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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

. 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

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

be seen here. Conversely, in June, a more active than normal west African monsoon has resulted in wet or very wet conditions in parts of western Africa, such as north Mali and north Nigeria. Southern Africa was wetter than normal in many regions during April, however, in May Malawi and Madagascar

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

was? • The vast majority (92%) felt that the severe weather warning was useful with over half (52%) feeling as though the warning was very useful. Introduction Background and Objectives The Public Weather Service (PWS) provides a range of weather information and services that allow the public to “optimise

. Uncertainty in September sea ice extent is still very high at this point in the season. Antarctic sea ice extent remains exceptionally low and has been record low by a very wide margin since late May. Extent is very low across the whole Southern Ocean except for the Amundsen Sea where it is slightly higher

three months though at this time of year its influence at higher latitudes in the northern hemisphere tends to wane. 3-Month Outlook May to July - Rainfall With a couple of notable exceptions (including East Africa) La Niña, very broadly speaking, tends to increase the likelihood of wetter than normal

, rainfall has been near-normal across most of West Africa. Rainfall across East Africa has been largely near-normal, although wetter than normal conditions were experienced in some areas in March and April. Some very wet conditions were observed at times in South Africa, Zimbabwe and Mozambique

-Southern Oscillation (ENSO) - Although now declining, sea surface temperatures (SSTs) across the equatorial Pacific remain indicative on an ongoing El Niño event. Now past its peak, the current El Niño event is likely to weaken further with a transition to ENSOneutral very likely (85%) in April-June