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Sunshine and showers was the dominant theme during this period. The month started with a weak ridge of high pressure, bringing warmth and sunshine, but showers broke out quite widely on the 1st, with thunderstorms across parts of the Midlands and north-west. Showers were more scattered on the 2nd

Showers, with possible thunderstorms, will move into the south and west of the UK for a time this weekend, before high pressure becomes re-established.

of an onshore breeze, with highs of 22°C possible in parts of Wales and the Midlands.   After another chilly night where an air frost is possible in eastern and southern Scotland, Northern Ireland and northern England, Saturday will be fine and dry with lots of sunshine. The exception being the far

: “The Easter period will bring a variety of weather with a fair amount of sunshine, especially in the west. Cold winds and showers are more likely in the east, with cloudy and wet conditions in the south. Snow will affect some of us on Monday, enough to cause disruption to travel plans as people return from

Tuesday will bring a continuation of changeable conditions across western parts of the UK, with cloud and outbreaks of rain or drizzle moving eastwards through the morning. The heaviest rainfall is expected over west-facing high ground, particularly across Wales, northern England, and southwest

, with a Level 2 Alert in place for the South West and East Midlands, with a Level 1 Alert for the West Midlands and northern England. Agostinho Sousa, Head of Extreme Events and Health Protection at the UK Health Security Agency, said: “Temperatures are forecast to reach 30°C in some parts of the south

                     1 30 December 1995 Altnaharra No 2 North Scotland -27.2 °C 3 13 December 1981 Shawbury Midlands -25.2 °C 4 13 January 1979 Carnwath West Scotland -24.6 °C 5 20 January 1984 Grantown-On-Spey East Scotland -23.6 °C 6 27 January 1985 Lagganlia North Scotland -23.4 °C 7 13 January 1987

, some of them wintry in the north, with thunderstorms and hail in places. The 6th started frosty for some areas, early rain in the Midlands and the south-west clearing southwards, but showers developed widely by lunchtime, wintry at times particularly over the Cumbrian hills, turning heavy with hail

developing fairly widely. Those could develop across even as far north as northwest England into southwest Scotland throughout the day. “But the focus for the heaviest ones really is from London through the Midlands up into Wales northern coasts of the West Country. They are going to be hit and miss

: “The heaviest rain is likely to develop during Wednesday afternoon and evening and continue overnight before clearing away south-eastwards by Thursday morning. “Parts of East Anglia, the Midlands and Wales are likely to see 20-40 mm through this period and some places may see as much as 50-70 mm of rain

and meteorologist, Craig Snell, said: “We could potentially see a greater chance of seeing some showers moving in from the North Sea. But with high pressure still in charge for most of us, it should remain dry. "There could be some showers potentially moving as far west as the Midlands as the day