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sunshine, but showers as well, reached all parts by early evening. In the north there were heavy showers with hail and thunder with snow over the Scottish mountains. Temperatures were well above average again everywhere but most places had a very windy day with gales or severe gales even storm force

for the UK overall, with notable regional variation. The weather has been unsettled, with four named storms and a strong jet stream and blocking high over Scandinavia causing extended spells of wet weather for some areas and an unusual rainfall pattern. December was very unsettled in the first 3 weeks

is a Met Office Chief Meteorologist. He said: “An area of high pressure over southern England will build across a larger part of the UK through midweek. Ahead of this, wet and windy weather will affect the far northwest later today and into Tuesday morning. It will remain very warm across parts

(SSTs) across the equatorial Pacific remain indicative on an ongoing El Niño event. Now past its peak, the current El Niño event is likely to weaken further with a transition to ENSOneutral very likely (83%) April-June. There is an increasing chance (62%) of a transition to La Niña in June-August. El

in January. Outlook: Consistent with a warming climate, warmer than normal conditions are likely or very likely across most areas. However, there are some exceptions across parts of East Africa and the Sahel where below normal is likely and this coincides with a wetter than normal forecast. 3-Month Outlook

coastal showers are likely. It will be a very mild or even warm night in the south and southeast, with minimum temperatures in the low to mid-teens. Across Northern Ireland and Scotland, temperatures will fall to high single figures or low double figures after the rain clears. Outlook for Friday Friday

into northern England and north Wales. Behind this, brighter conditions will follow, with sunny spells and a few showers, particularly in northern and western Scotland. Elsewhere, England and Wales will enjoy plenty of warm sunshine, with central, southern, and eastern areas turning very warm. It's

HadISST1.2 dataset. 1 This is the 3 rd lowest September extent recorded in the era of satellite observations of sea ice, after 2012 and 2007. It falls very near the longterm linear trend (Figure 1), and is also very close to the September extents recorded in 2011 and 2015. 2 Figure 1: September sea

clearing into the North Sea. Additional heavy showers will move north-northeast across Northern Ireland and western Scotland. Elsewhere, the night will be largely dry with variable cloud and some clear spells. Winds will be light to moderate, fresh along some coasts, and it will remain a very warm

and distribution lines; overhead lines can sag (potentially into trees and other environmental obstacles). The impact of cold is less than heat; ice accretion on lines is a significant hazard and has an impact on network load. Less maintenance is undertaken on the network during very cold weather