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- #Noctilucent clouds are being observed in Scotland, as these recent webcam images from Seacroft Marine Consultants… twitter.com/i/web/status/1… 4 hours ago
- Here are your #extremes for another very warm day. 🌡️They might not show the highest values anywhere, but they are… twitter.com/i/web/status/1… 5 hours ago
- A totally different feel to the weather tonight from north the south; ✔️ Scotland, Northern Ireland and far north o… twitter.com/i/web/status/1… 8 hours ago
- Tuesday mornings commute will be largely cloudy in the south, with mist and drizzle over Wales and the southwest. F… twitter.com/i/web/status/1… 9 hours ago
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Monthly Archives: June 2018
Will summer be a washout or a scorcher?
The Met Office has recently released its contingency planners’ outlook covering the period for June, July and August, with some sources suggesting this is predicting a summer heatwave. But what does this early look at what might be in store … Continue reading
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Tagged England, forecast, heatwave, Met Office, statistics, summer, summer weather, sunshine, temperature, weather forecast
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Met Office temperature records – what do we monitor and how far do they go back?
May saw more than its normal share of fine sunny days and notably high temperatures, reaching a peak of 28.7 Celsius at Northolt on 7th May to coincide with the early May bank holiday. That was just one place on … Continue reading
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