National Memorial Arboretum Alrewas (Staffordshire) weather

Headline:

Wet start with drier and brighter spells in the afternoon.

Today:

An unsettled start with heavy, persistent rain first thing. Gradually turning lighter through the morning as it clears eastwards. Brighter and drier into the afternoon with a few showers around. Breezy at times but milder. Maximum temperature 13 °C.

Tonight:

Drier this evening with some late sunny intervals. Clear spells into the night but turning cloudier by dawn with showery outbreaks of rain arriving in the west. Becoming breezy. Minimum temperature 4 °C.

Monday:

Rather cloudy to start with showery rain in the west, drier further east with sunnier spells. Milder than of late but with stronger southerly winds. Maximum temperature 15 °C.

Outlook for Tuesday to Thursday:

Often changeable through the week with showers, merging to longer spells of rain and mixed with sunnier intervals in between. Warmer than of late and breezy at times.

Updated: 05:00 (UTC+1) on Sun 28 Apr 2024

During the first weekend, northern parts of the UK are likely to be predominantly dry, while areas of rain or showers, perhaps heavy and thundery, clear erratically from the south to usher in a spell of drier weather here too. There is likely to be a fair amount of low cloud in the east at times, with spells of coastal fog, but also temperatures generally above average for the time of year. Through the following week, all areas are likely to see a mixture of periods of rain and drier interludes. Overall, northern, especially northwestern, parts of the UK will probably be driest and sunniest, while the more changeable conditions remain more likely in the south. Temperatures should remain close to or a little above normal for early May.

Updated: 15:00 (UTC+1) on Sun 28 Apr 2024

In this period, the chances of unsettled weather are slightly less than usual in the north and about the same as usual further south. Therefore, some spells of wet weather are likely for all, but perhaps especially across southern areas while the driest conditions relative to normal are probably further north. The chance of below or above average temperatures is fairly balanced overall, but it is worth noting that average temperatures themselves rise by around 1C per week at this time of year.

Updated: 16:00 (UTC+1) on Sat 27 Apr 2024