a fresh SSW breeze. Gusts to 60mph. The night cloudy with light rain. Dry by morning. 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 to moderate WSW breeze. Temperatures 7C to 8C. A day of showers and sunny spells. Winds a moderate possibly fresh WNW breeze gusts 40mph. Temperatures 8C to 10C so rather cold to average. Barometer at 18:00hrs 1018mb rising quickly. The evening quickly dry followed by a dry night with clear spells forming after sunset. Winds a light WSW breeze. Overnight low 0C to 1C so rather cold with a widespread ground frost.
Easter Monday: Bank holiday brings a dry clear frosty start. Winds a light S breeze. Temperatures 1C to 3C. A dry day with sunny spells. Winds a gentle S breeze. Temperatures 11C to 12C. So average. Barometer at 18:00hrs 1022mb falling. The evening and night dry with sunny spells before dusk then clear spells and patchy cloud afterwards. Winds a light SE breeze. Overnight low 3C to 5C. So average to rather mild.
Tuesday: The day begins dry with clear spells. Winds a light ESE breeze. Temperatures 5C to 6C. A dry day with sunny spells. Winds a gentle ESE breeze. Temperatures 15C to 16C so mild to very mild. Barometer at 18:00hrs 1016mb falling. The evening and night dry with sunny spells. Clear spells after sunset but turning cloudy late in the night. Winds a light E breeze. Overnight low 6C so mild.
Wednesday: Midweek kicking off dry and cloudy. Temperatures 7C to 8C. Winds a light ESE breeze. A dry day with sunny spells. Winds a gentle SSE breeze. Temperatures 17C so very mild. Barometer at 18:00hrs 1014mb falling. The evening and night sees a light rain developing. Winds a light SW breeze. Overnight low 8C to 9C so very mild.