A bit of a mixture of a week, chilly at first, warming up, then some showers/rain by the weekend.

Thanks to Tara for the photograph.

We start the week with the colder air still in place, high pressure to our north and an easterly – but this high pressure slowly gets pushed east by low pressure systems, which will turn the winds to a warmer direction. Notably wet over Spain/Portugal where low pressure is heading at first.

Monday will be mostly cloudy for much of the day, certainly the morning – some bright/sunny spells as the afternoon goes on. Still feeling pretty chilly at around 7’C in a more notable easterly breeze. Skies clearing overnight, a frost possible – down to around 0’C, though perhaps too much breeze for a frost.

Tuesday sees long spells of sunshine. The breeze now more south-easterly and temperatures picking up to around 11’C – still a bit of a chill. Mostly clear skies overnight, probably too much breeze for a frost, down to around 1’C.

By Wednesday the breeze is more southerly and temperatures respond as such. Good spells of sunshine, some high/mid-level cloud making it hazy at times but a pleasant spring day overall. Reaching around 16’C. Some cloud, some clear spells overnight, around 5’C.

Thursday sees good spells of sunshine once more, some high cloud making it hazy at times and some fair-weather cloud, but overall another very pleasant day – and quite warm, 17’C, maybe 18’C. More in the way of high/mid-level cloud overnight, down to around 7’C.

By Friday low pressure will be starting to make inroads.

Quite warm with hazy sunshine most likely for the morning, at least, reaching around 17’C or so. But showery rain arriving at some point, maybe the afternoon, maybe the evening. Showers possible overnight, but uncertain – around 10’C.

Details uncertain for the weekend, but broadly speaking low pressure will be close by, and there will be showers – if not general rain.

I think slightly more likely Saturday will be a day of sunshine and showers, probably fairly limited on the sunshine and plentiful on the showers. Somewhere between 13’C and 17’C.

Broadly similar for Sunday, quite cloudy, some sunshine and a fair few showers – perhaps showery rain, and temperatures more likely between 11’C and 14’C.

I repeat that details are pretty sketchy right now for the weekend, but broadly expect showers.

Low confidence for next week – a return to warmth unlikely, likewise anything deeply unsettled unlikely. Perhaps more likely on the cool side once more.