THE Bank Holiday weekend will be cool and drizzly, the Met Office has revealed.
Much to the disappointment of those making Bank Holiday plans, temperatures will be just 12C on average with highs of 15C for the long weekend next week – although temperatures will rise to 27C mid-May.
A series of hot spells, each lasting up to a week, are expected just in time for May 17 – when hotels plan to reopen and overseas travel gets set to resume, The Weather Outlook has said.
Meanwhile, 30C sunshine at the start of June will set the scene nicely for when all restrictions are due to lift on June 21.
Temperatures are expected to grow even hotter later in the month, with a 33C scorcher on the way.
Read all the latest weather news and updates in our live blog below…
- Hana Carter
PICTURED: BEAUTIFUL BLUEBELLS
Photographer Rachel Baker captured a stunning sunrise at a colourful bluebell wood near Blandford yesterday.
Credit: BNPS - Hana Carter
GARDENS AND FLOWERS ‘DAMAGED’ BY APRIL FROST
Guy Barter, Chief Horticulturist at the Royal Horticultural Society, said: “Considerable damage has been experienced in many gardens with flowers such as camellia and magnolias being scorched, and cherry, plum and pear blossom injured so that the fruit crop will be reduced.”
On top of the frosts this has also been one of the driest April’s ever.
The average rainfall so far is 5mm, under the record low of 7.1mm recorded in April 1938.
With just three days of the month left it is almost certainly going to be in the top 10 driest April’s since rainfall records began 1862.EditDelete
- Hana Carter
TUESDAY'S BEST BITS
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TODAY'S FORECAST
According to Met Office, areas of rain will hit parts of central, south, and southwest UK.
Rain will be heavy at times particularly in the south. Showers feeding into northern parts but good shelter in the west. Breezy in the east and feeling chilly for most.
- Hana Carter
CHANGEABLE IN MAY
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FIRST SUPERMOON OF THE YEAR
The first Supermoon of the year will appear tonight, appearing 30% brighter than a full moon at apogee (basically the most distant point from earth).
Named the Pink Moon in Native American folklore, which occurs in the intense and mysterious sign of Scorpio, there's so much magic to harness, especially in terms of our relationships.
According to Sarah Jane Brown, an expert from PsychicWorld, last night's Pink Supermoon is a great time for fertility, change, new growth, and adaptability, which are major themes in spring.
"To generalise across the globe, this Supermoon is a time to focus on release and new beginnings, allowing you to let go of pent-up energies that have built-up from the Worm Moon on March 28," Sarah says.
- Hana Carter
LAST NIGHT'S FULL MOON
The beautiful pink moon glowed in the sky above Primrose HillCredit: LNP Full pink moon peeked over the cloud at the end of a cloudy day with high winds in GlasgowCredit: Alamy - Hana Carter
FROSTIEST APRIL ON RECORD
This month has been the frostiest April ever recorded, provisional figures show.
The UK has already seen an average of 13 days – more than the 11 set in 1960 when records began.
England has seen 12 days of frosts, Wales 11 and Scotland 16.Temperatures have plunged overnight throughout the month with vast swathes hit by snow.
Mark McCarthy, from the National Climate Information Centre, said: “We’ve been seeing a high frequency of frosts overnight throughout April thanks largely to persistent clear skies for most.
“This will be reflected in the end of the month statistics, which are already showing above average sunshine duration, as well as low minimum temperature readings overnight.
“Some parts of northern England and Scotland have reported minimum temperatures 3.5C lower than the average for April.
“The conditions have been particularly challenging for the country’s farmers and growers.”
- Hana Carter
RAIN FOR MOST OF SOUTHERN BRITAIN THIS MORNING
- Abe Hawken
TODAY'S FORECAST
The Met Office said: "Areas of rain in parts of central, south, and southwest UK.
"Heavy at times particularly in the south. Showers feeding into northern parts but good shelter in the west.
"Breezy in the east and feeling chilly for most."
- Ben Hill
NORTH WEST FORECAST
Today:
A cloudy and dull start with just a few isolated showers. Becoming largely dry for most through the afternoon, whereas showers are expected to continue in northernmost areas.
Patchy cloud allowing for sunny spells. Feeling cold. Maximum temperature 12C.
Tonight:
Remaining dry into the night for most, with clear spells, especially in southern parts. Showers in northernmost areas largely easing.
A return to cold nights, with frost developing. Minimum temperature 1C.
- Ben Hill
UK FORECAST
Today:
Areas of rain in parts of central, south, and southwest UK. Heavy at times particularly in the south. Showers feeding into northern parts but good shelter in the west. Breezy in the east and feeling chilly for most.
Tonight:
Rain in the south becoming focussed in the far southeast where some heavy bursts continuing. Showers persisting in northern and northeastern parts. Dry elsewhere and chilly, particularly in west.
- Ben Hill
LONDON AND SOUTH EAST FORECAST
Today:
Changeable and rather cloudy with scattered showers, occasionally heavy. Some of these showers are likely to merge into a longer period of heavy rain during the evening.
Cooler than Tuesday. Maximum temperature 15C.
Tonight:
Heavy rain becoming gradually confined to East Sussex and Kent, where breezy.
Skies clearing to the west, leading to a chilly end to the night. Minimum temperature 2C.
- Claudia Aoraha
FROSTY APRIL
The Met Office said: “April 2021 has seen the most air frosts for at least 60 years in the UK.
“Provisional figures show it topping the previous frostiest April in 1970, in records going back to 1960.”
- Claudia Aoraha
OUTLOOK FOR THURSDAY TO SATURDAY
The Met Office’s weather outlook from Thursday to Saturday says: “Sunny spells and scattered showers, heavy in places.
“Rather chilly, especially out of the sun, with occasional overnight frost.”
- Claudia Aoraha
HAY FEVER SYMPTOMS
- sneezing and coughing
- a runny or blocked nose
- itchy, red or watery eyes
- itchy throat, mouth, nose and ears
- loss of smell
- pain around your temples and forehead
- headache
- earache
- feeling tired
BRITS COULD BE IN FOR A BALMY MAY
Brits could swelter in a 31C heatwave predicted for the May bank holiday as summer winds may blow in from the south, according to some forecasters.
High pressure from the continent is forecast to sweep hot air across Britain bringing with it scorching weather to kick off the month of May.
FARMLAND HANDED BACK TO RIVER
The National Trust is handing back a patch of low-grade farmland to a Cornish river to create wetland habitat to help nature and reduce flooding.
The scheme on a 1.7-hectare (4.2 acre) field alongside the River Tamar will effectively turn back the clock nearly 200 years, restoring the original flood plain that was turned into farmland by the Victorians, the charity said.
It will create intertidal habitat on a stretch of the tidal Tamar at the trust’s Cotehele property north of Plymouth that it is hoped will attract wildlife ranging from curlew and little egret to otters, harvest mice, bugs and worms.
GARDENS AND FLOWERS 'DAMAGED' BY APRIL FROST
Guy Barter, Chief Horticulturist at the Royal Horticultural Society, said: "Considerable damage has been experienced in many gardens with flowers such as camellia and magnolias being scorched, and cherry, plum and pear blossom injured so that the fruit crop will be reduced.”
On top of the frosts this has also been one of the driest April's ever.
The average rainfall so far is 5mm, under the record low of 7.1mm recorded in April 1938.
With just three days of the month left it is almost certainly going to be in the top 10 driest April's since rainfall records began 1862.
PINK MOON IN KENT
The pink full super moon rising over the cliffs in Minster on Sea, Kent.
PINK SUPERMOON TONIGHT
A breathtaking pink supermoon has lit up the night sky for the second night in a row.
Photographers across the world have again captured the rare the celestial event when the moon appears bigger and brighter than usual.
The lunar spectacle meant Earth's natural satellite formed an unusually giant disc overhead.
It also glowed especially bright as it graced the sky at dawn and dusk.
- Claudia Aoraha
LATEST UPDATE
- Claudia Aoraha
FROSTIEST APRIL ON RECORD
This month has been the frostiest April ever recorded, provisional figures show.
The UK has already seen an average of 13 days – more than the 11 set in 1960 when records began.
England has seen 12 days of frosts, Wales 11 and Scotland 16.Temperatures have plunged overnight throughout the month with vast swathes hit by snow.
Mark McCarthy, from the National Climate Information Centre, said: "We’ve been seeing a high frequency of frosts overnight throughout April thanks largely to persistent clear skies for most.
"This will be reflected in the end of the month statistics, which are already showing above average sunshine duration, as well as low minimum temperature readings overnight.
"Some parts of northern England and Scotland have reported minimum temperatures 3.5C lower than the average for April.
"The conditions have been particularly challenging for the country’s farmers and growers."
- Claudia Aoraha
SUNSEEKERS
Sunbathers in Swanage, Dorset today as people make the most of the April sunshine.
Credit: Rex - Claudia Aoraha
TOMORROW'S FORECAST
The Met Office said: "There's showers in the forecast for Wednesday and even some longer spells of rain in places.
"But some parts will also see periods of sunshine, especially in more northern and eastern areas."
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