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) Most Sunshine (26 November) 8.0 hours at Eastbourne (East Sussex) National Meteorological Library and Archive Met Office FitzRoy Road Exeter Devon EX1 3PB United Kingdom Tel: 0370 900 0100 Fax: 0370 900 5050 Email: [email protected] Met Office Digital Library and Archive https://digital.nmla.metoffice.gov.uk/archive ©Crown copyright Met Office and the Met Office logo are registered trademarks
England and Wales overnight 26 to 27 December. The strongest winds were across Wales, south-west and southern England, where this was one of the most powerful storms of the year. Impacts Fallen trees caused disruption to rail services in the south-west, south-east and London, while Dover to Calais
in central southern areas. The night of the 26th/27th was unusually warm with Hastings (East Sussex) not falling below 21.5°C, and rain affected western parts on the 27th with thunderstorms across the north and east, especially from early a ernoon, and Tibenham Airfield (Norfolk) reached 34.7 °C
fairly widely, with some locations continuing to exceed 40°C 🌡️ pic.twitter.com/TSQYpvWt0n — Met Office (@metoffice) June 30, 2025 Temperatures are forecast to peak around 34°C in Greater London and adjacent areas including Kent, eastern Surrey, and East Sussex. North of the frontal boundary
Greatest snow depth 11 Dec 40cm Llanarmon Dyffryn Ceiriog, Wrexham Highest daily sunshine 17 Jun 18 Jun 19 Jun 16.2 hr Whitby, North Yorkshire Hastings, East Sussex Morecambe, Lancashire Highest gust speed 23 Feb 94 mph Capel Curig, Conwy Highest gust speed mountain 23 Dec 137 mph Cairngorm Summit
will be near or just below average, especially under persistent rain. Met Office presenter and meteorologist, Honor Criswick, said: “It will feel a little cooler and fresher to start the day on Friday. Still a chance of some heavy downpours across the southeast, Sussex, and Kent, and eventually
uncertainty around how quickly this front will move south and therefore how long the highest temperatures will remain. Areas in the far South East are currently expected to hold on to the warmth the longest, with highs of 29°C in East Sussex and Kent possible on Saturday. Check tips for keeping cool
as it crossed southern England. The strong winds were accompanied by heavy rain, bringing 30-50 mm across parts of Hampshire, Surrey and Sussex. The following rain radar sequence from 0900 UTC 27 to 2100 UTC 28 October 2013 shows the rapid movement of the storm across southern England. The highest gust speeds
snow depth for the UK and Scotland being 66cm at Fettercairn (Kincardineshire) in 1961. England’s deepest was 51cm at Bodiam (East Sussex) in 1962, Wales saw 45cm at Lake Vyrnwy (Powys) in 1978, and Northern Ireland recorded 15cm at Killylane (Antrim) in 2000. New Year’s Day: Deluges and snow depths
at Bowhill (Selkirkshire) reached 20.0 °C. The 24th started frosty in the north-east, and became another bright or sunny day. Again the 25th started chilly and then remained mostly sunny, but isolated showers broke out to the west of the Cairngorms during the afternoon. 26th to 30th A frontal system
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