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How many days of thunder do we have in the UK?

Posted on 18 August, 2022 by Met Office Press Office

The heatwave ended with a bang for many of us earlier this week as thunderstorms hit the UK after several weeks of record-breaking hot and dry weather. According to the Met Office’s next generation lightning location system, there were 26,718 … Continue reading →

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Record breaking September already beating summer months

Posted on 16 September, 2016 by Met Office Press Office

The provisional mid-month statistics for September are in and clearly show the unseasonably warm weather the UK has been experiencing. In the first half of September the UK was on average warmer than June, July and August with a mean … Continue reading →

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A mixed June so far

Posted on 17 June, 2016 by Met Office Press Office

So far in June there has been quite a variation in the weather we have seen. The start of the month brought some warm and sunny weather, especially in the west. However, more recently it has been rather more unsettled … Continue reading →

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Becoming warmer this weekend

Posted on 5 May, 2016 by Met Office Press Office

After a chilly end to April with snow and frosts, May has got off to a warmer start, and temperatures are forecast to climb further through the weekend with further sunshine. The rise in temperatures is a result of a … Continue reading →

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Highest temperatures and rainfall over the weekend

Posted on 23 August, 2015 by Met Office Press Office

Over the past 24 hours the weather has delivered a mixture of hot sunshine, thunderstorms, hail and heavy rain as we highlighted earlier in the week. As expected, sunny skies and warm air being pushed northwards from the continent allowed … Continue reading →

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A brief spell of heat and thunderstorms

Posted on 11 June, 2015 by Met Office Press Office

Southern parts of the UK can expect some very warm and humid conditions on Friday, along with an increasing risk of some heavy, thundery showers. Isolated thunderstorms are possible from Thursday, but they will become more likely and potentially more … Continue reading →

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Summer returns but no heatwave

Posted on 2 June, 2015 by Met Office Press Office

There have been some stories in the press that a heatwave is on the way later this week. Although we are expecting temperatures to rise over the coming days with some pleasant early summer weather, any very warm weather will … Continue reading →

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Lightning strikes and heavy rain over the weekend

Posted on 21 July, 2014 by Met Office Press Office

Parts of the UK saw some very heavy downpours over the weekend, as thunderstorms caused disruption in some regions. Westonbirt in Gloucestershire saw the most rain with 79mm over the weekend, more than its July full-month average of 59.3mm. Within … Continue reading →

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Rain totals for 19th July 2014

Posted on 20 July, 2014 by Met Office Press Office

As forecast there were severe thunderstorms across the UK on the 19th July bringing heavy rain and gusty winds. See the tables below for the largest rain totals across the UK. Gloucestershire recorded the highest rainfall with 66mm between 6am … Continue reading →

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With hot and humid weather could we see a ‘Spanish Plume’?

Posted on 15 July, 2014 by Met Office Press Office

Over the next few days increasingly warm and humid air moving up from the continent will see UK temperatures on the rise, with the warmest days of the year so far expected. Temperatures in the south east of the country … Continue reading →

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