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period brought further winds and heavy rain for the UK, with Wales, northwest England and Scotland the worst affected. A peak gust of 89mph was recorded in Shetland, with wind in excess of 80mph recorded for some sites in the north and a tornado reported in Greater Manchester. Henk (2 January 2024

locations have gales a few times a year. Western coasts have the highest frequency of gales, especially the western isles of Scotland. On other coasts, gales are still more frequent than inland. 4 3.5 3 2.5 2 1.5 3 1 0.5 1 0 London Plymouth Birmingham Manchester 8 7 6 5 4 2 0 Lerwick Aberdeen Glasgow

, and on the night of the 11th/12th there were reports of HGVs overturning in high winds on the M6 near Carlisle and also on the M62 close to the Greater Manchester/West Yorkshire border. The morning of the 12th saw the temporary closure of the Cleddau Bridge in Pembrokeshire, with short-term closures also

activity was widespread on the 18th, with impacts reported across the UK. Surface water flooding arose on several roads around Wrexham, along with some flood damage to the football stadium. In Radcliffe, Greater Manchester, an elderly woman was evacuated from her flooded home after an intense

with falling air in the atmosphere trapping warm air at the surface. By the 19th a cold front tracking from the west resulted in some thundery rain and somewhat fresher air to parts of the country. The figure below shows the Met Office red extreme heat area extending from London to Manchester and Leeds

the UK, with more than 200% of average across the west of Northern Ireland, Lancashire, Merseyside and the Manchester area and parts of Devon, Dorset and Wiltshire. The UK overall rainfall total was 170% of average overall, making this provisionally the wettest July since 2009 and sixth wettest July

been affected by power cuts, primarily across Yorkshire. Significant disruption to road and rail transport was reported across northern England with much of the Greater Manchester tram network brought to a halt after trees impacted several lines. The opening day of the Bolton food and drink festival

there was ferry disruption, with bridge restrictions and minor road closures due to fallen trees. Fallen trees also affected transport in Manchester and Cardiff, and on the Shrewsbury to Birmingham rail line. Dry, sunny, settled weather returned during the last week, increasing the risk of fires again. On 31

been affected by power cuts, primarily across Yorkshire. Significant disruption to road and rail transport was reported across northern England with much of the Greater Manchester tram network brought to a halt after trees impacted several lines. The opening day of the Bolton food and drink festival

of what was by then very dry waste ground in the centre of Manchester gave birth to a sizeable dust devil, a phenomenon rarely seen in the UK, especially in such an urban location. Its occurrence spawned numerous reports on social media, backed up by some impressive video footage. No impacts