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: “The heaviest rain is likely to develop during Wednesday afternoon and evening and continue overnight before clearing away south-eastwards by Thursday morning. “Parts of East Anglia, the Midlands and Wales are likely to see 20-40 mm through this period and some places may see as much as 50-70 mm of rain

, with just East Anglia and the south-east remaining drier. After a dry start for most on the 4 th , showers in the north and west gradually spread inland to all parts, turning thundery in parts of the Midlands during the afternoon. Heavy overnight rain cleared most areas early on the 5th but persisted over

to East Midlands corridor, where a peak of 34°C is forecast. Further north and west, conditions will be more unsettled. Cloud will thicken across Northern Ireland during the morning, bringing spells of rain, which will extend into western Scotland by midday. This rain will be locally heavy at times

rain from the Midlands northwards on the 16th, and some short-lived snowfall in parts of the north, with some rain also moving into the south-west late in the afternoon, and the Needles (Isle of Wight) saw gusts to 70 mph. 17th to 24th A north-westerly regime brought sunshine and showers on the 17th

                     1 30 December 1995 Altnaharra No 2 North Scotland -27.2 °C 3 13 December 1981 Shawbury Midlands -25.2 °C 4 13 January 1979 Carnwath West Scotland -24.6 °C 5 20 January 1984 Grantown-On-Spey East Scotland -23.6 °C 6 27 January 1985 Lagganlia North Scotland -23.4 °C 7 13 January 1987

to help combat their grass allergy. Table 1: Awareness levels Most to least aware regions 1 Wales 77% 2 Yorkshire 69% 3 Northern Irelan 68% 4 South West 67% 5 South East 66% 6 East Midlands 65% 7 Scotland 64% 8 East Anglia 62% 9 West Midlands 59% 10 North East 55% 11 North West 54% 12 London 41% Worse

in the way of sunshine and showers. Saturday will see a cold and frosty start for many with plenty of sunshine in the west, but windy and showery conditions in the east. There is a risk of heavy showers for the Midlands and South East, with a risk of hail, and some of the showers could be wintry over

is a long-term goal of this team. Career background Gavin joined the Met Office's Post Processing team in 2013. Prior to this, he completed a PhD in Physical Oceanography at the University of Southampton entitled "Circulation and Carbon Variability in the South Atlantic Ocean". Prior to this Gavin undertook a MSc at the University of Birmingham in Applied Meteorology and Climatology, and a MPhys in Physics at the University of Warwick.

A battle for supremacy continues over the UK, with cold air to the north and east and milder, wet conditions to the south and west

Cold air from Scandinavia A dense pool of cold air over Scandinavia continues to exert a strong influence on the UK weather as weather systems from the Atlantic try to extend their influence. In this set up over the areas of rain will moving in from the South West of the UK and snow is likely

of Birmingham and Bristol share the use of ‘tipping it down’, with 44% and 41% saying this respectively. Amusingly, a fifth (18%) of people in Southampton claim to break into song when it rains heavily, performing renditions of ‘it’s raining, pouring, the old man is snoring’.   Top 10 most popular terms