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Winter storms, January to February 2014 The UK experienced a spell of extreme weather from late January to mid-February as a succession of major storms brought widespread impacts and damage to the UK. Around 6 major storms hit through this period, separated by intervals of 2 to 3 days. The sequence

observations that the UK is seeing more frequent winter warm spells, often associated with persistent south or south‑westerly flows. You can explore February temperature records in our interactive graph below. Deep freezes: extreme low temperatures in the Highlands While some Februarys deliver

Dennis, as actuals and % of 1981-2010 February long-term average. Storm Dennis brought 50 to 100mm or more of rain across the high ground of Dartmoor, parts of Wales, the Lake District and Highlands. 100 to 150mm of rain fell across parts of the Brecon Beacons and south Wales valleys. More than

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Storm Deirdre Storm Deirdre was the fourth named storm of the 2018/2019 winter. The storm brought strong winds and heavy rain to western and northern parts of the UK and snow across the Highlands. Impacts Freezing rain caused treacherous conditions and multiple traffic accidents, particularly

totals of short duration. One example was on 28 June 2012, a day of severe thunderstorms across the UK with widespread flash-flooding, hail and lightning strikes across Wales and northern England. This event closed the West Coast main line due to a landslip near Tebay in Cumbria, and the West Highland

London) recorded a daily minimum temperature of 15.9 °C, a new April record for the UK , breaking the previous record of 15.2 °C at Inverailort (Highland) on 15 April 2007 and at Eastbourne (East Sussex) on 23 April 2011. The chart below shows hourly air temperatures Kenley Airfield, Wych Cross (East

a prolonged dry spell. The Scottish Environment Protection Agency (SEPA) has raised the risk of water scarcity around the Loch Maree area in the Highlands to Significant, the highest level available. Nathan Critchlow-Watton, Head of Water and Planning at SEPA, said: “For the risk of water scarcity to have

through Tuesday. Two to five cm of snow is expected to accumulate quite widely across the warning area, but locally this could reach ten cm, particularly in parts of the Southern Uplands and Highlands.” He added: “Strong south-easterly winds will also lead to snow drifting in places, particularly

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