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Seasonal Assessment – Winter 2024 The following represents a provisional assessment of the weather experienced across the UK during Winter 2024 (December 2023, January and February 2024) and how it compares with the 1991 to 2020 average. The winter has been milder than average overall, but very

Summary Arctic sea ice extent is currently 3rd lowest on record for the time of year, following record high ice loss during July. Extent is very low everywhere except in the Chukchi and East Siberian seas. This year is likely to see Arctic September extent in the lower or middle part of the range

% wetter than 1981-2010 and 20% wetter than the 1961-1990 average. However, very long-period natural variations are also seen in the longer observational record. � � Total rainfall from extremely wet days (days exceeding the 99 th percentile of the 1961-1990 rainfall) has increased by around 17

Clouds redistribute heat and moisture through the atmosphere, as well as producing precipitation at the surface and reflecting solar radiation back out to space.  Their evolution can be very complex due to the interactions between the clouds themselves, radiation and fluid dynamics. Clouds act

The wet season is between February and May with considerable year-to-year and decade-to-decade variability. The forecasts are produced using a combination of dynamical forecast models and statistical predictions and include predictions of the most likely of five rainfall categories (very wet, wet

, supported by the Norwegian Refugee Council, I was very pleased to be involved. The Sahel is home to some of the world's poorest countries, where rural households depend on agriculture and livestock for their livelihoods. To make a sustainable living, families have to know when the seasonal rains

for a time. Otherwise cloud above the summits. Visibility moderate to very poor in any summit cloud, otherwise very good or excellent. Check our weather forecast every day to get the most accurate and up to date information https://www.metoffice.gov.uk/weather/specialist-forecasts/mountain © Crown Copyright

. Visibility moderate to very poor in any early summit cloud, otherwise very good or excellent. Check our weather forecast every day to get the most accurate and up to date information https://www.metoffice.gov.uk/weather/specialist-forecasts/mountain © Crown Copyright 2025. All Rights Reserved

, and Seathwaite, Cumbria, recorded 316 mm of rainfall within 24 hours. Parts of north Wales and the Southern Uplands of Scotland also recorded high rainfall totals from this event. The associated high river flows and flooding problems were exacerbated by the very wet ground conditions - Cumbria had

way, as the observation distribution within the period. This can provide users with probabilistic information for one or more specific outcomes in which they may have a particular interest. For example, a user may be interested in the occurrence of very cold winters, and has a temperature threshold