Plenty of rain for National Gardening Week
Post categories: derek brockway,Ìýweather
| 15:01 UK time, Wednesday, 18 April 2012
It's this week and the plants and vegetables are having a watering with low pressure bringing us plenty of cloud and rain.
There will be some heavy downpours in places too with a risk of hail and thunder.
However, rainfall amounts will vary from place to place. Some places will have a good soaking, while others will get away with just a little rain.
The reason our weather has turned unsettled is down to the position of the jet stream, a ribbon of strong winds high in the atmosphere.
The jet stream is currently located to the south west of Britain, over Spain, the Bay of Biscay and the Mediterranean, so the weather isn't great there either!
Chart showing the current position of the jet stream today. Copyright: .
The UK is on the cold side of the jet stream under an area of low pressure.
Little change is expected in the upper atmosphere for the rest of this week and over the weekend which means the unsettled spell is set to continue with further showers or longer spells of rain.
However, there will be subtle differences from day to day and I can promise some dry, bright weather and a few sunny spells as well.
Temperatures no better than average with gusty winds, while at night it will turn chilly with a risk of ground frost where the sky clears.
For those of you hoping for some warmer weather, there is a hint it may become a little warmer towards the end of the month.
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