Issued: 0930hrs Wednesday 1st April 2026
Duty forecaster: Dan Graves

Mixed weather and varying temperatures, typical Easter weather

Alternating high and low pressure influences for the week ahead. Easter itself will be very windy in the north, a risk of gales in Scotland, with showers in western areas, some hail perhaps mixed in.

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Saturday 4/4/26
Warmer on Saturday as southwesterly wind significantly strengthens throughout the day. Patchy rain spreads northeastward across Ireland, Wales, and England, reaching Scotland later in the day. Wind will strengthen to gales in Ireland, the rain increasingly heavy, and later a band of heavy, possibly thundery rain sweeps eastward across the country. Low cloud and drizzle in western areas, particularly near coasts, bright spells in eastern England. Highs at 7 to 9C in Scotland but widely 13 to 16C.

Easter Sunday 5/4/26
A cooler day for Easter Sunday with strong westerly wind in the north, gales to severe gales in the far north. Showers will be affecting western Scotland, northwest England, and Ireland, a few showers in western Wales too. The showers wintry over the hills of Scotland and perhaps northern England too. Scotland may see a broader area of heavy rain and snow in the north early. More eastern and southern areas see fewer showers with sunny spells and largely. Highs at 6C to 12C.

Holiday Monday 6/4/26
Monday is likely to be dry with sun spells across much of England, Wales and Eastern Scotland with a morning frost in sheltered areas. Further rain arrives in Ireland and then to western Scotland and the west of Wales in the afternoon, strong southerly wind here. Highs at 14C in southern England, 9C Scotland.


 

Tuesday 7/4/26
A day of rain and showers drifting northward across many areas. The showers in Wales, western England, and Scotland may be quite heavy with a risk of some thunder. Showers well-scattered with sunny spells in eastern England. Highs at 9 to 17C.



 
 
 

Wednesday 8/4/26
Sunny spells and scattered showers on Wednesday. Most of the showers will be over western coasts and hills where a few could be heavy. Highs at 10 to 15C.

Thursday 9/4/26
Starting bright in England and Wales on Thursday. Rain soon arrives into Ireland and western Scotland, sweeping east and leaving showers in its wake. Increasingly windy too. Highs at 10 to 14C.