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for sleeping at night. Many escaped to cooler conditions at the coast with beaches packed over the weekend of 9 to 10 September. The DogFest show at Knebworth House in Hertfordshire was cancelled. The thundery breakdown caused various impacts with localized flash-flooding. Thousands of runners taking part

to 31 March 2020, updated March 2023. 3  Mechler, R., Bouwer, L.M., Schinko, T., Surminski, S. and Linnerooth-Bayer, J., 2019. Loss and damage from climate change: Concepts, methods and policy options (p. 557). Springer Nature 4  King, A.D., Grose, M.R., Kimutai, J. et al. Event attribution

seen its share of temperature variability. The UK’s highest maximum temperature for this date is 16.8°C at Colwyn Bay (Clwyd), Wales in 2021. England’s warmest was 16.0°C at Edge (Shropshire) in 2021, Scotland reached 16.1°C at Kinlochewe & Poolewe (Ross & Cromarty) in 2021, and Northern Ireland saw

as one of the driest, warmest, and sunniest on record, largely due to the jet stream sitting well to the north of the UK. This positioning kept low pressure systems at bay and allowed high pressure to dominate. However, that pattern has now shifted. The jet stream has dipped further south, opening

, maintaining cold conditions in the northeast and keeping the broader pattern in place. The most likely scenario indicates a drier and brighter day for southern and southwestern parts of the UK, as rain from the southwest is kept at bay. Eastern and northeastern areas are expected to see further rain

clear quickly. The far north of Scotland will remain breezier and cloudier, with some drizzle at times, but elsewhere, it will feel warm and pleasant in the autumn sunshine. The outlook for the start of next week remains settled, with high pressure continuing to keep unsettled weather at bay. Keep

Warm nights in November are also notable: The UK’s highest daily minimum temperature for November was 15.9°C at Eastbourne (East Sussex) on 3 November 2005. England shares this record. Wales saw an daily minimum of 15.0°C at Colwyn Bay (Conwy) on 5 November 1938. Scotland’s highest daily minimum

to the south-west over the Bay of Biscay. The frontal system across the south-east brought lying snow to much of London overnight 11th to 12th. The analysis chart at 1200 UTC 14 December 2022 shows the UK in a cold northerly airstream of Arctic Maritime air bringing clear, cold conditions to much of the UK

was considered the most severe storm to hit the Irish Sea in the 19th century. The storm depression was first noted in the Bay of Biscay near Cape Finisterre on 24–25 October and the centre progressed northwards over Britain from Cornwall to the Yorkshire coast. The strongest winds in the system developed

: A maximum temperature of 16.6 °C was recorded at Colwyn Bay (Clwyd) on the 10th. A minimum temperature of -10.7 °C was recorded at Cawdor Castle (Nairnshire) on the 1st. In the 24 hours ending at 0900 GMT on the 15th, 70.6 mm of rain fell at Trassey Slievenaman (County Down). Wind gusts of 73 knots (84 mph