Wind and rain ahead
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| 16:49 UK time, Wednesday, 30 March 2011
As expected we've had a drop of rain today, the first for a while but welcomed by gardeners and allotment owners.
No doubt the farmers are pleased too, given it's been such a dry month. Rainfall totals today between 1 and 5mm so not a huge amount but enough to freshen things up.
There's more rain on the way tonight and some heavy rain for a time. The wind will increase too, becoming strong to gale force on exposed coasts and on higher ground.
On Thursday the jet stream, (very strong winds high in the atmosphere) will be across the Atlantic and passing over Britain.
So, tomorrow will start cloudy and damp with some drizzle and hill fog but during the day it will turn much drier with a few bright, sunny intervals.
Top temperatures 12 to 16 Celsius and breezy. The south-westerly wind will be fresh to strong with gales on the mountains for a time.
Thursday night will bring more rain and drizzle with the rain heaviest in the north west and Snowdonia with strong to gale force winds.
Friday will start cloudy and damp but become drier and brighter in places too but still windy. It will also be very mild with top temperatures around 19 Celsius but cooler on the south and west coast with a wind off sea.
So very changeable weather over the next few days. The weekend will be turning cooler with a mixture of sunshine and April showers but next week there is a hint that we may be in for a dose of high pressure again.
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