Low pressure close to the NW will continue to bring showers to end the week, becoming confined to the north Saturday, then all areas becoming dry and settled from Sunday, as blocking high pressure takes over and dominates through next week.

A wet and windy midweek clears to a warmer end to the week, with the high teens likely across southern and eastern England by Friday.

After a cool and showery start to the week, it looks to turn warmer from mid-week, particularly for southern and eastern areas. However the weather will remain changeable, best chance of staying dry towards southern and eastern England, wettest in the northwest and far west.

Despite April warming sharply in recent years, the month's temperature records still stand from the 1940s. Last week's warm spell came close, more warmth is likely ahead, and a strong El Nino later in 2026 could push global temperatures back into record territory.

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