Weekend Weather Forecast 12/4/18

[Simon Keeling]

Hello!

Well many of you would be forgiven for thinking winter had returned given the mist and murk of the last few days, although it's not been poor everywhere. However, the weekend is looking a little better.

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Have a great weekend,
Simon


WEEKEND WEATHER FORECAST
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Issued: 1900 hrs, Thursday 12th April 2018

SATURDAY
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A slack pressure flow on Saturday giving light winds. A trough in southwest England and southern Wales as well as southern Ireland is likely to be bringing some showers here.
Fairly misty and murky for many with some fog early on, but this should lift to leave broken cloud and some sunny spells, although always on the hazy side for many.
Just note the front in the North Sea close to eastern Scotland. We don't expect this to be giving any significant weather to eastern Scotland but it is a system to keep an eye on just in case it slips further west.
Winds mainly S-SE 5-10kt (F2-F3) but increasing S-SE 15-20kt (F4-F5) in Ireland later in the day.

SUNDAY
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Low pressure west of Ireland on Sunday pushes an occluded front eastwards. This brings an area of showery rain through Ireland, western Scotland, western Wales and western England in the morning, with showers following into Ireland.
A drier start to the day in the east of the UK, but then some showery bursts of rain arriving here by evening from what will by then be a very weak front.
Brighter weather with showers follows to the west through the afternoon.
Winds S-SW 15-18kt (F4-F5) but becoming SW 18-25kt (F5-F6) on western coasts and hills through the day. Mainly SE 14-18kt 9F4-F5) in Scotland.

**ends**

 

[Still Farming]

Well it can't get any worst ?
Or can it ?

 

[Simon Keeling]

Hope it doesn't get any worse! Next week looks warmer (see the 15-day temperature graph below) and drier too, at least for a few days although I'm uncertain how long. Notice how the temperatures rise, but then fall off so indicating the improvement is not sustained (at this stage).

Can't guarantee the chillier weather won't return from the end of next weekend, and also a warning that much can change, but the modelling has been fairly consistent and that does build confidence in the forecast.

East is probably going to become best overall, I still worry about the proximity of a trough close to western Ireland, but hopefully that will get pushed further west.

Temperatures could actually vary quite widely day to day, and that really does need watching closely.

Just keep everything crossed, I know how hard it has been for you all this spring so I'm desperately trying not to get hopes built to high just yet....but the signs are looking better, at least for a few days.

Simon