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Britain is preparing for yet another wet bank holiday weekend with temperatures warming up slightly after an unseasonably cold week.Britain is preparing for yet another wet bank holiday weekend with temperatures warming up slightly after an unseasonably cold week.
After a week of freezing conditions, temperatures will start to increase across the UK, reducing the chances of snow, but forecasters are still predicting wintry showers and changeable conditions.After a week of freezing conditions, temperatures will start to increase across the UK, reducing the chances of snow, but forecasters are still predicting wintry showers and changeable conditions.
Parts of northern England and Scotland woke up to yellow warnings of snow on Friday morning, with the rest of the country experiencing blustery showers and temperatures struggling into double figures in the south of England.Parts of northern England and Scotland woke up to yellow warnings of snow on Friday morning, with the rest of the country experiencing blustery showers and temperatures struggling into double figures in the south of England.
Saturday is forecast to be the best day of the bank holiday weekend with a mixture of sunshine and showers across most of the the country. Temperatures are predicted to range between about 10C and 12C and will rise slightly going into Sunday.Saturday is forecast to be the best day of the bank holiday weekend with a mixture of sunshine and showers across most of the the country. Temperatures are predicted to range between about 10C and 12C and will rise slightly going into Sunday.
The Met Office said Sunday would start with downpours moving in from the north-west and spreading east. Monday is forecast to feel colder because of chilly winds and will see blustery showers.The Met Office said Sunday would start with downpours moving in from the north-west and spreading east. Monday is forecast to feel colder because of chilly winds and will see blustery showers.
The Met Office forecaster Sara Thornton said: “It’s looking a little less cold than it has been, but still fairly changeable. Though there will be some sunshine around at times, you will have to look for it. There will be some around on Saturday, which could be one of the best days of the weekend for many.”The Met Office forecaster Sara Thornton said: “It’s looking a little less cold than it has been, but still fairly changeable. Though there will be some sunshine around at times, you will have to look for it. There will be some around on Saturday, which could be one of the best days of the weekend for many.”
Thornton said Sunday would start “on a disappointing note”. “In the north-west we’ve got some rain moving in as we go through the day,” she said. “It could be quite heavy. Particularly in north-western parts of England and also into Scotland too. We’ll be watching that one quite carefully.Thornton said Sunday would start “on a disappointing note”. “In the north-west we’ve got some rain moving in as we go through the day,” she said. “It could be quite heavy. Particularly in north-western parts of England and also into Scotland too. We’ll be watching that one quite carefully.
“As we move into bank holiday Monday, the rain will slowly clear as the day moves on. Behind it there will be some blustery showers and it will be feeling pretty chilly too.”“As we move into bank holiday Monday, the rain will slowly clear as the day moves on. Behind it there will be some blustery showers and it will be feeling pretty chilly too.”
Despite April’s cold temperatures and the snow seen by many, provisional early figures suggest that the month has seen normal conditions with rainfall at 96% of average, sunshine 94% of average and the mean temperature just 0.7 C below average. Figures so far suggest that this April will not have been as cold as the Aprils in 2012 or 2013. Despite April’s cold temperatures and the snow seen by many, provisional early figures suggest that the month has seen normal conditions with rainfall at 96% of average, sunshine 94% of average and the mean temperature just 0.7C below average. Figures so far suggest this April will not have been as cold as the Aprils in 2012 or 2013.
The Met Office said that, despite British Summer Time formally starting at the end of March, snow at this time of year is not unusual. Records from 1981 to 2010 show that the UK average is for 2.3 days of snow in April, which is more than the 1.7 days for an average November. The Met Office said that despite British Summer Time formally starting at the end of March, snow at this time of year was not unusual. Records from 1981 to 2010 show that the UK average is for 2.3 days of snow in April, which is more than the 1.7 days for an average November.
The most notable incidence of snow in late April came in 1981 when there was heavy snowfall between the 24th and the 28th. On 25 April over 30cm of snow was recorded in the Pennines, with 29cm in Sheffield and 26cm in Buxton. The following day 25cm of snow was recorded in Devon, 20cm in Gloucestershire and 14cm in Wiltshire.The most notable incidence of snow in late April came in 1981 when there was heavy snowfall between the 24th and the 28th. On 25 April over 30cm of snow was recorded in the Pennines, with 29cm in Sheffield and 26cm in Buxton. The following day 25cm of snow was recorded in Devon, 20cm in Gloucestershire and 14cm in Wiltshire.