Information from The Met Office.

Today 6 April :

A few light showers in the morning which will soon fade away. Otherwise a dry bright day with some sunny spells and lighter winds. High cloud thickening later. Maximum temperature 9 °C.

Tonight:

Dry but somewhat overcast in the evening. It will remaining dry overnight with increasingly clear skies and freshening southeasterly winds. Minimum temperature 5 °C.

Tuesday 7 April :

Dry and bright morning with some sunny spells. Chance of the odd shower around midday. Cloudier later with strengthening southerly winds and then rain in the evening. Maximum temperature 11 °C.

Outlook for Wednesday to Friday:

Any overnight rain soon clearing early Wednesday, then dry with bright spells and variable cloud before rain overnight. Sunny intervals and showers Thursday. Bright start Friday, wet and windy later.

Updated: 04:00 (UTC+1) on Mon 6 Apr 2026

view across The Ouse in Finstown from the Grandon Road. From a little bridge over the burn and stretching out before us the mudflats of the Ouse with a small windturbine on the shoreline

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