Wales warmer than Greece
Post categories: weekend weather
| 13:54 UK time, Wednesday, 20 April 2011
Yesterday Porthmadog in Gwynedd was officially the warmest place in Wales with a top temperature of 22 Celsius, 72 Fahrenheit. The average for this time of year is around 12 Celsius, 54 Fahrenheit.
Clearer skies at night however have brought chilly temperatures at night. Last night at Hawarden in Flintshire and Tirabad in Powys the temperature fell to 1 Celsius, 34 Fahrenheit with a ground frost.
Big temperature differences between day and night are typical during the spring months and ground frost can be lethal for tender, young plants.
I know some gardeners, farmers and allotment holders wouldn't mind a drop of rain. March was the driest in Wales since 1961 and April is going the same way.
So far this month we've only had 24mm of rain across the country and some places have had less than this. The average rainfall for the whole of April is 86mm, just over 3 inches and there's no sign of any significant rain on the horizon...
This fabulous sunset was captured by Chris Aylward at Rhossilli beach on Gower on 10 April.
The odd heavy shower is possible over the next few days but they will be very hit and miss with a lot of places staying dry.
Temperatures are set to rise further - well into the low to mid 20's Celsius, 72 to 75 Fahrenheit in Wales.In fact it's likely to be warmer here than in Spain and Greece over the Easter holiday weekend!
It may only be April but the sun is strong enough to burn with rising UV levels and eyes will be itching as high levels of tree pollen are forecast too.
The taste of summer is set to continue next week and more fine and warm weather is expected but it's too early to say if it will last in time for the Royal Wedding on 29 April.
I should have an idea of what the weather will do for Prince William and Kate's big day on Monday.
In the meantime, enjoy the sunshine if you can.
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