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are travelling on routes you are not familiar with. “Checking the weather forecast before you travel can help you determine whether it might be worth delaying a journey if bad weather is forecast or at the very least to understand the traffic conditions.” Further ahead  The wet and windy theme

bit of a mixed picture as far as weather is concerned over the long Easter weekend, although feeling warm in places, at least early in the weekend. A low pressure system to the north west of the UK will bring unsettled weather to the north with some strong winds likely and rain in the north west

of Sunday will most likely continue for some parts of southern UK through at least the first part of Monday, before starting to clear eastwards. By this time however, confidence falls sharply in terms of both its exact location, and rainfall amounts. We are keeping a further warning for Monday under

slower than average.   Assessment of Arctic sea ice predictions During the summer, the Sea Ice Prediction Network (SIPN) collates predictions of September Arctic sea ice extent from scientific centres around the world and publishes these predictions in a series of monthly Sea Ice Outlooks (SIO

, there are indications we could see a brief return to colder conditions although for many, but it will be drier than of late. How long the more settled conditions last is uncertain, with rain probably returning to westernmost areas at least by the end of the week. You can find the latest forecast on our website

into another area of low pressure, swirling to the west of Iberia. This too will help to push warm air northwards towards the UK, and with high pressure remaining close by, probably just to the east of the UK by this time, further warm and often sunny weather looks probable, at least through the first

as thousands of families take to the car to head off on holiday. Drivers are going to have to take particular care and could have not just queues of traffic but also heavy rain and gusty winds to contend with, at least at the start of the weekend. “It is vital motorists check their vehicles are ready

into the high-20s in parts of Scotland, Wales and southwest England on Wednesday and Thursday, with temperatures reaching at least 30 Celsius in some spots in the southwest on Friday. By Saturday however, the focus of the heat will shift away from the west towards eastern and central parts of the UK

a journey if bad weather is forecast or at the very least to understand the traffic conditions.” You can check the latest forecast on our website, by following us on Twitter and Facebook, as well as on our mobile app which is available for iPhone from the App store and for Android from the Google Play store. Keep track of current weather warnings on the weather warning page.   

of August there are currently no strong signals for any warmer or more settled weather, with the unsettled regime looking most likely to continue to dominate at least for the first half of the month. On balance, the greatest chance of seeing any brief, drier and slightly warmer interludes, would most