Weather Report

   

Temperature and rainfall by region for previous months.

April saw an unsettled start, with spells of below average temperatures and rain showers for much of the country. The fourth named storm of the season, Storm Dave, arrived on the 4th/5th and brought heavy rainfall to Scotland and Northern Ireland and strong winds across the UK. Showers and frontal systems followed, with gusty winds in some areas. Mid-month saw showers, occasionally heavy and sometimes with hail or snow at higher elevations, and some isolated thunderstorms. However, the second half of the month was dominated by high pressure conditions, resulting in clear skies, mild temperatures and very little rainfall.

The provisional mean temperature for the UK was 9.0°C, 1.1°C above the long-term average and the seventh warmest April on record. All four nations recorded mean temperatures above average. There was strong regional variation in rainfall in April, with northern areas recording average to above average rainfall while southern areas were much drier.

The past three months from February to April have overall been warmer than the long term average in all UK regions. Rainfall has been close to average over this period.