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England, Wales, the southwest, and Northern Ireland. Rain will be heaviest over western hills, while the south and east will see drier conditions and gradual brightening through the afternoon. Temperatures will feel cooler in the north but warmer and more humid in the south. This north-south divide

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of the jet stream. Currently, the jet stream is oriented north-south to the east of the UK, but across the Atlantic it is more east-west. This configuration is significant, as it allows a succession of low-pressure systems to be pushed towards the UK. These systems are responsible for the outbreaks

North East England: climate This describes the main features of the climate of NE England, the area east of the Pennine watershed from the Scottish border southwards to South Yorkshire. It comprises the counties of Northumberland, Tyne and Wear, Durham, North, West and South Yorkshire

fell at Portsea (Hampshire). A wind gust of 64 knots (74 mph) was recorded at South Uist (Western Isles) on the 5th. A snow depth of 2 cm was recorded at Strathy East (Sutherland) on the 3rd. Weather impacts The generally settled weather during much of April means that there were few impacts of note

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the work undertaken in year one of the DECC contract GA0201 that runs from March 2011 until March 2014. In this first year, one additional site, Ridge Hill near Hereford, has become operational, and a second at Tacolneston, near Norwich, is close to completion. The main site, Mace Head on the east

, and numerous showery days over England including some thunderstorms, and some heavy convective outbursts especially in the south-east. The provisional UK mean temperature was 14.2 °C, which is 1.2 °C above the 1981-2010 longterm average. Mean maximum temperatures were up to 2 °C above normal in some northern

% of average overall, and was well below normal in East Anglia and the south-east and in western Scotland, and mostly near normal elsewhere. Sunshine was mostly above normal except in Northern Ireland and south-western Britain, with 114% of average overall. The UK monthly extremes were as follows

. Mean maximum temperatures were around 1.5 °C below average in western areas from Wales northwards, but less than 0.5 °C below normal in the south-east. Mean minimum temperatures were generally around 0.5 °C below normal. Rainfall was 122% of average, and it was a wet month in eastern and south-western