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Tuesday starts with a band of rain stretching up from the south coast, across Wales, Northern Ireland and into western Scotland. Elsewhere it is dry. Through the day wet weather slowly spread eastwards into central Britain. The outbreaks of rain become light in the south but in the north west they remain heavier. Brighter skies return to the south west and eastern counties remain dry.  

Temperatures range from 9C (48F) in the north east and wet areas to 16C (61F) in the south. See the rain radar for the latest view.

Meteo France Arpege, rain, 16:00 BST Tue 16th April

Tonight the rain increasingly becomes confined to the north west. Clear spells develop in southern and central regions. 

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Tomorrow the remnants of the rain clear from the north west. Elsewhere a good deal of dry and sunny weather is expected. During the afternoon a few showers may bubble up in central and eastern England. It will be warm.

GFS, temperatures, 16:00 BST Wed 17th April

Warm as Easter approaches

Thursday and Good Friday bring a lot of fine weather. Temperatures in southern and central Britain are likely to approach a very warm 23C (73F).

The dry, sunny and warm conditions continue in most areas on Saturday. The exception could be the north west where showers are a risk.

Easter Sunday is looking promising in the southern half of the UK, however in the north there is a risk of it turning cooler and wetter. Forecast confidence for Easter Monday is low. The latest guidance from computer models is suggesting more dry and warm weather in much of England and Wales. In Northern Ireland, Scotland and possibly north western England there is a growing risk of rain.

Next week changeable and cooler weather is expected to become established.

GFS pressure and 850hPa temperatures, 16:00 BST Sat 20th April

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After a dry and cold start temperatures recover during mid April. The risk of wet weather increases but rain amounts remains below average in much of the UK. View latest GEFS.