Reason is that in April in Europe it’s typical that there is high pressure on the Atlantic Ocean combined with low pressure on the continent. In between, the wind blows over a large area from a northerly direction.
The colder the air above, the more vertical air movements and the more chance of heavy rain. Especially when the air comes from the sea, and therefore contains a lot of moisture, such a cold upper air can result in hard rain with thunderstorms, grain hail and snow. During such showers, the mercury can drop more than five degrees in a matter of minutes, sometimes even just above freezing. Between showers, the sky is often deep blue and the weather warms up quickly to around 10 degrees.
Belgium here. In our language we speak of “April grills” , and grills in the meaning of erratic.
Same in UK. Had bright sunshine to the point where it was hot in my office behind the window, 2hrs later it’s like a blizzard.. then it rained heavily.. then sunny again.
Yodeag on April 6th, 2021 at 18:37 UTC »
Same shit in Germany
Coldasice_1982 on April 6th, 2021 at 19:03 UTC »
Weather in April in Europe always is funny.
Reason is that in April in Europe it’s typical that there is high pressure on the Atlantic Ocean combined with low pressure on the continent. In between, the wind blows over a large area from a northerly direction.
The colder the air above, the more vertical air movements and the more chance of heavy rain. Especially when the air comes from the sea, and therefore contains a lot of moisture, such a cold upper air can result in hard rain with thunderstorms, grain hail and snow. During such showers, the mercury can drop more than five degrees in a matter of minutes, sometimes even just above freezing. Between showers, the sky is often deep blue and the weather warms up quickly to around 10 degrees.
Belgium here. In our language we speak of “April grills” , and grills in the meaning of erratic.
smoothie1919 on April 6th, 2021 at 19:56 UTC »
Same in UK. Had bright sunshine to the point where it was hot in my office behind the window, 2hrs later it’s like a blizzard.. then it rained heavily.. then sunny again.