UK weather: Why is it so bad at the moment?

As lockdown restrictions ease across most of the UK, we've been hit by a frustrating mixture of warm sunshine and apocalyptic hailstorms.

We may have avoided some April showers, but May has been a washout for many of us.

As you figure out how to rock the shorts-and-brolly look, BBC weatherman Owain Wyn Evans explains what's going on.

Video by Steffan Powell and Imran Rahman-Jones.

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