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• mwr_2025_10_for_print.pdf

  . Daily maximum temperature maps - calendar view 9. Daily minimum temperature maps - calendar view 10. Daily rainfall maps - calendar view 11. Monthly atmospheric circulation 12. Weather diary 13. Notes UK overview October began warmer than average but wet, with heavy rain across northern Wales, Scotland

• IPCC expresses urgency of tackling climate change

  Services at the Met Office Hadley Centre. He has also been a reviewing editor on the Working Group III report. Commenting on its publication today, Prof Lowe said: “The IPCC publishes these series of assessment reports about every six years, with the last in 2013/2014. “If we are to maximize

• 2025: likely another record year for UK annual temperature

  Mike Kendon is a senior scientist in the Met Office’s climate information team. He said: “If confirmed at year end this will be the second annual UK temperature record for the UK this decade with the previous being in 2022. This should come as no surprise. Over the last four decades we have seen

• Charting the UK's changing climate

  the information from the latest 30-year period (1991-2020). Dr Mark McCarthy is the head of the Met Office National Climate Information Centre, which manages the UK’s climate records. He said: “The publication of climate data from the latest 30-year period is a perfect opportunity describe some

• 2017: warmest year on record without El Niño

  Provisional figures confirm that 2017 was the warmest year on record without the influence of warming from El Niño.

  in the atmosphere. Prof Tim Osborn is the Director of Research at the University of East Anglia’s Climatic Research Unit. He said: “It isn't only the average global temperature that matters: we can also explain the geographical pattern of the warming.  Greater warming over land and in the Arctic

• February’s weather extremes: a closer look at February's current weather records

  airflows dominate. Data from the Met Office shows several instances where February’s highest daily maximum temperatures reached the mid‑teens. Last year, Hull East Park recorded a notably warm day at 17°C, a temperature more typical of early spring than late winter. Similar values appear elsewhere

• When will it rain next?

  2025 If you’ve been wondering when the next rain shower will arrive, you’re not alone. Across much of the UK, this spring has been unusually dry. While the sunshine has been welcome for many, it’s also raised concerns, particularly for farmers, gardeners, and anyone relying on regular rainfall. Why

• Thunderstorm risk before warmer weather to come

  Meteorologist Steven Keates is providing the medium range forecast. He said: “More of a northwest/southeast split in the UK weather is developing from Friday and into the weekend. High pressure will begin to establish itself from the southeast, allowing a good deal of settled weather through the weekend

• Record-breaking April sunshine

  April 2020 has been a warm, dry and sunny month

  Ireland 211.5 144 ‘Anomaly’ – refers to the anomaly relative to a 1981-2010 baseline climatology given as a percentage Fifth warmest April on record It was significantly warmer than average for most of the country and the fifth warmest April on record. Daytime maximum temperatures were particularly

• Deep Dive: UK heat and tropical cyclones

  Office Wed 8 Apr 2026 As the UK continues to experience a week of higher-than-average temperatures, early April is currently delivering a spell of notably warm weather for many. Temperatures are well above average, sunshine has been widespread, and for some areas this period has a distinctly late‑spring