The Met Office forecast is for generally unsettled and windy weather with heavy rain this weekend, but Andrew said it was still important for people to provide food and water for garden birds.
Its latitude means that it is influenced by predominantly westerly winds with depressions and their associated fronts, bringing unsettled and windy weather particularly in winter.
The latitude of the area means that it is influenced by predominantly westerly winds with depressions and their associated fronts, bringing with them unsettled and windy weather, particularly in winter.
Unsettled and fairly windy on Saturday with a fresh westerly wind and outbreaks of showery rain.
Unsettled and fairly windy on Saturday with a fresh to strong westerly wind and outbreaks of showery rain.
The current best estimate for our area is for the heavy rain to hold off until late Sunday, with much of next week then very unsettled, at times windy, with showers or longer spells of rain.
"Easter Monday will be wet, windy and unsettled, and bring the traditional April showers," he said.
The Met office said that the UK will see "an unsettled, cold and often windy" theme this week, with the snow and ice warning across Scotland and northwest England, the West Midlands and Northern Ireland will be in place until the middle of Monday.
Unsettled and locally wet and very windy conditions in parts of north east Canada and north east USA until Wednesday.
The forecast for the rest of the month is for the unsettled weather to continue, with spells of wet and windy weather interspersed with brighter, colder periods when we can expect to see frost and snow showers - the heaviest of any snowfalls are expected across higher ground from North Wales northwards, but we could occasionally see some snow cover at lower levels as well.
