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Africa Monsoon has been active with above normal rainfall for many areas over the last three months, including in its northern extension into the Sahel during August and September. Parts of Eastern and Southern Africa have been very dry in October, despite this being the time of year when rainy

) regions. Probabilities are for 5 categories referred to as: very dry, dry, average, wet and very wet. The category boundaries are defined from 1961-1990 observations, such that the climatological probability for each category in that period is by definition 0.2 (20%). The strongest forecast signal

Heavy rain, strong winds and snow, New Year 2024-2025 The period from late December 2024 to early January 2025 brought some very wet and windy weather, with significant snowfalls across upland areas in the north. On 29 to 31 December, northern Scotland recorded its third-wettest 3-day period

The UK is set to experience another spell of very warm to hot weather as we move into the weekend, with Friday and Saturday bringing a mix of sunshine, heat, and an increasing risk of thunderstorms

, helping to moderate temperatures slightly in these areas. Elsewhere, it will be very warm or hot, with temperatures peaking at around 32°C in the warmest spots. Conditions will be nearer normal along windward coasts where the breeze will keep things a little cooler. Friday night will remain very

Extreme weather profile cards Hurricane Hurricanes are very large, rapidly rotating storms, with very strong winds and thunderstorms. Each year several make landfall and can cause considerable damage to property and loss of life. They are also known as typhoons or tropical cyclones. Find out more

Throughout June high pressure dominated the UK weather bringing more than our normal share of fine sunny days with high temperatures and very little rainfall. Provisional statistics show it is one of the UK's top five warmest Junes (in records dating back to 1910) for both maximum daytime and mean

Provisional Met Office statistics show that England enjoyed its sunniest March since records began in 1910, with many individual counties also topping their sunshine duration records. It was also the UK’s third sunniest March on record, and Wales’ second.   It was also a very dry month, with only

are likely, with confidence highest across the Caribbean region and Central Indian Ocean. 3-Month Outlook September to November 2020 - Temperature Below Normal Near-Normal Above Normal Very Likely Likely Likely Very Likely Left: Middle East and North Africa Right: Caribbean region Climate Outlook

. Outlook: Warmer than normal conditions are very likely. More frequent and intense heatwaves are possible across the MENA. 3-Month Outlook August to October - Temperature Much More Likely Below Normal Near-Normal Above Normal Likely Left: Middle East and North Africa Right: Caribbean region Likely Much

in October, parts of West Africa remained wet or very wet during November. As seasonal rains shifted south across the continent, parts of central, eastern and southern Africa experienced below normal rainfall in November, although there were some exceptions such as Uganda which was wetter than normal