The Met Office said it will feel “pleasant in the sunshine”Spring time on the horizon as the daffodils bloom in Hamilton Square in Birkenhead. Photo by Colin Lane(Image: Colin Lane/Liverpool Echo)

The weather is set to be dry and bright in Liverpool before rain arrives. The Met Office said there will be sunny intervals throughout the day on Tuesday, April 22, before the wet weather comes at around 9pm.

Forecasters said the skies will “turn hazy” in the afternoon, however will feel “pleasant in the sunshine”. Maximum temperatures will reach 16C and there will be lows of 9C.

Tonight is set to be cloudy, with rain reaching the region before midnight. The weather channel said rain will become “heavy and persistent for a time” and will be accompanied by strong and gusty winds.

Wednesday is predicted to more of a wet day, with “scattered showers”. However, it will remain feeling warm with highs of 16C and lows of 9C.

The Met Office said: “Wednesday: Cloud and rain clearing readily to the south early Wednesday morning, skies brightening with scattered showers during the afternoon. Feeling warm in the sunshine. Maximum temperature 16C.

Spring time on the horizon as the daffodils bloom in Hamilton Square in Birkenhead. Photo by Colin Lane(Image: Colin Lane/Liverpool Echo)

“Outlook for Thursday to Saturday: Largely settled on Thursday with variable amounts of cloud and a few showers. Turning increasingly cloudy from Friday, as rain moves slowly but erratically in from the west. Normal temperatures.”

For its UK long range forecast between Saturday, April 26 and Monday, May 5, the Met Office said the weather will be “fairly changeable” with cloud and rain moving slowly east across the UK.

It said: “Into the following week, it will most probably be high pressure dominated, with large amounts of fine weather, and perhaps the odd heavy shower, especially in the south.

“Any more unsettled interludes liable to be brief and mainly affecting western or northwestern UK. However, there is a small chance of an alternative scenario coming off, with cloudier and wetter weather more extensive, especially across the south and west of the UK.

“Winds are most likely to be light, with temperatures probably at or slightly above normal.”

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