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and further bouts of frost in locations with clear skies. Although April frosts are not unusual, the fact that a number of frosts are occurring off the back of the fifth warmest March since 1910, is likely to have set plants and gardeners off to an erratic start of the gardening season. Tim Legg

of 45-50mph winds are expected Weather data cards Location cards Coastal town You live in a costal town, near the sea. There is a little harbour and a large beach, a school, a sport centre and a public garden. Inner city You live in the centre of a large city. There are lots of people living

Average spring temperatures across the UK have risen by approximately 1 °C over the last few decades according to data released by the Met Office, but gardeners are urged to take note that spring frosts can still pose a threat.

of frost days in spring has fallen, it can still be an issue right through spring across most of the UK. We have seen relatively few widespread frosts so far this year, but this Easter weekend gardeners in rural areas, especially in northern Britain, caring for tender plants may encounter a ground

Today the Met Office observations team has received a new provisional figure of 38.7 Celsius from Cambridge University Botanic Garden.  The current highest temperature on record for the UK is 38.5 Celsius, recorded in Faversham in August 2003. The temperature recorded yesterday at Cambridge

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flowers’ – is it true? Author: Press Office 7 April 2025 ‘April showers bring May flowers’ is a phrase you may have heard in the UK, but is there any truth in it, and where does it come from? And what do gardeners need to know to be WeatherReady? We delved into the statistics and had a chat

district officials on the importance and dissemination of weather and climate information. Joyce, Senior Agricultural Officer in Yumbe started organizing trainings for us the farmers in savings group. A farmer practices mulching in vegetable garden in Yumbe “During the agricultural training sessions

if it will be a busy day (as tennis will normally be more popular in good weather) in order to see how many staff they will need. Designing a weather app End user profiles cards Hospital administrator Gardener Beach Lifeguard Architect Hospital administrators are responsible for the day-today running of a hospital

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to by this point in the season. What does the weather so far this spring mean for gardeners and growers? With very warm, dry conditions for most so far this spring, we spoke to the Royal Horticultural Society’s Chief Horticulturalist Guy Barter: “While people have been enjoying the elevated temperatures lately