I’ve never known such a cold April! 🥶

I’ve not found it unusually cold. I recall having an op in April 2015 and having to wear my big winter coat when I went outside as it was so cold - not done that this year. Then again, lockdown April was glorious!!

Here in my corner of Lincolnshire, the outside temp is 9º but it feels much colder. It's siling down with rain and so dark we have the lights on. SO is huddled under a duvet in his chair and I've turned up the thermostat.
I haven't even uncovered the garden furniture as yet this year and it's starting to feel as though I never will, that spring has been completely by-passed and we'll go from winter to another winter with no let-up.☹️

Our local weather station (midlands) has recorded highs of 11 to 14C through April so far which is pretty close to long term average with just one frost. It has been wetter than recent years with gardens and crops enjoying that, however a cold week with frost forecast so wrap up well

Amazed at weather yesterday! It was a Gdd’s birthday so we drove 60 miles (SW London to Oxford) mostly through heavy rain and very grey skies - only to find shortly before arriving that the sun was out, all the children were in the garden, the kitchen bifolds were wide open, and SiL was busy at the barbecue.
Plenty of parents sitting outside all afternoon with wine or a beer!

There were just a few spots towards the end of the afternoon - but at 6 ish we drove back through both very heavy rain and a major hailstorm, with lightning thrown in!

Still wearing my lined trousers for golf and usually wet weather over-trousers for extra warmth and probably rain again. Usually in cut offs and short sleeves by now with a light jumper if windy. Still got the heating on here mornings and evenings.

Frost expected tonight!

Really quite warm and sunny here today in Brighton

Stormy with hail in S Hampshire, not nice.

It's 11, chilly-pleasant to work in the gardens and walk dogs.

It’s raining again. I am so sick of this.

We have had a hailstone shower here in Glasgow. My almost dry washing was soaked! 😡

Just been to my Tai Chi class and got soaked walking there and back. Thankfully I have a truly waterproof anorak and that is hung up, dripping wet in the boot room together with my sodden trainers.

I got my ‘big jaiket’ out again today. The rain didn’t come to much but the wind cut like a knife. The CH came on mid-afternoon!

The tortoise was out early, munching the dandelions. I happily walked the dog coatless this lunchtime, then got some extra exercise running back up the hill as the heavens opened!
It says 13° now, but it doesn’t feel like it.

I'm much more sensitive to the cold (and bad weather of any kind) now that I'm old. Still, I can remember snow in the Easter holidays several times in the past, so don't think it's unusual weather. We'd have a roaring fire at home, back then, though - and having any heating seems like a luxury now.

I think the problem is not that we have had dramatic cold weather. I too remember snowy Easters, but that the cold has been steady and relentless, no snow, but no sudden summery periods either.

Just cold day after day after day, enlivened only by pouring rain or gale force winds and with sunshine in very short supply. We had 30% less sunshine than average in March, and I expect it to be much the same in April, if not even less.

Durham has a forecast of zero overnight and it’s down to 5 now. At least it’s dry.

TBH I was glad of heavy rain yesterday, since we recently had 2 small areas of turf laid so otherwise I’d have had to water it.

Witzend

TBH I was glad of heavy rain yesterday, since we recently had 2 small areas of turf laid so otherwise I’d have had to water it.

Good for the nature reserves round here.

MrJ scraped ice frm his car this morning.

I'm in S/E Kent, and I'm dreading summer as I'm already warm enough!!

North Manchester here and I’ve found this month cold, especially with the fierce cold winds. This afternoon the sun appeared, the wind left and I’ve been a long walk with a dog then 2 hours tidying the garden. Fabulous but I’m on the sofa in the (naff) conservatory as my back is complaining. It’s wonderfully warm, windows open and the roof I had dotted a couple of years ago makes it more of a room extension to the sitting room, happy days

It's the wind that has been so challenging here on the Welsh border.

I’m not envious of anyone going to Spain next week as it’s supposed to be 40 degrees there, which will be an April record.

Sunshine, the first for several days, tempted us to the beach for a walk. Lovely and bright but goodness the wind was oh so cold. Apparently back to grey and wet tomorrow and for the next week. It does get me down. I’m not looking for hot weather, just bright days.