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Dry, sunny and warm after a chilly start.

Today:

Another dry and bright day with long periods of sunshine. A chilly start then becoming quite warm by the afternoon. Some patchy mist and low cloud may continue to affect the east coast. Maximum temperature 20 °C.

Tonight:

Staying dry through the evening with clear spells in the west but low cloud and mist returning to eastern coasts. Cloud and the odd light shower into the north overnight. Minimum temperature 2 °C.

Saturday:

Staying dry and warm in the west with prolonged sunny spells. Cooler and cloudier in the northeast with perhaps the odd spot of rain. Maximum temperature 17 °C.

Outlook for Sunday to Tuesday:

Cloudier on Sunday with some showery outbreaks of rain. Dry spells and chance of scattered showers developing on Monday. Dry again Tuesday, warmer in west, cooler in east.

High pressure is likely to remain centred close to or over the UK through the remainder of April and into early May. This means a continuation of the predominantly dry conditions, likely with a mixture of some cloudier spells and sunnier days. For the most part, rain-bearing weather systems should be kept at bay, though the far west and northwest may seeing a little rain at times, although late in the period perhaps an increasing chance of these coming closer into the UK. Winds will be mostly light, but may be fresher around the coasts at times. For most, temperatures will continue above normal, though it will feel cooler along windward coasts in particular.

A generally more changeable or unsettled spell of weather compared to the previous couple of weeks. This comes about as Atlantic low pressure systems move towards the UK, increasing the chance of periods of heavy rain and perhaps strong winds at times. Towards the middle of the month, weather patterns become increasingly uncertain; however, the wettest and windiest conditions seem most likely to be in the northwest, with the drier and more settled conditions in the southeast. Temperatures will likely be near or a little above normal overall.