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to the west later: not a great forecast for a Visual Flight Rules (VFR) flight. The freezing level is above 8000ft (AMSL) so there is no risk of icing at low level. Turbulence is expected along the route, but it is only slight. The possible restricted visibility means that you need to check

elsewhere, and a spell of rain moving slowly and erratically east through the day with brighter skies then following from the west. The 3rd saw variable amounts of cloud, with showers affecting the north and the Midlands but becoming more restricted in extent later in the day. The south-eastern half began

moved northwards and became slowmoving from East Anglia through the Midlands to north Wales. This band gave some very heavy downpours with hail and thunder. On Good Friday (10th) the band rotated slowly anticlockwise spreading to Lincolnshire and the west country and continued to rotate, with sleet

in the day, reaching the Midlands and south-west by dusk. 8th to 13th Winds veered north-westerly on the 8th, with rain moving south-eastwards through the Midlands and south during the morning followed by a mainly cloudy picture with isolated showers. It was warm in the south-east with Writtle (Essex

is a long-term goal of this team. Career background Gavin joined the Met Office's Post Processing team in 2013. Prior to this, he completed a PhD in Physical Oceanography at the University of Southampton entitled "Circulation and Carbon Variability in the South Atlantic Ocean". Prior to this Gavin undertook a MSc at the University of Birmingham in Applied Meteorology and Climatology, and a MPhys in Physics at the University of Warwick.

exceeded 30 °C in the south and locally 35 °C in the south-east. The weather turned more unsettled mid-month with showers and longer spells of rain. From the 19th to 28th the weather was often wet and windy with depressions heading in from the west, and Storms Ellen and Francis brought especially wet

in parts of Cumbria and Teesside by the afternoon, and a few showers also breaking out across the south-west. Most areas had showers or longer spells of rain on the 3rd, turning locally heavy into the afternoon, with thunderstorms breaking out over the south-west, the Midlands and parts of East Anglia

was mostly dry and bright with a few showers in the west, but rain spread from the west late in the day, reaching the Midlands and south-west by dusk. 8th to 13th Winds veered north-westerly on the 8th, with rain moving south-eastwards through the Midlands and south during the morning followed

of land uses to be seen. Grey colours highlight the urban areas - London and Birmingham are most clearly visible. Upland areas in the West such as Dartmoor, Exmoor, Bodmin moor, the Brecon Beacons and Cambrian Mountains appear as a light yellow/brown, and the southern-most Snowdonia mountains appear

Yellow thunderstorm warnings have been issued for parts of south west England and South Wales and Northern Ireland tonight and tomorrow.

Midlands and parts of north London. Further rain is expected across western areas early on Friday as a low-pressure system to the west draws in more warm, moist air from the south. A yellow thunderstorm warning has been issued from 3pm Friday to Saturday morning covering parts of the South East