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  1. Cooler temperatures and rain on the way

    Tuesday 7 May 2013, 16:59

    I spent the bank holiday weekend in Ceredigion and did a few lovely walks; one on the coast from Llangrannog to New Quay, another in the Hafod Estate in Cwmystwth.

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  2. Reasonable weather for the long weekend

    Thursday 2 May 2013, 16:21

    Looking back, April this year was colder than average in Wales with a mean temperature of 6.4 Celsius. This is slightly colder than April 2012 (6.5 Celsius) and the coldest April since 1989.

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  3. Typical April weather this weekend

    Friday 26 April 2013, 15:12

    The weather today is typical for April with a mixture of sunshine and scattered showers

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  4. A cold front moving south east on Thursday

    Wednesday 24 April 2013, 15:22

    A cold front will move south east tomorrow and introduce much clearer and fresher air.

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  5. Gales hit Wales

    Thursday 18 April 2013, 12:51

    Forget spring, it was more like autumn last night with Wales buffeted by strong to severe gale force winds!

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  6. Changeable weather on the way

    Friday 12 April 2013, 16:11

    We've seen the back of the cold and dry easterly winds for a while as our weather is going to come in from the Atlantic over the weekend.

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  7. Coldest March since 1962

    Friday 5 April 2013, 15:09

    It's official, March 2013 was the coldest in Wales since 1962 and the 2nd coldest since records began in 1910

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  8. Easter weekend walks

    Tuesday 2 April 2013, 16:10

    Easter was cold but dry with some sunshine

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  9. Staying cold over the Easter holiday weekend

    Thursday 28 March 2013, 15:50

    This March is likely to be the coldest in Wales for over 30 years and a month that some people will remember for a long time!

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  10. Worst snow for 30 years in north east Wales

    Monday 25 March 2013, 15:34

    The heavy snow that has fallen in North East Wales recently was probably the worst snow in late March for at least 30 years.

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  11. Heavy snow for north east Wales expected

    Thursday 21 March 2013, 17:09

    Low pressure over the Atlantic is bringing a mixture of heavy rain, strong to gale force winds and some significant snow!

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  12. The Vernal or Spring Equinox approaches

    Tuesday 19 March 2013, 17:19

    Tomorrow the Vernal or Spring Equinox will occur at 11:02am in the UK but remember the clocks don't go forward until the weekend after next on Sunday, 31 March.

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  13. Rain, sleet and snow on their way

    Thursday 14 March 2013, 16:41

    After a bitterly cold start to the week, it has now turned less cold although still chilly with some frost.

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  14. Spring is on hold

    Monday 11 March 2013, 16:36

    Winter has returned with north-easterly winds from Russia bringing a big drop in temperature.

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  15. Weekend weather: staying cold

    Friday 22 February 2013, 14:10

    Over the weekend, it is going to stay cold with a north-easterly breeze bringing plenty of cloud.

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  16. Turning cloudier and colder

    Tuesday 19 February 2013, 16:42

    The whole of Wales turned out fine and sunny today with fog in the Marches, around Hay on Wye, clearing by early afternoon.

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  17. Omega Block as high pressure returns

    Monday 18 February 2013, 16:06

    Omega Block dominates our weather bringing dry weather

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  18. A taste of spring this weekend

    Friday 15 February 2013, 17:54

    It's been nice and dry today with some hazy sunshine lifting temperatures to between 7 and 10 Celsius. The good news is there's plenty more dry weather to come over the weekend too.

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  19. Drier weather ahead

    Thursday 14 February 2013, 16:22

    The weather has improved just in time for Valentine’s Day with some sunshine and a few scattered showers.

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  20. Rain, sleet and snow to come

    Tuesday 12 February 2013, 17:08

    It's Shrove Tuesday today and the weather maybe cold but at least it's dry. However, it will be a different story tomorrow!

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