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arid regions. Weather and climate extremes are also a constant fact of life in both regions; in a weather brief during my first week in Melbourne the Bureau were monitoring two tropical cyclones in northern Australia, huge forest fires in Tasmania and intense flooding in Queensland, all at the same

temperatures above average, with some spells of particular warmth for the time of year, and any colder spells were brief. It was the UK’s third warmest autumn in a series since 1884, with only 2006 and 2011 having been warmer. The weather was unsettled for most of the time, however, with rainfall

two fatalities and tens of thousands of homes lost power. Rail lines were cut and bridges were washed away including Pooley Bridge, Ullswater built in 1794. In the Yorkshire Dales, Malham Cove waterfall flowed briefly for the first time in living memory. The flooding resulted from some exceptionally

of the time, allowing only brief settled spells. Temperatures fluctuated either side of average, with some mild spells (especially in southern areas) but also spells with widespread frosts, with the most widespread cold weather coming right at the end of the season. Rainfall has not been far from

, there are indications we could see a brief return to colder conditions although for many, but it will be drier than of late. How long the more settled conditions last is uncertain, with rain probably returning to westernmost areas at least by the end of the week. You can find the latest forecast on our website

of August there are currently no strong signals for any warmer or more settled weather, with the unsettled regime looking most likely to continue to dominate at least for the first half of the month. On balance, the greatest chance of seeing any brief, drier and slightly warmer interludes, would most

  Saturday could provide a brief respite from the winds and rain for a time, before another front moves in from the west, bringing further wet and windy weather. It will feel rather cold, with a good chance of patchy frost overnight, even in the south. Unsettled and changeable conditions look likely

on trains, ferries and flights to check with their operators to see if their services are affected.” As Storm Gareth moves away from the UK, the winds will ease and the rest of the week will remain unsettled with showers or spells of rain, and some brief drier interludes. Although temperatures

(CSR) settlements and Rob Varley briefed the Board on strategic plans, including a response to CSR impacts. Steve Noyes (Operations and Services Director) gave an overview of a proposed Transformation and Efficiency (T&E) programme and the Board discussed and noted a number of points, including the use

so far has seen temperatures close to average; September saw some warm spells and also some colder spells, but during October there were no extremes of temperature and very little frost. Much of September was dry, with some short unsettled spells, but October was largely unsettled, with only brief