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Thunderstorms bring an end to September heat
If temperatures reach 30 ºC in the south east of England today (15 Sept 2016) it will be the first consecutive 3-day September period where temperatures reached over 30 ºC since 1929. However this is the last of the hot … Continue reading
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Tagged England, flood, flooding, forecast, heatwave, heavy rain, Lightning, lightning strikes, Met Office, National Severe Weather Warning Service, rain, rainfall, record, severe weather, Storm, storms, temperature, UK, weather, weather forecast, weather forecasting, wet, wind
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North-south rainfall divide for July
The early July statistics (1st -28th) show a stark contrast in the UK between parts of the north and south as far as rainfall is concerned. St Catherine’s Point, on the Isle of Wight, recorded only 1.4 mm of rain, … Continue reading
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Tagged cold, dry, England, forecast, Met Office, rain, rainfall, record, summer, sunshine, temperature, UK, weather, weather forecast, weather forecasting
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Will summer be a washout or a scorcher?
Summer is a time when many look forward to enjoying the great outdoors, but all too often the British weather can, quite literally, dampen our spirits. The Met Office has just released its contingency planners’ outlook covering the period for … Continue reading
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Tagged 3 month outlook, climate, cold, dry, England, forecast, heatwave, heavy rain, Met Office, rain, rainfall, statistics, summer, summer forecast, sunshine, temperature, three month outlook, UK, weather, weather forecast, weather forecasting
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Is the weather going to be record breaking?
There has been some suggestion that this May could be the hottest ever recorded in the UK. However, unfortunately, it really is still too early to be sure about the final figures. The mid month UK statistics (1-15 May 2016) show, … Continue reading
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Tagged England, forecast, heatwave, heavy rain, Met Office, rain, rainfall, record, spring, summer, sunshine, temperature, UK, weather, weather forecast, weather forecasting, wet
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Despite the cold weather April has been an average month
Provisional early figures for April 2016 (1st – 27th) show that so far, despite the chilly temperatures and snow seen by many, the month has been around normal with rainfall at 96% of average, sunshine 94% of average and the … Continue reading
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Tagged dry, England, forecast, gales, heavy rain, Met Office, National Severe Weather Warning Service, rain, rainfall, Scotland, snow, statistics, sunshine, temperature, weather, weather forecast, weather forecasting, wet, wind
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The weather on the day of the Queen’s birth
Today is the Queen’s 90th birthday and if you are out and about today the weather for many of us should be dry and fine with some weak sunshine. However back in 1926 when the Queen was born the picture … Continue reading
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Tagged 90th birthday, birthday, birthday weather, cold, England, Met Office, Queen's birthday, Storm, weather forecast
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Cold weather on the way for the UK, but what about elsewhere in the world?
As the UK prepares for unseasonably cold weather, elsewhere around the globe we are seeing heatwaves, droughts, tropical storms and rainfall. A very warm air mass across the Pacific Northwest of North America has built a ridge of high pressure … Continue reading
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Tagged cold, Drought, England, heatwave, Jet stream, Met Office, rainfall, severe weather, storms, temperature, tropical cyclone, tropical storm, UK, weather forecast, weather forecasting
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Topsy-turvy spell for the first month of Spring
Provisional figures up until 28 March show that most of England has had a wetter than average March but parts of Scotland have been much drier than average. In this topsy-turvy set up, figures also show that the north of … Continue reading
Snow for parts of the UK
UPDATED 17/02/2016 A frontal system interacting with cold air across the UK will bring a risk of wintry weather further south over the next 24 hours or so, with rain, sleet and snow in the forecast for some parts and … Continue reading
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Tagged cold, England, forecast, frost, heavy rain, ice, Met Office, National Severe Weather Warning Service, rain, severe weather, sleet, snow, temperature, weather forecast, wind, Winter
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Storm Imogen brings gales to southern areas of Britain
An area of low pressure, which will bring some very strong winds across southern parts of the UK as it moves eastwards on Monday, has been named as Storm Imogen. Gusts of 60-70 mph are possible in southern England and … Continue reading
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Tagged amber weather warning, England, flood, forecast, heavy rain, Met Office, National Severe Weather Warning Service, rain, rainfall, severe weather, Storm, storms, weather, wind, Winter
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