Weather Forecast For Reading & Berkshire

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  Sunday 29th March 2026

  Back to normal for me, and pretty ordinary weather for everyone too.

  Thanks to Fiona for the photograph.

  The general picture sees the Azores high stretching across the UK, but with a pretty strong jetstream close to our north.

  

  Sunday starts bright but cloud will thicken during the morning as a weak weather front approaches. Some patchy rain in the afternoon, from around 1/2pm. Becoming quite windy, around 11’C. Skies clearing in the evening, mostly clear skies overnight – down to around 4’C.

  Monday starts bright with sunny spells. Quite a lot of cloud will bubble up from around late morning onwards, still some sunny spells but cloud will dominate. Around 12’C and breezy. Clear spells at first overnight, cloud thickening in the second half of the night – perhaps a bit of drizzle/light rain at times. Down to around 5’C.

  Tuesday will be mostly cloudy for most of the day, some light (ish) showers likely developing too – though hit and miss. Some bright spells, and the day probably ends with somewhat more sunny spells, though still plenty of cloud. We’ll lose the colder air, so reaching around 15’C. Some cloud, some clear spells overnight, down to around 6’C.

  Wednesday again sees a lot of cloud around, some bright/sunny spells – more likely early and late in the day. A few light (ish) showers around too, less likely than on Tuesday. Around 14, maybe 15’C. Probably fairly cloudy overnight.

  By Thursday we see our Azores High having been pushed back west.

  

  Some uncertainty on details due to some weak features around – fairly cloudy, some sunny spells and the chance of some showers would be about as detailed as we can get right now. Roughly around 13 – give or take.

  Details remain uncertain into the Easter weekend – if anything are more uncertain than they were a few days ago, the models really are all over the shop.

  So this is very vague and highly uncertain:

  Good Friday, maybe on the cloudy side with some patchy rain and temperatures somewhere between 10’C and 15’C.

  The slightly more likely outcome for Saturday is for a bright day with hazy sunshine, and quite warm, around 16’C ish – though I cannot rule out some light rain. However, it could easily instead be unsettled with strong winds and some rain and/or notably cooler.

  The slightly more likely outcome for Sunday is something sunnier but also lower down in the temperature scale, say 10’C to 13’C. Rain is less likely on Easter Sunday than any other day, but still possible.

  The slightly more likely outcome for Monday is for hazy sunshine, perhaps a bit of showery rain at some point but mostly pleasant. Around 14’C to 18’C. Again, I cannot rule out something totally different – say wet and 8’C, or whatever else you can imagine for April.

  I told you it was going to be vague and uncertain.

  Some suggestions of some warm weather after the Easter weekend (of course!) – the general expectation remains for the first half/two-thirds of April to be reasonably dry, the latter third more showery.

  Have a pleasant Sunday.

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  Thursday 26th March 2026

  Hola de España! I can see snow on the mountains near Granada and it’s pretty cold back home, so the weather models tell me. Shorts weather here in Granada…well…from midday so I’m going to be cold before then!

  Again I’m on questionable hotel wi-fi so we’ll see how I get on.

  The general picture sees high pressure in control, with a cooler flow for now – staying roughly in the same position for a week or so with some tweaks as weather fronts pass to our north, occasionally bringing some showers/rain.

  

  A pretty chilly start today, but pretty sunny to start too, some bits of cloud around. Generally it becomes cloudier this afternoon though still bright with some hazy sunshine. Feeling pretty cold in the northerly breeze, 10’C at best. Cloud continues to thicken overnight, some patchy light rain possible by dawn – down to around 5’C.

  Friday sees a fairly weak weather front crossing, it will be cloudy most of the day, some patchy light rain at times – somewhat more persistent and moderate in the afternoon at times. Around 12’C and breezy. Skies clearing overnight, down to around 2’C, a frost possible in more sheltered spots.

  Saturday starts sunny, some cloud will bubble up and showers will develop – some quite heavy, and perhaps some sleet/hail mixed in to any heavier ones in the afternoon. No guarantee of catching any showers, your spot may stay dry. Colder again, 10’C at best and quite windy – gusty in any showers. Clear skies overnight, down to around 1’C – a frost possible.

  Sunday starts sunny but cloud will graually thicken with some patchy rain from around mid/late afternoon more likely – perhaps by early afternoon. Again temperatures on the chilly side, around 10’C and quite windy. Patchy rain clearing during the evening, down to around 4’C as skies clear.

  Only subtle changes in the pattern for Monday as high pressure slips a bit further away from us, the jetstream to our north having a bit more effect.

  

  A sunny start to Monday but it will generally cloud over – perhaps a light/moderate shower or two also. Around 12’C and breezy. Generally cloudy overnight, a bit of light rain/drizzle around.

  High pressure probably nudging back towards us on Tuesday, cloud more likely than sun – but uncertain. Temperatures recovering a bit too, around 14’C…a tad more if sunnier.

  Probably fairly similar for Wednesday.

  So for the Easter weekend? Highly uncertain still. Dry weather is more likely than wet weather, or at least dry most days with a weak weather front or some showers on 1/2 days. Temperatures could really be anything…something unusually cold or unusually warm is possible, though I’d suggest the range of 12’C to 15’C is more likely.

  The first half of April, maybe two-thirds looks generally quite reasonable, often dry, sometimes quite warm. Later in the month there is more of an unsettled signal.

  Likewise May, though the signal for an unsettled May has lessened recently.

  Enjoy the rest of your week…time for me to get ready for a tour of Granada. Next forecast should be on Sunday morning, assuming nothing goes wrong with my complicated journey home! I’m not sure why I make holidays so complicated.

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  Sunday 22nd March 2026

  Hello from Tangier in Morocco! Warmer but not sunnier than back home, with more pleasant weather to come at times – until a cold blast mid-week next week.

  Hotel wi-fi isn’t amazing, so there isn’t as much research as usual gone into this, and I may well get annoyed and quit, but we’ll see how we get on.

  Thanks to Fiona for the photograph.

  The general picture sees high pressure in control – two main areas, one over eastern Europe and one to the west of the Azores – linking up over the UK. That link will be broken by midweek.

  

  Any mist/fog patches will quickly clear this morning to leave increasingly hazy sunshine for the rest of the morning. Thicker cloud this afternoon as a very weak weather front crosses, still some brightness, perhaps a spot of light rain. Around 13’C. Fairly cloudy overnight, down to around 3’C.

  Monday will be a pleasant day with broadly speaking hazy sunshine all day, sometimes quite clear skies, sometimes cloudier. Around 15’C. Fairly cloudy overnight, down to around 7’C.

  Tuesday starts bright but cloud will continue to thicken during the day. Around 12’C, breezy – verging on quite windy. A band of rain crossing in the evening, clear skies follow – with colder air. Down to around 3’C.

  For Wednesday we see a notably colder air mass having spread down from the north-west.

  

  Sunny spells and scattered showers will be the theme, some of them heavy, most likely of rain but some kind of wintry mix possible if you get a notably heavy shower in the afternoon. Quite windy, gusty in showers – around 9’C but dropping in said showers. Clear skies overnight, probably still too breezy for a frost but a close call, down to around 1’C.

  Thursday will see sunny spells, variable amounts of cloud – a small chance of an afternoon shower. Still feeling pretty cold in the northerly breeze, around 9’C. Clear skies and chilly at first overnight, though clouding over from the west with some light rain – down to around 2’C.

  Friday roughly looks like a cloudy day with some light rain at times – some uncertainty on exact details. Around 12’C or so.

  High pressure looks like it will try to build next weekend, but also some weak weather fronts around – so likely a bit of a mixture of cloud, some sunny spells and some light/moderate showery rain at times. Temperatures somewhere between 10’C and 13’C most likely.

  Perhaps another blast of colder air for the week after…broadly speaking drier than normal conditions likely to persist to mid-April, but temperatures and sunshine amounts will depend on exactly where high pressure is.

  Right I need to go get ready for my day trip to Chefchaouen…known as the “blue city”. Fingers crossed it stays dry! Have a pleasand Sunday.

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  Thursday 19th March 2026

  Often sunny, and quite warm at first.

  Thanks to Tracy for the photograph.

  The general set-up sees high pressure over the UK, stretching well into eastern Europe – with low pressure to the west of Spain/Portugal.

  

  Today sees long spells of sunshine all day, a little bit of high cloud at times. Quite warm again, though a shade below yesterday – around 17’C. Clear skies for most of the night but mist/fog forming in places by dawn. Pretty chilly, down to around 2’C – a frost possible in some spots.

  Friday probably starts with mist/fog/low cloud – not for certain, but more likely. Gradually this will break up to leave long spells of sunshine, perhaps a bit of cloud floating around in the afternoon. Still quite warm for the time of year, around 16’C. Clear skies for most of the night, mist/fog patches may form by dawn, though 50/50. Down to around 2’C, a frost possible in more sheltered spots.

  Saturday possibly starts with mist/fog/low cloud, though slightly more likely starts sunny – and it will be sunny for the rest of the day. Some high cloud around at times, making the sunshine a little hazy, and the flow now more easterly so a bit cooler – but still respectable at around 13’C, maybe 14’C.. Clear skies at first overnight, down to around 1’C so a frost very possible – though also mist/fog/low cloud forming more widely in the second part of the night.

  Sunday likely starts with mist/fog/low cloud. This gradually breaking up during the morning to leave long sunny spells for the rest of the day, some cloud floating around at times perhaps. Again around 13’C, maybe 14’C. A weak weather front crosses overnight from the north-west, bringing some cloud. Down to around 4’C.

  Monday likely sees more in the way of cloud due to the aforementioned weather front – some uncertainty, perhaps some sunshine at times. Around 12’C.

  Something of a change for Tuesday as low pressure to our north will be closer.

  

  Tuesday more likely a cloudy and breezy day – perhaps some rain though uncertain on that aspect, any rainfall should be pretty minimal. Around 12’C.

  For Wednesday more likely we are in a somewhat colder north-westerly flow, sunny spells, a scattering of showers and temperatures roughly around 10’C. Feeling colder in the wind.

  Thursday broadly similar, a north-westerly or northerly flow, sunny spells, a few showers around and feeling quite cold in the wind – around 10’C.

  Friday and into next weekend more likely it settles down again with high pressure in control, uncertain on cloud amounts, certainly possible that there could be a fair bit of cloud around. Temperatures more likely in the range of 10’C to 13’C – though something colder, or indeed milder would be possible.

  The Easter weekend remains a long way away meteorologically, early suggestions are that dry or fairly dry (ie the odd showery day) conditions are more likely than outright wet conditions, average or colder-than-average temperatures are more likely than warmer-than-average temperatures.

  Holiday season starts for me tomorrow, so the next forecast will depend on hotel wi-fi quality and general holiday plans…though I will find time at some point. Alas, I shall be taking an umbrella with me…though sun cream too.

  Enjoy the sunshine!

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