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or sleet than December. This means that snow around Easter, while surprising to some, is not unusual in the UK climate. Average temperatures Across the 1991–2020 climate period, the long‑term average UK spring temperature is 8.08°C. This reflects the gradual warming trend through March, April and May

ridges of high pressure moving through. Turning milder into the weekend A ridge of high pressure will bring a somewhat drier day on Thursday. While some rain, sleet and hill snow will linger across eastern areas, western parts of the UK will enjoy a noticeably drier day compared with Wednesday

widespread, blustery, and locally heavy, with isolated hail and thunder, only the north-east avoiding the worst of them. Eastern fringes were mainly bright or sunny on the 12th, with frequent, locally heavy, blustery showers, giving sleet, snow, hail and the occasional thunderstorm, and 3 cm of snow

sometimes bring hot, thundery weather. Easterly winds in winter bring very cold air to the British Isles. The characteristics and path of the air determine whether it is cloudy (with perhaps rain, sleet or snow) or fine and sunny. In summer, an easterly wind will mean it is cool on the east coast

. The monthly averages of days with sleet/snow falling and lying at Stornoway and Aviemore are shown below (a day of lying snow is counted if the ground is more than 50% covered at 0900). Heavy snowfalls can cause travel and power supply disruption. Examples include 28-29 January 1978 when strong NE winds

from Scandinavia will further influence the pattern. As winds turn more easterly, colder air will gradually sink southwards, reducing rainfall in the northeast and increasing the likelihood of hill snow across northern England, Wales and Northern Ireland. Lower levels may see sleet at times

‑northwest. This brings a classic March setup: sunny spells interspersed with showers. These showers may fall as rain, sleet or hail, with snow possible over higher ground in Scotland and northern England. Some snow may even reach lower levels in the far north and Northern Isles. While this may sound

Tymheredd dyddiol isaf: 10 °C Tebygrwydd o law: 60% Cyflymder gwynt ar gyfartaledd: 13 mph Cyflymder hyrddau: 32 mya Rain showers turning into sleet in the afternoon Tymheredd dyddiol uchaf: 5 °C Tymheredd dyddiol isaf: 2 °C Chance of precipitation: 80% Cyflymder gwynt ar gyfartaledd: 9 mya Cyflymder

with snow lying has a similar distribution, with less than 5 in the islands and along the coast but over 30 days over the higher ground. These averages can be compared with the coasts of SW England where less than 3 days per year with lying snow. The monthly averages of days with sleet/snow falling

, the Lecht (Grampian) and Glenshee (near Braemar). The monthly averages of days with sleet/snow falling and lying at Dyce and Balmoral are shown below (a day of lying snow is counted if the ground is more than 50% covered at 0900). Heavy snowfalls can cause transport disruption. For example, a very