Today’s weather in London is expected to be a mix of light spells of rain and sunny intervals as people gear up to mark the first day of the long Easter weekend.
The weather is expected to begin partly cloudy between 10 to 12°C.
By 9am, London will begin to see some sunny intervals with temperatures reaching the mid-teens by 12pm.
In the early afternoon the weather is expected to become more cloudy with temperatures reaching around 17°C.
At 4pm, skies will turn more overcast, with temperatures starting to dip as light rain moves into London from 5pm.
The weather is expected to remain wet for the remainder of the day, with the rain carrying over into Saturday (April 19).
Here’s the hour-by-hour weather forecast for today:
- 6am – Cloudy at 10°C
- 7am – Cloudy at 10°C
- 8am – Cloudy at 10°C
- 9am – Sunny intervals at 12°C
- 10am – Sunny intervals at 14°C
- 11am – Sunny intervals at 15°C
- 12pm – Sunny intervals at 16°C
- 1pm – Cloudy at 17°C
- 2pm – Cloudy at 17°C
- 3pm – Cloudy at 17°C
- 4pm – Overcast at 16°C
- 5pm – Light rain at 16°C
- 6pm – Light rain at 15°C
- 7pm – Light rain at 15°C
- 8pm – Light rain at 14°C
- 9pm – Light rain at 13°C
- 10pm – Light rain at 13°C
- 11pm – Light rain at 12°C
The Met Office forecast in full:
Today:
Any mist and fog patches soon clearing to sunny spells.
A coastal breeze developing into the afternoon and perhaps the odd shower.
Cloudy later with outbreaks of rain.
Maximum temperature 18 °C.
Saturday to Monday:
Largely dry and cloudy throughout, but also occasional sunnier periods.
Chance of some light rain into the southwest Saturday, and perhaps the odd shower Sunday and Monday.
Warm at times.