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widely across stations in Scotland and north-east England. The highest gusts were 81Kt (93mph) at Brizlee Wood (Northumberland), 74Kt (85mph) at Inverbervie (Kincardineshire), 72Kt (83mph) at Emley Moor (West Yorkshire), 70Kt (81mph) at Loch Glascarnoch (Highland) and 69Kt (79mph) at South Uist
ground in Scotland north of the central belt; The Lake District; The Yorkshire Dales; The Peak District; Snowdonia; and The Brecon Beacons. The improvements have just been rolled out ahead of the summer walking season. The Mountain Forecasts provide area-specific risks of weather hazards
areas with a few spots from south Lancashire and Yorkshire southwards seeing 27 or 28 °C. The highest temperature of the day is likely to be in or just west of the London area where 29 °C is possible, smashing the previous record high for early May Bank Holiday Monday. The warmest early May Bank
broke the national record by 1.6°C and across an extensive area of the country from Kent to North Yorkshire and from Suffolk to Warwickshire. “Even when you factor in the temperatures seen in summer 1976, they didn’t reach anywhere near the levels seen this week, although that was a much more
for 2019 of 9.42 °C. This puts it just outside the top ten warmest years, all of which have occurred since 2002. It has also been the 11th wettest year on record, and at a local level some counties in central and eastern England such as Nottinghamshire and Lincolnshire and parts of south Yorkshire which
from fog persisting on some eastern coasts, with 15.8 hours of sunshine at Whitby (North Yorkshire). Most places started fine on the 2nd, but showers spread from the south-west, initially with isolated thunderstorms, reaching central and northwestern parts by early evening, while low cloud off
had some scattered light showers in the north and a maximum of only 13.4 °C at Malham Tarn (North Yorkshire). High pressure built from the south-west on the 2nd and 3rd and the weather turned dry and generally sunny, with 16.0 hours of bright sunshine at Morecambe (Lancashire) on the 3rd. The 4th
rain affected parts of England and Wales from the 28th onwards. A number of roads and bridges were closed in Mid and South Wales. Trains in the Machynlleth area were disrupted due to flooding, while a landslide blocked the A490. In North Yorkshire, a cycling race was cut short as heavy rain made
. There was a minimum of -6.1 °C at Ravensworth (North Yorkshire) on the 11th. Isolated showers developed in eastern counties on the 12th and showers became more frequent and widespread in the east on the 13th, but were lighter and more isolated again on the 14th. Persistent rain and strong winds spread into the south
the temperature reached 42.6 °C. The satellite image on 25 July 2019 shows the British Isles largely cloud-free, but with weather fronts bringing cooler, fresher air to the west, and an area of cloud pushing north into central southern England during the afternoon. Without the presence of this cloud
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