It’s going to feel chilly, especially in coastal areas
Cloudy Liverpool
Liverpool is set for a cloudy day before turning brighter in the afternoon, according to the Met Office. This bank holiday Monday (May 5) is set to see bright or sunny spells at around 6pm.
After a cool start, the Met Office said it will feel pleasant as winds ease. Maximum temperatures will reach 15C. Temperatures today may be a touch higher than Sunday, but still below average and feeling chilly, especially along the east coast.
Met Office deputy chief meteorologist Tony Wisson said previously: “We reach our coldest temperatures on Sunday and Monday. Then from Tuesday onwards we’re likely to see a very gradual increase in temperatures day on day, though not to the levels of warmth we’ve seen recently.
“High pressure will continue to dominate the UK weather next week, bringing largely dry weather and variable cloud amounts.”
The Met Office said the “patchy cloud” will clear this evening leaving a sunny end to the day, followed by a dry and generally clear night. Tuesday will be a brighter day, reaching highs of 15C.
In its North West forecast, the Met Office said: “Another dry and settled day is on the cards on Tuesday. Winds will be light and with plenty of strong sunshine developing it will begin to feel quite warm again. Maximum temperature 16C.”
Blue sky and glorious sunshine on the Liverpool waterfront(Image: Andrew Teebay Liverpool Echo)
It comes after days of sunshine last week, where temperatures reached 26C in the region. Across the country saw the hottest day of the year so far, with the Met Office announcing it’s been the sunniest April for the UK since their records began in 1910.
April had more than 47% more sunshine hours than the long-term meteorological average, according to provisional Met Office figures. It was also the sunniest April on record for England, and the second sunniest for Wales, Scotland and Northern Ireland.
The mean temperature for April was 9.6C, which is 1.7°C above average for the UK, meaning it was the third warmest April for mean temperature since the series began in 1884.
The warmest was 10.7C recorded in 2011. All four nations recorded a mean temperature of at least 1.6C above their respective long-term meteorological averages, with all UK nations recording their third warmest April for mean temperature since 1884 too.
The high mean temperatures were chiefly influenced by higher-than-average daytime temperatures, though it was also warmer than average overnight.
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