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Ice, wind and rain warnings issued
A cold polar air mass has spread across the UK and is bringing with it a series of showers, mainly across the west. These will be heavy in places, with the risk of hail and thunder. Some showers will fall … Continue reading
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Tagged gales, ice, rain, snow, weather warning, wind
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Cold Weather for UK
Cold weather is again on the way for the UK. Later this week colder conditions will spread south, bringing a mixture of sunny spells and snow showers from Wednesday onwards. Temperatures for many will be below normal for the time … Continue reading
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Tagged cold weather alert, polar vortex, rain, snow, snow storm, US snow storm, weather warning, Wind chill, yellow snow warning
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Dual Warnings
Today for the first time we have issued a new dual National Severe Weather Warning for wind and rain. What is a Dual Warning? A dual warning is one warning, covering one geographical area, over one period of time in the way … Continue reading
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Tagged dual warning, heavy rain, Met Office, National Severe Weather Warning Service, rain, severe weather, weather warning, wet, wind
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Updated Wind and Rainfall totals for 18th to 19th December
As forecast there were severe gales and heavy rain overnight. See the tables below for the strongest low level gusts and the largest rain totals across the UK. We are expecting more stormy weather over the coming days, with spells … Continue reading
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Tagged Met Office, National Severe Weather Warning Service, rain, rainfall, severe gales, Storm, weather, weather warning, wind, winds
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Infographic: 2012 weather review of the year
Hover over the image to link through to more detail on the UK weather in 2012.
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Tagged 2012, cold, infographic, Met Office, rain, rainfall, snow, statistics, Sun, weather, weather warning, wind
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