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Highest gust and mean hourly wind, 1977-2009 Sheerness Kent 88 64 Highest gust and mean hourly wind January 1989-Dec 1992 Avonmouth South 84 Gloucestershire 60 Highest gust and mean hourly wind 1973-2009 Plymouth Highest mean hourly wind, 1970-2009 (Mount Devon 84 60 [Gust of 86kn December 1999] Batten

Battery (Isle of Wight), 70Kt (81mph) at Exeter Airport (Devon), 62Kt (71mph) at Isle of Portland (Dorset) and Mumbles Head (Swansea) and 60Kt (69mph) at Cardinham, Bodmin (Cornwall) and Heathrow (Greater London). The 70Kt gust at Exeter Airport was unusually strong for this inland location: Exeter

There is a lot of speculation around the spell of hot weather expected towards the end of this week. But what are the facts?

cloud, rain and breezy conditions continue across the northwest, it will become increasingly warm in the south as high pressure builds. This will bring settled conditions allowing temperatures to build day-on-day and for it to become warm, or even hot, for a time by Friday. Met Office Deputy Chief

Met Office Chief Meteorologist, Matthew Lenhert, said: “Sunday will be another hot day quite widely across the southern half of the UK, with temperatures forecast to reach 31°C in the south east of England. Temperatures will be higher still on Monday, with highs of 34°C possible in central

(Dorset), 76Kt (87mph) at Mumbles Head (West Glamorgan), 73Kt (84mph) at Aberdaron (Gwynedd) and 72Kt (83mph) at Pembrey Sands (Carmarthenshire) and Chivenor (Devon). Most stations in England south of London recorded gusts of over 60Kt (69mph) – such as 68Kt (78mph) at Charlwood (Surrey) and 67Kt (77mph

) and Chivenor (Devon). Most stations in England south of London recorded gusts of over 60Kt (69mph) – such as 68Kt (78mph) at Charlwood (Surrey) and 67Kt (77mph) at Boscombe Down (Wiltshire). Wind speeds as high as this are extreme for southern England and south Wales and might be regarded

– Temperature Global Outlook – Rainfall Climate Outlook Asia: December to September Asia Current Status and Outlook - Temperature Current Status: Warm to hot conditions have been steadily increasing in extent across large parts of Asia, extending from the Middle East across to China and southern Russia

of the country, the positive temperature anomaly was a little larger by night than by day. Rainfall anomalies varied widely, with well above average rainfall in south Devon, parts of southern and eastern Scotland and the south of Northern Ireland, but well below average rainfall in north-west Scotland

the 80th (Warm) and 90th (Hot) percentile, respectively; regions shaded in light and dark blue indicate values below the 20th (Cool) and 10th (Cold) percentile, with respect to the 1981-2010 climatology. The data used in this map are from the NOAA Climate Prediction Center. Climate Outlook Global

in the map indicate a ranking of temperature, with the 0th percentile being the coolest and the 100th percentile being the warmest in the 1981-2010 climatology. Orange and red shading represent values above the 80th (Warm) and 90th (Hot) percentile, respectively; regions shaded in light and dark