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• Record breaking temperatures for the UK

  warming of the planet and can be attributed to human activity.  The chances of seeing 40°C days in the UK could be as much as 10 times more likely in the current climate than under a natural climate unaffected by human influence. The likelihood of exceeding 40°C anywhere in the UK in a given year has

• 2021: the UK's weather in review

  Information Centre. He said: “Overall, it has been a fairly unremarkable year in terms of annual statistics. The UK as a whole has been slightly warmer and slightly drier than average, though with some variation around the country especially regarding rainfall. “Broadly speaking, colder than average

• One billion face heat-stress risk from 2°C rise

  of the Met Office Hadley Centre. He concluded: “These maps reveal areas of the world where the gravest impacts are projected to occur with higher levels of global warming. However, all regions of the world – including the UK and Europe - are expected to suffer continued impacts from climate change

• mwr_2024_07_for_print_v1.pdf

  more than the average July rainfall by midmonth. Temperatures increased in the third week of July, with temperatures in the upper 20s across southeast England, reaching the 30s in some areas. Heathrow and Kew Gardens (Greater London) both saw 32.0°C on the 30th, the highest temperature of the year so

• Storm Goretti to bring very strong winds, heavy snowfall and rain

  of England until 12 January. Advice on staying safe in severe weather With multiple types of severe weather impacting the UK over the next couple of days, the Met Office’s WeatherReady campaign offers practical advice to help you prepare your home, garden, and daily routines for winter weather.  Snow

• Provisional spring daily temperature record as heatwave continues

  A new UK daily temperature record for spring and May has been provisionally broken, with 34.8°C reached at Kew Gardens today.

  with Kew Gardens provisionally reaching 34.8°C - exceeding the previous highest May temperature in the UK by a full 2 degrees Celsius🌡️ This heat would be exceptional in the UK even in mid summer, let alone in May📈 pic.twitter.com/d8boJYgaXJ — Met Office (@metoffice) May 25, 2026 May heat and climate

• What are the top ten highest temperatures recorded in July?

  such extremes more frequent. The top ten hottest July days on record Coningsby, Lincolnshire recorded 40.3°C on July 19, 2022 Cambridge Botanical Garden, Cambridge recorded 38.7°C on July 25, 2019 Pitsford, Northamptonshire recorded 38.2°C on July 18, 2022 Heathrow, London recorded 37.8°C on July 31

• Deep Dive: What could UK summers feel like in the future?

  , there was a marked regional contrast, with the greatest temperature anomalies in southern England while northwest Scotland was wetter than average. This raises an important question: was summer 2026 an exceptional event, or could similar conditions become increasingly familiar as the climate warms? Putting

• Settled conditions set for last week of spring

  Office Chief Forecaster. He said: “If you have heard media hyperbole that a heatwave driven by an African plume will bring intense heat to the UK in the next few days you are going to be disappointed – this isn’t true. However, if you are looking forward to a spell of largely fine, sunny and warm

• Ex-Hurricane Ophelia

  Across the UK people will see a varied range of weather over the next few days. Whilst much warmer than average temperatures are likely over the weekend, extremely windy conditions will affect Northern Ireland, and western and northern Britain on Monday and Tuesday. The most dominant weather