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will be variable across the UK and the west and southern counties may see a fair amount, making for a rather grey start here in places. However, breaks in the cloud will allow some bright or sunny spells to develop, especially across eastern areas. In contrast, the far north of Scotland will remain

look ahead to the next 10 days? Here’s the latest Met Office outlook, based on the evolving jet stream and the latest forecast models. A meandering jet stream brings Arctic chill The current cold spell is being driven by a meandering jet stream pattern. At present, the jet stream is looping north

on 7 January. Recorded depths included 57 cm at Westgate (County Durham), 55 cm at Oyne (Aberdeenshire), 33 cm at Malham Tarn (North Yorkshire), 26 cm at Reading (Berkshire) and 22 cm at Wiggonholt (West Sussex).* *Reliable measurement of snow depths can be problematic, particularly if dri ing

unchanged in HILL-5b Southern UK includes Wales plus England up to and including the east and west Midlands. Northern UK includes north west England, north east England, Yorkshire and Humberside, Scotland and Northern Ireland. High-impact low-likelihood scenarios: scenario report 34 HILL-6 Enhanced

rain affecting Wales and northern England. Some 50 to 80mm of rain was recorded at a good number of sites in a swathe from north Wales across the southern half of northwest England and into West/North Yorkshire. Impacts from the rain were mainly across northwest England but were mostly of the 'low

. England saw a pronounced north/south divide, with northern England experiencing 71% above average rainfall, its fifth wettest November since 1836, while southern England recorded 36% above average.  Temperatures were variable, starting unusually warm before dropping sharply after mid-month. England

, but some counties in north east England and eastern Scotland recorded their driest spring since rainfall records began in 1862. Summer 2020 Overall, summer 2020 was warmer, wetter and duller than average with June, July and August all seeing some settled, hot spells. The highest temperature

island effect, which results in higher urban temperatures compared with surrounding rural areas. WHAT AFFECTS THE REGION’S WEATHER? Barnsley is located within the 'North West' region of the UK, which includes Cheshire, Merseyside, Greater Manchester, Lancashire, Cumbria and North Yorkshire. Here

, and a major storm surge affecting North Sea coasts. A week of quieter weather then followed, but from mid-December there was a succession of further major winter storms which continued into early January. Initially most of the weather impacts related to the strong winds, first across the north of the UK

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