UK Weather: April MISERY as Britain braces for WET AND SOGGY conditions from April showers
BRITAIN is braced for April showers as a miserable weather front enters bringing wet and soggy conditions to large parts of the UK, as the heatwave and record temperatures enjoyed last week continue to dissipate, according to the Met Office.
April showers expected across the UK this week
A large area of rain will fall on Wales on Tuesday morning courtesy of a weather front, before spreading across large parts of the UK.
Meteorologist Alex Deakin said: “It does look like quite a soggy morning across west Wales.
“There will be rain at times over the Midlands and eventually extending into eastern England.”
The wet weather across large parts of Wales may intensify throughout the afternoon, and could spread into parts of northern England.
Heavy bursts of rain may also be seen in the Midlands, southern Scotland and Northern Ireland.
It does look like quite a soggy morning across west Wales
The south of England will escape the heaviest rain, but conditions will remain volatile.
Mr Deakin said: “Parts of the south will just be a bit drizzly, but there will be murky conditions, and it will be really quite misty along the south coast with a brisk breeze.”
There is however hope for slightly better weather in northern England, with clear, sunny spells.
Mr Deakin notes: “Northern Britain will have a very different day with sunny spells, but there will be showers.”
Temperatures will remain relatively warm at 12 or 13 degrees Celsius, but it will feel a lot cooler compared to this time last week.
The weather front entering the UK has a wave, which means rain forecasts for the coming day are relatively unpredictable.
Mr Deakin said: “There is still some uncertainty about how much rain we will see on Tuesday, and just how far north this pulse of rain will get.”
This uncertainty remains into Wednesday, but the weather front will generally clear throughout the day, bringing in cooler air.
The departing weather front will remove the cloud and for many Britons it will be a sunny start to Wednesday.
This will however be combined with intermittent showers throughout the day.
Commenting on Wednesday’s weather, Mr Deakin warns: “It’s a classic April day with sunny spells and then the next minute you’ve got a shower on your hands.”
Average temperatures will be about average for this time of year, hovering between 10 to 15 degrees Celsius.