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and generally cloudy, although it was generally less cold a er the 5th, and there was a fair amount of dry sunny weather in northern Scotland. There was a brief but very marked hot spell from the 18th to the 21st which produced the highest temperatures in April since 1949. Progressively cooler, unsettled

later in the season (56% chance during May-July 2022). The effects of La Niña are likely to remain wide-reaching during the northern hemisphere spring. With a couple of notable exceptions (including East Africa) La Niña, very broadly speaking, tends to increase the likelihood of wetter than normal

Oscillation (ENSO) - Although now declining, sea surface temperatures (SSTs) across the equatorial Pacific remain indicative on an ongoing El Niño event. Now past its peak, the current El Niño event is likely to weaken further with a transition to ENSOneutral very likely (85%) in April-June

, but elsewhere rainfall was near or above average, and it was very dull in the south-west with less than half the normal sunshine amount over much of Cornwall. Overall England had 96% of average sunshine and 115% of average rainfall. 1st to 4th It was generally mild, wet and windy with westerly winds

of Scotland. It was very cold, with a very severe overnight frost. The temperature at Braemar, equalled the record, (also set in Braemar on 11 February 1895) for the lowest officially recorded temperature in Britain (-27.2 °C). Wales and much of England was dry and bright, though southern counties were

Heavy rain will accompany the strong winds, particularly in the west and north today, making for very poor weather conditions, and National Severe Weather Warnings have been issued covering large swathes of the UK. ⚠️⚠️ Amber weather warning issued ⚠️⚠️ Heavy rain across southern parts of Wales

this severe weather warning was? 60% Very useful 37% Fairly useful 3% Not very useful Didn’t know 12% LOW IMPORTANCE HIGH Key: (xxx) = mean performance 4% Changed travel plans Research conducted and infographic designed by djsresearch.co.uk

clothes 2% Altered work plans Overall how useful would you have said this severe weather warning was? 64% Very useful 30% Fairly useful Research conducted and infographic designed by djsresearch.co.uk 4% Not very useful 2% Not at all useful

take as a result of the severe weather warning? 6% Stayed in 3% Took umbrella/ wore different clothes 79% No action taken 21% Took action And did you take any action for anyone else? 95% No 5% Yes Overall how useful would you have said this severe weather warning was? 30% Very useful 43% Fairly

Dealing with bad weather When you’re out and about on the mountains the weather can change very quickly indeed, so it’s essential to be prepared for such changes and to know exactly what to do if it does turn nasty. One of the main issues up on the mountains is wind. It may be a calm day at ground