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. While the wind stripped snow from some locations, others recorded depths of 50cm or more; in some locations (such as the A39 in North Devon) roads were blocked while surrounding fields remained relatively bare. Temperature The maps below show daily maximum temperatures at individual weather stations
, with local hail and thunder across south and southeast England. It was a windy day with gales in places. Maximum gusts included 69 knots at the Isle of Portland (Dorset), 67 knots at Alderney (Channel Islands), 63 knots at Brixham (Devon) and 62 knots at Guernsey airport (Channel Islands
England, northeast England and Northumberland, with a gust of 96mph recorded at Berry Head, Devon. Two fatalities were reported on the day of the storm, one in Longton, Lancashire and another in Birmingham, both the result of falling trees impacting vehicles. In Northern Ireland, a cooling chimney
England, northeast England and Northumberland, with a gust of 96mph recorded at Berry Head, Devon. Two fatalities were reported on the day of the storm, one in Longton, Lancashire and another in Birmingham, both the result of falling trees impacting vehicles. In Northern Ireland, a cooling chimney
in and around Kingsbridge, south Devon as a band of locally torrential thundery rain moved through during the morning. The weekend of the 18th/19th saw further thundery activity across parts of southern and eastern England as a cold front displaced an incursion of very warm air. Lightning strikes
second wettest May on record, and its wettest since 1967, with 121.4mm of rain. Devon also had its wettest May on record with an average of 199.3mm of rainfall topping the 169.8mm record set in May 1942. The often dull and wet conditions resulted in subdued temperatures across the board, thanks largely
in full leaf at this time of year). A number of ‘iconic’ beach huts at Woolacombe in north Devon were washed away. Storm Francis caused further transport disruption to road and rail and further coastal flooding. Thousands of homes were without power, there were reports of fallen trees and several
Target Target Target Median of 9 hour TAFs Median of 24 hour TAFs Median of 30 hour TAFs 0.55 Visibility 0.50 0.45 0.40 0.35 Cloud Base 0.60 0.55 0.50 2017 2018 2019 2020 2021 2022 2023 2024 2025 Generated June 2025 for May 2025 results © Crown copyright 2025 Met Office Tel: 0370 900 0100 FitzRoy Road, Exeter Fax: 0370 900 5050 Devon EX1 3PB [email protected] United Kingdom www.metoffice.gov.uk
1,133m 18 1,195m 2,160m 25 2,245m Time steps T+1 to T+54 as stated Model run times 00UTC, 06UTC, 12UTC & 18UTC Domain Latitude: 68.00°N to 33.00°N Longitude: 14.00°W to 37.00°E Resolution 0.04° (~4km) Format GriB1 Delivery File transfer protocol (FTP) Met Office FitzRoy Road, Exeter Devon, EX1 3PB
TAFs Visibility 0.50 0.45 0.40 0.35 Cloud Base 0.60 0.55 0.50 2017 2018 2019 2020 2021 2022 2023 2024 2025 Generated March 2025 for February 2025 results © Crown copyright 2025 Met Office Tel: 0370 900 0100 FitzRoy Road, Exeter Fax: 0370 900 5050 Devon EX1 3PB [email protected] United Kingdom www.metoffice.gov.uk
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