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on the windward side and warmer, drier conditions on the leeward side where the air dries out as it is forced up and over the higher ground. The Foehn effect is the primary cause of highly localised temperature extremes in winter months for parts of Scotland and Wales (rather than in the milder south

over the whole year it might seem rather unremarkable, however it is telling that whereas we consider 2021 as near-average for temperature in the context of the current climate, had this occurred just over three decades ago it would have been one of the UK’s warmest years on record. “Although 1°C

into force from midday Thursday. Within this warning area many areas are likely to see 10-20cm of snow with a chance of up to 30cm falling, most likely over high ground. An Amber warning for snow has also been issued covering an area from the south of the Peak District up to the North Pennines, valid

. • Antarctic sea ice extent over the satellite record has shown no discernible trend. Huge differences in geography between the Antarctic and Arctic mean we wouldn’t expect them to respond to climate change in the same way. • The Arctic could see ice free summers by the middle of this century if we fail

, in each spatial analysis zone are included in the following sections. 7 2022, Zone 1 - West desert: Northern Mauritania and Mali Figure B3: Observations of total monthly precipitation (a) and average daily mean (b), minimum (c) and maximum (d) temperature over the baseline period (1981-2010) for Zone

Record rainfall - June-July & May-July 2007 Record totals over England and Wales for both of these periods... June and July 2007 were both exceptionally wet months, with large areas of England and Wales and eastern parts of Northern Ireland having over twice the average rainfall for these two

precipitation on the back edge of the system fall as snow over parts of Scotland. As well as the Amber snow warning, there are two further Yellow warnings for snow covering parts of Scotland and north west England. Within these warning areas as much as 20-30cm of snow could accumulate over 400m, with 20

persistent cloud and further outbreaks of rain or drizzle. Winds will be a notable feature, with the risk of gales around exposed coasts and upland areas. Wednesday will begin with rain, heavy at times over western hills, most notably in Wales, spreading north-eastwards through the day. While some central

was near average in some western areas, but well above average further east, with over 200% of normal for London and the south-east and also parts of Aberdeenshire and Moray. Sunshine was particularly low for much of England and Wales, with only the south of Northern Ireland and the Isle of Man

°C above the 1981-2010 long-term average. Both maximum and minimum temperatures were between 1.0 and 1.5 °C above average over much of southern England, but between 0.5 and 1.0 °C below in northern Scotland. Rainfall was 110% of average, and most parts of the UK had near or rather above average