Sunny and warm UK weather to fade into weekend
It has been been dry, sunny and warm since the start of the month for many of us but change is on the way this weekend.
Temperatures have been well above the April average this week. Thursday was the warmest day of the year so far in Scotland and Northern Ireland with 23C (73F ) recorded in Aboyne and 22C (72F) in Castlederg.
On Friday, the warmth spread further south and Wales recorded its joint highest temperature of the year so far with 22.4C at Usk in Monmouthshire.
You will have noticed too some huge temperature swings between day and night. In Aboyne in Aberdeenshire on Thursday there was a temperature difference of 26C. This is known as the diurnal range.
It is not rare in spring to have a large diurnal range but it is unusual just how dry and sunny it has been lately. Some spots across southern England haven’t seen any appreciable rainfall since 23 March.
Source: BBC | Language: English