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The data and charts on this page are supplied mainly by the Icelandic Met Office which is under the auspices of the Ministry for the Environment and Natural Resources based on the Icelandic Meteorological Office and the Icelandic Hydrological Survey. The Icelandic Meteorological Office has 135 full-time employees. We will also use information and data from our colleagues at the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration formed on the 3 October 1970.

Temperature Precipitation and Cloud charts for Friday 17 April  - Courtesy of the Icelandic Met Office

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UK Daily Weather Extremes

Yesterday the highest maximum temperature of 19 C was recorded at Writtle a village in the Chelmsford district of Essex. The lowest minimum temperature of 4.2 C was recorded at Drumnadrochit a village near the west shore of Loch Ness in Scotland. The highest rainfall figure of 17.8 mm was recorded at Achnagart in the Scottish Highlands. The sunniest place was Yeovilton a village in Somerset with 8.5 hours of sunshine.     

Weather Online: Thursday 16 April

The southwest flow continues through Thursday. Early showers for western and central parts of Ireland and also for west Scotland. Some showers in the Midlands and southern England as well, light and scattered, passing eastwards, and ultimately fading through the morning as a weak ridge of high-pressure builds. Often bright in northeast areas. From midday, more persistent rain reaches south-west Ireland and spreads widely with time. Patches of rain associated with this front will reach southwest England and Wales late in the day. Highs at 12C in northern Scotland, 17C in southeast England. Night: Rain spreads widely over northern England and Scotland into nighttime. Rain trends patchy in eastern Ireland, but a band of squally heavy rain will pass east over the country through the overnight hours - wind will strengthen here too. The rain becomes persistent and heavy in western Scotland. Southern England stays largely dry overnight, rain quite sparse in the Midlands, some drizzle in southwest parts of England and Wales. Lows of 7 to 10C.

Weather Online: Friday 17 April

Cloudy for most on Friday morning, although there will be some sunshine in parts of eastern England. A front brings early rain into Scotland, northwest England, Wales and southwest England, the rain heavy in west Scotland. This band of rain will be edging eastward through the day although breaking up as it goes. Heavy, windy showers in Ireland, but some sunny spells here as well; the showers could be thundery at times. Skies will brighten in northern Britain as the rain passes, but replaced with heavy showers here as well. Patchy rain lingers in the Midlands, likely staying dry southeast England. Tops at 12C in northern Scotland, 14C in Ireland and 18C in east Anglia and southeast England.

Weather Online: Saturday 18 April

Higher pressure slowly building on Saturday, centred southwest of Ireland. Heavy showers in Scotland, heaviest in the west with a risk of hail and thunder. Scattered showers over western coasts of England and Wales as well as Ireland, heaviest and most frequent in the north. Drier and brighter further south with sunny spells. As afternoon goes, showers ease with a bright evening for most. Highs at 11 to 17C.

Met Office: Monday 20 April to Wednesday 29 April

High pressure to the north or northeast of the UK will bring plenty of dry weather and sunny spells for most at first. Low pressure in the Atlantic will try to push weather fronts towards the UK from the south west, but these may remain slow moving. Some parts of the east coast could be on the chilly side with low cloud and onshore breeze, but further west it will likely feel quite warm, especially in sunnier areas. From next weekend and into the start of the following week, there are signs that more unsettled weather could return for a time, bringing rain or showers to some areas.

Zoom Earth Live Weather Satellite

Friday 16 April: At 01.00 hrs Weybourne is reporting a temperature of 12.1 C with 12 C at the Norwich Weather Centre. Aonach Mor is reporting winds of 44 mph. The summit of the Cairngorm Mountain is reporting the minimum temperature and dewpoint at this time of 1.3 C. At 02.00 hrs Yeovilton is reporting a temperature of 11.9 C. St.Mary’s in the Scilly Isle is reporting winds gusting at 38 mph. At 03.00 hrs a temperature of 12 C is being reported at Culdrose Yeovilton and at the London City Airport. The Cairngorm Mountain is reporting winds gusting at 68 mph. At 04.00 hrs Chivenor is reporting a temperature of 12.1 C. The Greenwich Lightship is reporting 11.8 C with W winds of 4 knots 91% humidity and air pressure of 1020 Mb - the sea temperature is coldest at 10.9 C. At 05.00 hrs the Cairnwell is reporting winds gusting at 49 mph with Great Dun Fell 41 mph and Capel Curig 40 mph. At 06.00 hrs Inverbervie is reporting light rain 7 C with S winds of 24 mph visibility of 600 metres and air pressure of 1012 Mb. (A temperature of 12 C is currently mainly affecting the Scilly Isles and Plymouth down to Bournenouth Airport)  

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