Yesterday was the second warmest March day on record as temperatures soared to 24.5°C at Kew Gardens in London. There is a chance of the all-time March record being broken today with another very warm day expected across England and Wales - the current record was set in 1968 in Mepal, Cambridgeshire when 25.6°C was recorded. However, the outlook is for temperatures to drop, especially during the second half of the Easter weekend.
For today and early mist or fog patches will soon clear to leave many regions with another fine and warm day, although the best of the sunshine will tend to become confined to the southeast as high cloud increases from the north and west. This cloud is in advance of a weather front that is still plaguing the north and west of Scotland along with north-western parts of Ireland bringing outbreaks of rain and drizzle here and whilst this system may edge a little further southeast today, progress will be very slow. The far north of Scotland will turn brighter with scattered showers, but it will be rather chilly here with top temperatures of 7°C or 8°C, but it will be warmer the further south that you are with maximums of 21°C to 24°C across England and Wales, perhaps a degree or so warmer in favoured spots. Coasts will be a touch cooler too, especially in the south and west where some sea mist may roll onshore at times.
The rain and drizzle across the north and northwest will finally fizzle out tonight although there will be a lot of cloud around with this cloud starting to sink south allowing clearer and colder conditions to move into northern Scotland. Tomorrow sees cloudier and cooler conditions for many areas as a north or northeast wind picks up meaning that the best of any sunshine and temperatures will be reserved for the more sheltered southwest.
METEOROLOGIST: BARBER
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