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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 historically 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 2 May - Courtesy of the Icelandic Met Office

Weather - Online Friday 2 May A weak front over the far south of England on Friday giving broken cloud here, but it should be mostly dry; only an odd spot of drizzly rain. A mix of cloud and sun through the rest of the UK and Ireland with high pressure west of Ireland. Mostly dry conditions, but always the risk of some thicker cloud in northwest Scotland where there is a risk of a shower over the hills. Breezy here too. A fresher day for all but the far south with temperatures 15 to 20C, 24C in southeast England, but just 10C in northwest Scotland. Friday night: Dry for the vast majority of the country tonight with broken cloud and extended clear spells. Always more cloud in Scotland and Northern Ireland. A weak front begins to slip south over Scotland, producing scattered showers. Isolated showers in the southwest of England and Wales in the later hours, but soon fading. Lows at 11C in southern England but close to 2C in central Scotland under clearer skies.

Weather - Online Saturday 3 May The front in the far south bringing some patchy rain on Saturday, probably clearing the southwest later although staying quite murky on hills. The flow turning more north to northeasterly, allowing for cloud and some isolated showers to affect northern and eastern Scotland as well as eastern England, chance of brief bursts of moderate showers. Drier and brighter in central and north England, as well as to the west with good spells of sunshine. Temperatures at 8C in northern Scotland, widely 14 to 18C elsewhere, up to 21C southern England.

Weather - Online Sunday 4 May A core of high pressure establishes northwest of Scotland on Sunday. A fresh northeasterly breeze affects the east coast of Britain, drawing cloud onto the east coast and nearby hills. Some showers will drift onshore as well. Sunny spells in the west and dry here too overall, several areas likely to see extended sunshine. An early frost in parts of Scotland then highs at a cold 9 or 10C on eastern coasts, 14 or 15C in western areas.

UK Met Office: Tuesday 6 May to Thursday 15 May Dry with sunny spells across the UK at the start of this period, with cool and breezy conditions soon giving way to less windy and slightly warmer weather which will develop through the working week. Dry conditions will dominate the weather across the UK, but showers or spells of light rain may also occur at times. These are most likely to affect areas around the north and east of the UK. Winds will mostly be light, but could become breezy again at times across the far north. Temperatures will generally be near normal at first, with an overall warming trend by the end of the week. Temperatures will likely be above or around normal through the following week.

UK Met Office

Yesterday the warmest temperature of 26.7 C was recorded at Wisley a village in Surrey in the Borough of Guildford. The coldest place with 0.7 C was South Newington in Oxfordshire on the River Swere 5 miles SW of Banbury. The rainiest place with 0.6 mm was Kirkwall the largest town in Orkney. The sunniest place was Nottingham in the East Midlands with 14 hours of Sunshine.   

 

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