UK weather: Easter to have wintry feel as warm spell ends

Cooler conditions forecast after temperatures rose above 20C across much of England and Wales

After a spell of warm weather that brought the hottest March day in half a century, dramatically cooler conditions are forecast to spread across the UK over the next few days, making for a somewhat wintry-feeling Easter weekend.

Temperatures across much of England and Wales climbed above 20C (68F) this week. There had been predictions of the record for the hottest March day possibly being smashed on Wednesday but several factors, including cloud in some places, prevented it, though a high of 24C was recorded in Weybourne, Norfolk.