The Times - UK (2022-04-04)

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Weather

Channel Islands

NORTH

SEA

CHANNEL

IRISH

SEA

ATLANTIC

OCEAN

Aberdeen

Glasgow Edinburgh

Carlisle

Newcastle

York

Manchester

Liverpool

Hull

Llandudno

Shrewsbury Nottingham

Sheffield

Norwich

Cambridge

Oxford

Bristol

Swansea

Cardiff

Plymouth

Exeter

Southampton

Brighton

London

Londonderry

Belfast

Galway

Dublin

Cork

Birmingham

CELTIC

SEA

Orkney Shetland

28

Thursday

8

5

8

10

Aberdeen

Aberporth

Anglesey

Aviemore

Barnstaple

Bedford

Belfast

Birmingham

Bournemouth

Bridlington

Bristol

Camborne

Cardiff

Edinburgh

Eskdalemuir

Glasgow

Hereford

Herstmonceux

Ipswich

Isle of Man

Isle of Wight

Jersey

Keswick

Kinloss

Leeds

Lerwick

Leuchars

Lincoln

Liverpool

London

Lyneham

Manchester

Margate

Milford Haven

Newcastle

Nottingham

Orkney

Oxford

Plymouth

Portland

Scilly, St Mary’s

Shoreham

Shrewsbury

Snowdonia

Southend

South Uist

Stornoway

Tiree

Whitehaven

Wick

Yeovilton

Around Britain

Key: b=bright, c=cloud, d=drizzle, pc=partly cloudy

du=dull, f=fair, fg=fog, h=hail, m=mist, r=rain,

sh=showers, sl=sleet, sn=snow, s=sun, t=thunder

*=previous day **=data not available

Temp C Rain mm Sun hr*

midday yesterday 24 hrs to 5pm yesterday

Noon today

** ** 0.0 3.6

7 S 0.0 4.9

9 S 0.0 3.8

7 C 2.6 2.6

9 S 0.0 **

7 C 0.0 **

8 S 0.0 7.9

6 C 0.2 **

9 S 0.4 5.4

10 S 0.0 **

9 S 0.0 4.6

8 PC 0.2 3.3

8 S 0.1 4.5

8 S 0.0 5.0

7 S 0.0 3.5

9 S 0.0 2.5

9 C 0.0 **

8 S 0.0 4.4

7 S 0.0 11.0

8 PC 0.0 9.8

9 S 0.0 **

8 S 0.2 9.7

8 C 0.0 **

8 S 1.8 5.7

5 R 0.0 **

7 SH 4.0 7.1

8 S 0.0 0.0

8 S 0.2 8.3

8 C 0.0 **

8 S 0.2 7.0

8 PC 0.0 6.2

6 R 0.0 8.0

7 PC 0.0 0.0

8 S 0.2 **

9 PC 0.0 **

8 C 0.6 6.8

6 R 3.6 6.4

8 S 1.0 **

11 S 0.0 **

9 S 0.2 **

9 S 1.0 **

7 PC 0.6 4.5

8 S 0.0 3.6

8 PC 0.0 **

8 S 0.0 11.2

9 S 1.6 **

8 R 2.8 3.6

9 S 0.2 11.3

8 S 0.0 4.9

7 S 1.4 **

8 S 0.2 5.2

The world

All readings local midday yesterday

Alicante

Amsterdam

Athens

Auckland

Bahrain

Bangkok

Barbados

Barcelona

Beijing

Beirut

Belgrade

Berlin

Bermuda

Bordeaux

Brussels

Bucharest

Budapest

Buenos Aires

Cairo

Calcutta

Canberra

Cape Town

Chicago

Copenhagen

Corfu

Delhi

Dubai

Dublin

Faro

Florence

Frankfurt

Geneva

Gibraltar

Helsinki

Hong Kong

Honolulu

Istanbul

Jerusalem

Johannesburg

Kuala Lumpur

Kyiv

Lanzarote

Las Palmas

Lima

Lisbon

Los Angeles

Luxor

Madeira

Madrid

Malaga

Mallorca

Malta

Melbourne

Mexico City

Miami

Milan

Mombasa

Montreal

Moscow

Mumbai

Munich

Nairobi

Naples

New Orleans

New York

Nice

Nicosia

Oslo

Paris

Perth

Prague

Reykjavik

Riga

Rio de Janeiro

Riyadh

Rome

San Francisco

Santiago

São Paulo

Seoul

Seychelles

Singapore

St Petersburg

Stockholm

Sydney

Tel Aviv

Tenerife

Tokyo

Vancouver

Venice

Vienna

Warsaw

Washington

Zurich

12 PC

7 PC

18 PC

22 S

29 S

22 PC

29 PC

7 R

20 S

** **

5 PC

5 B

19 SH

8 S

7 B

12 S

5 B

21 PC

27 S

32 S

19 C

25 PC

4 SL

6 PC

16 PC

38 S

31 S

9 B

17 S

11 B

5 S

5 PC

16 B

3 PC

21 S

29 PC

14 PC

27 S

14 SH

33 PC

** **

21 PC

21 R

17 M

15 S

17 B

37 S

15 R

8 B

14 PC

8 C

16 PC

17 B

28 B

31 PC

10 B

33 PC

4 PC

-1 PC

32 S

1 B

24 B

12 PC

21 C

10 PC

12 B

23 S

5 S

7 S

28 B

1 PC

6 C

5 S

28 B

36 S

12 PC

22 B

24 S

20 B

13 S

31 PC

29 S

2 PC

6 S

25 S

27 S

20 B

10 R

11 PC

10 PC

3 B

2 S

12 PC

2 B

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Five days ahead

Turning cooler and

staying unsettled with

showers or longer spells

of rain, sleet and snow

Today Some bright intervals but most areas will be cloudy with outbreaks of rain. Max 14C (57F), min -3C (27F)

Tides

Tidal predictions.

Heights in metres

Today Ht Ht

Aberdeen

Avonmouth

Belfast

Cardiff

Devonport

Dover

Dublin

Falmouth

Greenock

Harwich

Holyhead

Hull

Leith

Liverpool

London Bridge

Lowestoft

Milford Haven

Morecambe

Newhaven

Newquay

Oban

Penzance

Portsmouth

Shoreham

Southampton

Swansea

Tees

Weymouth

04:03 4.0 16:12 4.1

10:07 13.1 22:18 12.8

01:52 3.2 14:09 3.4

09:56 12.1 22:04 11.8

08:34 5.4 20:45 5.3

01:48 6.8 14:05 6.5

12:49 5.4 13:04 5.5

08:02 5.1 20:17 5.0

03:10 3.3 15:31 3.4

02:20 3.9 14:43 3.8

13:09 5.5 --:-- --

09:05 7.1 21:17 7.4

05:23 5.3 17:37 5.4

01:41 9.1 13:56 9.2

04:34 7.2 16:54 6.9

12:25 2.3 00:33 2.5

09:01 6.9 21:14 6.7

01:51 9.1 14:06 9.2

01:44 6.7 14:00 6.5

07:52 6.8 20:06 6.6

08:23 3.9 20:27 3.8

07:25 5.4 19:40 5.3

02:10 4.6 14:23 4.5

02:00 6.3 14:15 6.1

01:42 4.4 13:50 4.3

09:10 9.4 21:20 9.2

06:28 5.3 18:36 5.4

09:40 2.1 21:48 2.0

Synoptic situation

An area of low pressure over

Denmark will push a set of

fronts, followed by an occluded

front, across Britain and

Ireland bringing mostly cloudy

skies and outbreaks of rain

southeastwards. Further sets

of fronts will linger and move

across Britain and Ireland over

the next few days bringing

blustery winds and spells of

rain, sleet or snow.

Highs and lows

24hrs to 5pm yesterday

Warmest: Killowen,

Co Down, 13.1C

Coldest: Sennybridge, -7.5C

Wettest: Baltasound,

Shetland, 16.6mm

Sunniest: Tiree, 11.3hrs*

Sun and moon

For Greenwich

Sun rises:

Sun sets:

Moon rises:

Moon sets:

First quarter: April 9

Hours of darkness

Aberdeen

Belfast

Birmingham

Cardiff

Exeter

Glasgow

Liverpool

London

Manchester

Newcastle

Norwich

Penzance

Sheffi eld

20:23-05:56

20:35-06:15

20:16-06:02

20:20-06:08

20:20-06:11

20:30-06:06

20:22-06:05

20:08-05:56

20:19-06:02

20:18-05:57

20:03-05:49

20:28-06:19

20:15-05:59

General situation: Breezy and rather

cloudy with spells of rain spreading

southeast, heaviest in the north.

NW Eng, Cen N Eng, SW Scotland, IoM,

Lake District, Republic of Ireland,

Wales: Cloudy with patchy fog and

outbreaks of rain, heavy in places and

persistent over high ground. Moderate

to fresh northwesterly wind, strong

near the coast. Maximum 12C (54F),

minimum 6C (43F).

Edinburgh and Dundee, E Eng, W Mids,

NE Eng, Borders: Rather cloudy and

mainly dry with sunny intervals

but the chance of a light shower at

times. Moderate to fresh west or

northwesterly wind. Maximum

13C (55F), minimum 2C (36F).

N Isles: Sunny spells and a scattering

of showers, perhaps wintry later.

Moderate to fresh northwesterly wind,

veering northerly. Maximum 7C (45F),

minimum 2C (36F).

SE Eng, Cen S Eng, SW Eng, E Mids,

E Anglia, London, Channel Is: Cloudy

with outbreaks of rain in the morning,

turning drier during the afternoon

with a few bright intervals in places.

Moderate to fresh westerly wind,

perhaps strong near the coast.

Maximum 14C (57F), minimum

6C (43F).

Cen Highland, N Ireland, Moray Firth,

Glasgow, NW Scotland, NE Scotland,

Aberdeen, Argyll: Overcast with

outbreaks of rain, heavy at times.

Moderate to fresh northwesterly wind,

strong around the coast. Maximum

11C (52F), minimum -3C (27F).

Tomorrow

14

9

13

13

Wednesday

12

7

10

12

Friday

8

6

8

8

Saturday

8

7

8

9

18

with sunny int

18 35

27

oooo

27

23

33

25

24

neyney Sh

15

14

12

10

13

8

9

8

7

7

7 4

12

14

12

9

8

12

11

9

8

8

r

4

ih

L

k

F

95

86

77

68

59

50

41

32

23

14

5

C

35

30

25

20

15

10

5

0

-5

-10

-15

Wind speed

(mph)

Temperature

28 (degrees C)

34

Sea state

Calm

Slight

Moderate

Rough

Flood alerts and warnings

At 17:00 on Sunday there were no

fl ood alerts or warnings in England,

Wales or Scotland.

For further information and updates

in England visit fl ood-warning-

information.service.gov.uk, for Wales

naturalresources.wales/fl ooding and

for Scotland SEPA.org.uk

Cold front

Warm front

Occluded front

Trough

LOW

HIGH

LOW

LOW HIGH

HIGH

LOW

LOW LOW

HIGH

1032

1024

1024

1016

1016

1008

1008

1008

1000

1000

1000

992

984

Cloud and heavy rain clearing southern

England in the morning to bring a drier

and brighter afternoon. Sunny spells

and a scattering of wintry showers

elsewhere.

Max 11C, min -10C

Feeling mild over England, Wales and

Ireland with mostly cloudy skies and

spells of light rain or drizzle, heavy in

the north at times. Cloudy with rain,

sleet or snow across Scotland.

Max 14C, min -2C

Breezy with some sunshine but most

of the time it will be cloudy with

showery rain across England, Wales

and Ireland. Overcast with outbreaks

of rain, sleet and snow over Scotland.

Max 12C, min -6C

Feeling chilly with sunny spells

and a scattering of wintry showers

developing after a frosty start. The

chance of a longer spell of rain or sleet

in southern England.

Max 9C, min -8C

A frosty start in most places leading

to a day of sunny spells and the risk

of wintry showers, mainly in the north.

Max 9C, min -9C

06.28

19.37

07.47

23.37

11

LOW

S

pringtimes seem to be

sunnier. Last month set

records for the sunniest

March in Scotland and

Northern Ireland in records

dating back to 1919, and England

had its second sunniest March.

Especially sunny was north and

northwest Scotland, where it was

also so dry that wildfires broke out.

“The record-breaking sunshine

figures were largely brought on by a

very large area of high pressure that

sat over the UK for much of the

month, at times also covering much

of Europe,” said Mark McCarthy, of

the Met Office. “This brought clear

skies, mild days, but also some cool

nights and some frosts.”

Last month was also the sixth

mildest March in records going back

to 1884, and despite a cold snap at

the beginning and end of the month.

The spring sunshine is exhilarating,

as the writer and US senator Wilton

E Hall once wrote: “Science has

never drummed up quite as effective

a tranquillising agent as a sunny

spring day.”

This March brought back

memories of the Covid lockdown in

April 2020, when the long hours of

sunshine set a UK record for sunny

weather in April, with dry, warm

and calm conditions. The following

April broke the sunshine record yet

again, as the UK basked in long

stretches of sunny weather, despite

some cold spells with frosty nights;

in fact, April 2021 was cooler than

March that year, which is highly

unusual.

This April has also begun on a

cold note, with widespread frosts

and even snowfalls, but also some

glorious sunny spells. It brings to

mind The Adventures of Sherlock

Holmes (1892) by Arthur Conan

Doyle: “It was an ideal spring day, a

light blue sky, flecked with little

fleecy white clouds drifting across

from west to east. The sun was

shining very brightly, and yet there

was an exhilarating nip in the air,

which set an edge to a man’s

energy.”

Despite the cold sunshine, the

weather this week is turning cloudy,

but although it will take the chill off,

temperatures will be unexceptional.

Weather Eye

Paul Simons