High pressure will be bringing plenty of fine and settled weather across many parts of the British Isles this week with temperatures during the first part of the week rising into the very warm category for many areas before somewhat cooler air returns from the north later in the week and as we head towards the Bank Holiday weekend.

Back to this morning and while it is a mostly fine and sunny start to Monday across much of England and Wales, for much of Scotland, Northern Ireland and the Republic of Ireland there is still a lot of cloud around with some rain affecting the far northwest. This damp weather will linger across northern Scotland for much of today so remaining cool and overcast here but for southern Scotland, Northern Ireland and much of Ireland skies will brighten during the course of the day with sunny spells developing.

Meanwhile, for much of England and Wales it remains fine with some fair weather cloud bubbling up in places but some low cloud may affect coastal regions as sea breezes pick up. Maximum temperatures today will range from 12°C to 14°C in the far north to highs of 19°C to 22°C for many. but towards the London region values may be a couple of degrees higher still so well above normal for the end of April.

A largely fine and dry night follows with even the light rain and drizzle in the far north tending to become confined to the Northern Isles. A few patches of mist and low cloud may form elsewhere but these will soon clear tomorrow to leave just about all parts of the country fine and dry with plenty of sunshine and temperatures widely in the low-mid twenties but watch out for high UV and tree pollen levels.

METEOROLOGIST : BARBER

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