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With severe weather warnings issued here is some good advice about safer driving from the experts at Highways England, RAC and the Institute of Advanced Motorists.

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Romantic weather phenomena

On Valentine's Day take a look at our top 10 romantic weather phenomena.

Tiree Heavy shower day 56.497 -6.887
Birmingham Light rain 52.486 -1.889
Glasgow Heavy shower day 55.864 -4.25
Manchester Heavy rain 53.479 -2.247
Brighton Heavy rain 50.822 -0.136
Dover Light rain 51.126 1.318
Exeter Cloudy 50.718 -3.533
Lincoln Light rain 53.23 -0.539
Norwich Overcast 52.63 1.299
Peterborough Light rain 52.569 -0.239
Swindon Heavy rain 51.556 -1.778
York Heavy shower night 53.962 -1.079
Aberdeen Heavy rain 57.15 -2.093
Pembroke Heavy rain 51.673 -4.908
Ullapool Heavy rain 57.896 -5.16
Inverness Light shower night 57.478 -4.223
Kendal Heavy rain 54.328 -2.745
Londonderry (Derry) Sunny day 54.995 -7.323
Newtown (Powys) Heavy rain 52.512 -3.312
Fort William Heavy rain 56.82 -5.104
Belfast Sunny intervals 54.596 -5.93
Caernarfon Heavy rain 53.139 -4.273
Camborne Light rain 50.212 -5.294
Cardiff Heavy rain 51.481 -3.178
Dumfries Light rain 55.071 -3.604
Edinburgh Light shower day 55.953 -3.187
Lerwick Heavy rain 60.154 -1.143
London Heavy shower day 51.508 -0.125
Newcastle Upon Tyne Light rain 54.978 -1.616
Pitlochry Heavy rain 56.705 -3.728
Southampton Heavy rain 50.909 -1.403
Stornoway Sunny intervals 58.211 -6.384
Wick (Highland) Cloudy 58.439 -3.092
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