Acorn Bank Garden (Cumbria) weather

Headline:

Fine and dry with warm sunshine. Chilly overnight.

Today:

Any fog clearing readily in the strong April sunshine, then another dry and mostly sunny day. Feeling warm in the light winds, but sea breezes developing, keeping some coasts cooler. Maximum temperature 16 °C.

Tonight:

Remaining fine and dry this evening and overnight with lengthy clear skies. Some mist and fog patches developing and turning chilly with a touch of frost in places. Minimum temperature -1 °C.

Wednesday:

Any low cloud and fog soon clearing to leave another pleasant day with lengthy spring sunshine. Feeling pleasant in the sunshine with light winds. Maximum temperature 17 °C.

Outlook for Thursday to Saturday:

Staying dry with plenty of sunshine and feeling warmer, with any low cloud and fog clearing readily through the mornings. Chilly nights with rural frosts and light winds.

Most areas will be dry and sunny with light winds at first as high pressure extends across much of the UK. However, it will be cloudier and breezier in parts of the far north with some light rain or drizzle at times. Temperatures will be above normal away from windward coasts. A gradual change to a more unsettled weather regime is likely thereafter, with Atlantic frontal systems from the west or showers from the south making inroads across the UK. This is expected to herald a wetter period through the middle of April with showers or longer spells of rain at times, which could be heavy and thundery in places. Strong winds could develop in some areas, particularly the south and west. Temperatures are likely to return closer to normal.

Some unsettled weather is possible at this start of this period with showers or longer spells of rain in places. However, a change to more settled conditions is most likely during the latter part of April with high pressure becoming more dominant. This settled theme continues into early May, although some spells of wetter, unsettled weather remain possible, especially in the south. Temperatures are expected to be above average overall.