Friday 3rd April
The cloud was variable on Thursday but as the morning wore on the breaks did increase allowing more oportunities for the sun to lift the temperature. However, the wind in the morning came from the northeast then north and made it feel distinctly chilly outside. As the wind dropped and backed after around midday conditions, improved but it was late in the afternoon when a maximum of 12.7 was logged, being 1.6C below average. There was a slow fall away in temperature during the evening but this was halted as thick cloud arrived resulting in a minimum of 7.1C, early in the night at 02.40, before the temperature began to increase.
The arrival of Friday was slow under a thick blanket of cloud associated with a low pressure system heading towards Scotland that pushed two associated weather fronts across the area. The temperature had recovered to 9.4C by 08.00. There was light drizzle for a few hours during the early hours amounting to just 0.4mm.
Today will remain cloudy with very light precipitation thanks to another front crossing the area later in the day, which will mean a cool day under a light southwesterly breeze.
By Saturday, Storm David will have reached Ireland and heading towards Scotland for Sunday. The greatest impact from this deep depression will be for the north of England and Scotland. This will mean for us a cloudy Saturday with gusty winds that will last into Sunday, which is likely to be brighter but very cool, as the pressure builds behind the depression.
I attach a recent Met Office press release, which is appropriate for the holiday week.
A refreshed Met Office weather app now contains beach forecast information and water safety advice for Easter weekend.
An unsettled weather forecast may present challenges for some intending to visit the coast this Easter weekend, and making it even more important to keep checking the weather forecast.
For anyone using the refreshed Met Office weather app, they will not only be able to keep on top of the weather but also access forecast
Annie Shuttleworth is a Met Office weather presenter. She said: “New features to the Met Office weather app, especially tide times and safety advice complement the existing weather forecast information, giving everyone access to beach safety information and the weather forecast within a single view.
We have worked with the RNLI – our water safety partner – to provide a range of information that will help all visitors to get the most out of their seaside visit.”
The new suite of additional features will include:
• Safety advice, including rip current information, wind and wave safety, and general beach safety
• Times for high and low tide,
• Sea information, including lowest and highest wave height for the day
• A card to show when a location is near one of the 500 beaches and a link to that beach forecast
In the next weeks, additional features will be added:
• Sea-surface temperature.
• Hourly breakdown of wave height
• Addition of unit preferences enabling users to select for example between feet and metres for wave height.
The new information is complemented with simple tips to help visitors make the most of their visits to our coastlines and beaches.