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December to 5 January, in some cases even through to the Candlemas feast on 2 February. Dickens famously wrote about snow and ice at Christmas in his stories ‘A Christmas Carol’ and the ‘Pickwick Papers’. He is also credited with making Christmas ‘fashionable’ again. With the Industrial Revolution

parts of South Africa have been wet or very wet. 3-Month Outlook October to December - Rainfall Outlook: The West African monsoon will continue to retreat through the next couple of months with above average rainfall likely from Ghana across to the Ethiopian Highlands. Signals are more mixed across

detailed information for ten upland regions across the UK, including the Lake District, Eryri and the Scottish Highlands. Each forecast includes: Daily updates Issued twice daily, forecasts cover the evening period, the next two full days and a brief outlook for the following three days. They detail

, so it is advisable to plan accordingly if you are heading outdoors. Regional breakdown Northern Scotland and the Highlands are likely to see the most unsettled conditions this week. Showers will turn heavier at times and will be accompanied by brisk westerly winds. Coastal areas may experience gusts

January 2025 Monthly Weather Report This document provides a summary of the UK’s weather and climate statistics for January 2025. Table of Contents 1. UK overview 2. Weather impacts 3. Monthly extremes 4. Monthly maps 5. Monthly climate statistics 6. Monthly time-series 7. Daily time-series 8

How does frost form? When the air cools to a certain point, water vapour in the air condenses and forms droplets, or dew, on the ground. This is known as the dew point temperature. This varies with air temperature and current weather conditions. Dew Dew point +2 ºC Frost Dew point +2 ºC For frost

spread strong winds and heavy rain eastwards across much of the UK, with reports including a significant landslide blocking the A87 in the north-west Highlands, whilst several trees were brought down by the winds across Scotland with disruption to some ferry sailings. Short-period intense rainfall

-2010 long-term average. Rainfall was 103% of average; many places had near-average rainfall, but the south-west was wetter and it was very dry in the north of Aberdeenshire. Sunshine was 110% of average, and some parts of Aberdeenshire, Moray and Highland had a notably sunny month. 1st to 5th