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to the south, so Belfast cheering up, Glasgow, Edinburgh also looking brighter by the time we get to Saturday lunchtime, and a much brighter day overall for the Highlands of Scotland. “Still quite breezy, quite a gusty wind blowing here. Quite a grey day over the far north of England, rain on and off

, with a widespread hard frost expected across the UK. It is forecast to be the coldest night of the winter, with -16°C possible over snow cover in the Highlands of Scotland and high ground in northern England. With temperatures falling this low, the risk of ice continues. Ice warnings have been issued

to stay up to date with the latest forecast for their area.” Ruth Ellis, Flood Duty Manager for the Scottish Environment Protection Agency (SEPA), said: “This is a major rainfall event as we are expecting to see significant prolonged heavy rain throughout Saturday across the Southern Highlands

to the south, so Belfast cheering up, Glasgow, Edinburgh also looking brighter by the time we get to Saturday lunchtime, and a much brighter day overall for the Highlands of Scotland. “Still quite breezy, quite a gusty wind blowing here. Quite a grey day over the far north of England, rain on and off

, followed by a steady decline in station numbers. There are considerable spatial variations, with comparatively sparse networks in certain areas, especially those which are sparsely populated, e.g. the Scottish Highlands. Figure 2 shows an example of the network of stations used, in this case

State of the UK Climate 2016 Mike Kendon 1 , Dr Mark McCarthy 1 , Dr Svetlana Jevrejeva 2 , Tim Legg 1 1 Met Office National Climate Information Centre 2 National Oceanography Centre Cover: A thunderstorm over Hebden Bridge, West Yorkshire during the evening of 13 September 2016. A rain gauge

, there is an increase in the likelihood of wetter than normal conditions in the East African highlands, including regions such as west Kenya, large parts of Ethiopia, South Sudan, Uganda and Rwanda. For Southern Africa, predictions are more finely balanced with the likelihood of above- and belowaverage rainfall

are the coldest months with mean daily minimum temperatures across the region close to 1 °C. They range from just above 0 °C on the Wolds to 2 °C or a little higher near the coast. This compares with below -2.0 °C in parts of the Scottish Highlands and over 5.5 °C in the Isles of Scilly. Mean daily

information for the immediate emergency response and the longer-term planning of future risk management and mitigation. How does radar work? Radar is an echo-sounding system, which uses the same aerial for transmitting a signal and receiving the returned echo. Figure 2 : How radar works Short

know from recent severe weather events that it’s important to plan ahead if you are looking to travel. With the Met Office issuing an updated amber warning for snow in the North Highlands and Northern Isles, travel planning becomes vital. “Police Scotland is warning of a high risk of disruption