Spring is in the air! Field of daffodils bloom in the March sunshine as a sign that winter of storms and flooding is almost over
- Flowers have bloomed two weeks early due to the mild, wet winter
- Pictures taken in Spalding in Lincolnshire and in Leeds on Monday and Tuesday
- Today, tomorrow and Friday will see some cloud and patchy drizzle
- But Saturday and Sunday are predicted to be sunny but cool, with frosty nights
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With months of rain, catastrophic floods and now the coronavirus, we all feel in need of cheering up.
So these scenes of daffodils fluttering and dancing in the sunshine are a welcome sign that spring is just around the corner.
They have bloomed two weeks early… thanks to the mild, wet winter.
With months of rain, catastrophic floods and now the coronavirus, we all feel in need of cheering up. Pictured left to right: Olivia Munton, Logan Brezinski and Lacie Tilbrook pick daffodils in a field near Spalding in Lincolnshire on Tuesday morning
From Leeds to Peterborough to Spalding in Lincolnshire, children – and a dog – took advantage of some decent weather at last.
The sunshine heralded the start of a settled, if chilly, period.
Although today, tomorrow and Friday will see some cloud and patchy drizzle, both Saturday and Sunday are predicted to be sunny but cool, with frosty nights.
These scenes of daffodils fluttering and dancing in the sunshine are a welcome sign that spring is just around the corner. The flowers have bloomed two weeks early… thanks to the mild, wet winter. Pictured: Holly, one, plays with daffodils at Temple Newsam park, in Leeds
From Leeds to Peterborough to Spalding in Lincolnshire, children – and a dog – took advantage of some decent weather at last. Pictured: Cookie the Cockapoo goes for a run amongst the beautiful yellow daffodils as the sun shines in Peterborough, Cambridgeshire
Daytime temperatures at the weekend will reach just 9C (48F) in northern England and Wales, and 10C (50F) in the South.
The weather should continue to be ‘mostly dry and bright’ until Tuesday, forecasters say.
By the end of the month, temperatures are likely to return to around normal for the time of year, between 10C (50F) and 13C (55F).
The forecast for the first half of April, including the Easter weekend, is also upbeat, with long dry and bright spells.