A very Happy Easter to you all. As far as the weather is concerned then it's going to be a fairly decent day if you are planning an Easter walk or trip out thanks to a ridge of high pressure trying to build in from the northeast. However, low pressure is never too far away to the west and south and showers or longer spells of rain do look to become more widespread over the next day or two as a trough pushes in from the west.

Many parts of the country are starting dry this morning with some low cloud in places but there is still some thicker cloud bringing some rain and drizzle to parts of northern and western Scotland, Northern Ireland and western regions of Ireland whilst a few showers are pushing up into south-eastern parts of England. The showers in the southeast may become more widespread for a time this morning before tending to die out later leaving a lot of cloud, and the far west and north will also hold onto more cloud with some showers, otherwise for most places it will be a dry day with increasing amounts of sunshine developing. Maximum temperatures today will range from a rather chilly 9°C to 11°C along eastern coasts with a chilly wind coming in off the North Sea, but for central and western regions highs will be in the range of 14°C to 17°C.

Much of the north and east of the UK will remain dry tonight with some clear spells but generally cloud amounts will be increasing and, as low pressure, approaches from the west, so the risk of showery outbreaks of rain breaking out will also be increasing, particularly towards the west and southwest. This takes us into a rather changeable day tomorrow with showers or longer spells of rain developing in many areas, but the far north and northeast may stay mainly dry until late.

METEOROLOGIST : BARBER

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