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. 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

% of average, and it was exceptionally wet in parts of the Midlands, Lincolnshire, north-east England, and eastern fringes of Scotland, with more than twice the normal rainfall in places. In contrast, it was exceptionally dry in parts of north-west Scotland. Sunshine was 84% of average, and was generally

the high pressure firmly in control, with much of the UK experiencing overcast skies. The thickest cloud is expected across the Midlands, the east, and the southeast of England, where it may be dense enough to produce some drizzly showers, particularly in parts of Kent. High pressure remaining firmly

. However, the heaviest rainfall is likely to affect the west, particularly northwest Scotland, where hills and mountains will see significant accumulation. Rainfall and pressure systems Spells of rain will come and go throughout the week, driven by persistent low-pressure systems. The jet stream remains

, and high pressure, and what it means for the days ahead. A new spell of heat – but not for everyone Another spell of heat is on the way, but unlike the previous heatwave, this one is expected to be more localised. The jet stream, which has been flowing in a fairly typical west-to-east pattern across

southeast during Tuesday night, most areas will see rain and hill snow, but there’s a risk of lower-level snow across eastern England, particularly overnight into Wednesday. East Anglia and northeast England could see a couple of centimetres, potentially causing minor disruption on Wednesday

up this low, which was forecast to bring heavy rain to western Scotland. The combination of active weather fronts and orographic uplift (where moist air is forced up over hills and mountains) meant that rainfall totals were expected to build rapidly. READ MORE: Hurricanes, typhoons and tornadoes

, 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

rainfall, with the exception of parts of East Anglia and the Home Counties, western and northern Scotland and Shetland. Dr Mark McCarthy added: “It was a particularly wet year across parts of central and northern England—notably Lincolnshire, Nottinghamshire, Derbyshire, Leicestershire and Cheshire

with snow over the hills, becoming widespread by evening. During the 10th rain across the western half of the country moved slowly and erratically eastwards, with the west then turning drier. The north-east was sunny on the 11th, with other areas seeing more cloud and a few showers, but rain, heavy