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A battle for supremacy continues over the UK, with cold air to the north and east and milder, wet conditions to the south and west.

Cold air from Scandinavia A dense pool of cold air over Scandinavia continues to exert a strong influence on the UK weather as weather systems from the Atlantic try to extend their influence. In this set up over the weekend and into next week rain will extend from the South West of the UK, while

In the wake of a series of low pressure systems that brought strong winds and periods of heavy rain at the end of last week, high pressure is building over Scandinavia, which will act to fend off further low pressure systems from the Atlantic. Before the high pressure takes control, the front

will be met in some areas. National Severe Weather Warning The Met Office has issued several thunderstorm warnings for large parts of the UK this week.  Met Office Chief Meteorologist, Steve Willington, said: “Although many areas will enjoy dry and sunny weather over the next few days, the high temperatures

These two years - along with 2003, 1976 and 1995 - make up the top five warmest summers for UK mean temperature in a series from 1884. The Met Office authors found that meteorological conditions - including large-scale weather patterns over the North Atlantic and Europe and high sea-surface

before gradually pulling away into the North Sea. Elsewhere, expect a mixture of clear spells and further showers, especially across windward coasts in west Wales and south-west England. Showers over northern Scotland may fall as snow over the mountains. Winds will remain strong, with gales continuing

in New York. Fortunately, Agnes was weakening by the time it reached the UK, but nevertheless it brought strong winds and heavy rain, with gusts of over 50Kt (58mph). A gust of 73Kt (84mph) was recorded at Capel Curig (Conwy), the equal-highest September gust for Wales on record. Impacts Storm Agnes

A mix of weather in the run-up to Christmas, including strong winds later this week and then a trend to colder weather at least over northern parts.

Low pressure will dominate the weather in the UK through this week. Much of the south will see a spell of rain through Tuesday while frequent showers move into the north of the UK combined with sunny spells. These showers could fall as snow over the hills of Scotland. Through Wednesday, brisk

is also in force for parts of South Wales where up to 80-90mm of rain may fall over the course of the storm. Further Yellow rain warnings are in force for the rest of Wales and parts of southern and eastern Scotland. For the latest weather situation please stay up to date with the National Severe

back on the atmosphere using coupled REP simulations, it was possible to show how relatively warmer ocean temperatures influenced the weather over the UK during June 2023 (Figure 1). It was assessed that the MHW contributed around 0.6 °C warming over the UK, compared to more average ocean