The Met Office has identified 40 UK counties forecasted to miss out on this week’s mini-heatwave. Starting Wednesday, 8 April, much of the country will enjoy temperatures reaching 26°C, but areas in Scotland and Northern Ireland are expected to remain cooler and cloudier.
According to the Met Office, “Not all parts of the UK will see sunshine. Northern Ireland and northwest Scotland will experience cloudier skies and cooler conditions with occasional rain showers.”
The forecast for Wednesday states: “Northern and western regions will be mostly cloudy with some rain early and late in the day. In contrast, the south and east will see plenty of sunshine, making it feel very warm.” Overnight, rain will move across Northern Ireland and Scotland, while England and Wales remain mostly dry.
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Looking ahead to Thursday, 9 April, the outlook predicts: “Rain and cooler showery weather will continue to spread southeast across the UK. The southeast region should remain dry and warm until later in the day.”
From Friday through Sunday, 10 to 12 April, unsettled conditions will persist, with recurring rain and showers. There will be occasional drier, brighter breaks, but temperatures will hover near or slightly below average.
The counties expected to miss out on warmer temperatures from Wednesday onwards include:
Aberdeenshire, Angus, Argyll, Ayrshire, Banffshire, Berwickshire, Buteshire, Caithness, Clackmannanshire, Cromartyshire, Dumfriesshire, Dunbartonshire, East Lothian, Elginshire, Fife, Inverness-shire, Kincardineshire, Kinross-shire, Kirkcudbrightshire, Lanarkshire, Midlothian, Nairnshire, Orkney, Peeblesshire, Perthshire, Renfrewshire, Ross-shire, Roxburghshire, Selkirkshire, Shetland, Stirlingshire, Sutherland, West Lothian, Wigtownshire, and the Northern Ireland counties of Antrim, Armagh, Down, Fermanagh, Londonderry, and Tyrone.
Residents in these regions should prepare for cooler, cloudier days with periodic rain, while others enjoy the brief warm spell.