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[Updated 07:20 29/04/2019]
The early part of the week will be mainly dry and quite warm in the east. The west has rain at times. By Friday a major changes takes place as arctic air plunges southwards. It leads to much colder weather and in the north showers turn wintry. Widespread frosts are expected to cause gardeners and farmers problems....READ IN FULL
Monday starts with a band of rain in western Britain. Elsewhere it is dry and chilly. Through the day the wet weather gradually fades away and retreats westwards. Central, eastern and northern Britain have a fine day with low cloud lifting to give pleasant sunny spells. The warmest conditions could be in northern Scotland.
Temperatures range from 11C (52F) in Northern Ireland to 18C (64F) in the bright areas. Check the rain radar for the latest view.
Meteo France Arpege, temperatures, 16:00 BST Mon 29th April
Tonight outbreaks of rain become more persistent in Northern Ireland and later on they may push into western Britain. Other areas remain dry and it will be quite chilly.
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Tomorrow Northern Ireland and much of western Britain has rain and at times it becomes heavy. The rest of the country will be dry and quite warm. After a bright start cloudier skies spread eastwards.
Meteo France Arpege, rain, 16:00 BST Tue 30th April
Through Wednesday showery rain edges eastwards and brighter conditions possibly return to the north west of the UK. Southeast England and East Anglia may stay dry. Eastern England remains quite warm but elsewhere it will be cooler.
Showery conditions continue on Thursday. The highest temperatures are likely to be in the south east and East Anglia. Elsewhere it will be on the cool side.
During Friday a dramatic change takes place. Cold arctic air sweeps southwards and showers turn wintry even to low levels in the north. A widespread frost is possible overnight.
The Bank Holiday weekend weather prospects are quite mixed. Showers are expected on Saturday and Sunday with temperatures slowly recovering. By Monday there is a risk of rain in the north but the south probably has a dry day.
GFS temperature anomaly, 19:00 BST Fri 3rd May
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