The Met Office has issued a yellow weather warning for the South West region tomorrow (April 12) with strong winds and heavy rain spreading eastwards. But summer may be around the corner as a ‘soft heatwave’ has been predicted for the second half of April by another forecaster, and the Met Office also says "above average" temperatures are on the way.
A swathe of strong winds will potentially bring some disruption on Wednesday. The yellow warning will be in place from 6am until 8pm tomorrow, covering most of the South West and parts of the South East as well as some areas of Wales. It currently stops just south of Bristol but does cover areas nearby including Weston-super-Mare and other parts of North Somerset.
Heavy rain is forecast in Bristol later and the Met's outlook for the South West says rain will be spreading eastwards tonight with blustery showers are forecast with temperatures dropping to around 5C. Further gales and strong winds on Wednesday with a possibility of rain with hail and thunder with longer spells of rain in the afternoon.
