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Storm Henk, 2 January 2024 Storm Henk, the eighth storm of the 2023-2024 storm season, brought damaging winds and heavy rain to southern and central parts of England and Wales on 2 January 2024. Winds gusted widely at over 50Kt (58mph), even in inland locations, while Exeter Airport recorded a gust

Spring 2025 has broken historical climate records, marking an unprecedented season of warmth and sunshine across the UK, according to provisional Met Office statistics.

The UK, and all four nations, have all recorded their warmest spring for mean temperature since the series began in 1884, surpassing the previous record from 2024. This season also outshone the rest, claiming the title of sunniest spring on record for the UK, Northern Ireland, Scotland and Wales

Weather warnings have been issued by the Met Office with wet and windy weather to continue over the next few days.

in from the west, bringing further wet and windy weather. It will feel rather cold, with parts of Northern Ireland, Wales and western and southern England seeing a frost on Saturday morning.  Sunday could see rain linger again across the northeast of the UK, with sunny spells and blustery, heavy shower

, to relatively wet conditions in the south. The climate is hot throughout the year but with seasonal rains, which can vary from year-to-year. The large differences in rainfall across the country mean there are a wide variety of livelihoods and agricultural production systems, which correspond

The second named storm of the season.

in the day, a Yellow wind warning is also in place for Storm Bronagh - the second named storm system of the season- covering much of England and parts of Wales. Storm Bronagh will bring wind gusts of 45-50 mph quite widely around exposed coasts and in a few spots inland, while some gusts of 60-65 mph

Storm Éowyn. Met Office Scientist Emily Carlisle said: “This winter has seen a typical mix of UK winter weather conditions, with a mix of wet and windy, but also cold and calm conditions. This has resulted in a season where no significant climate records have been broken, but the statistics do mask

, all being generally drier than average. The autumn months were wetter than average, although this was not enough to fully offset the deficit from the previous eight months. It was a sunnier than average year for most areas, especially eastern England, with only some northern and western fringes

with chemical fertilisers. Climate risks to maize are many. It is susceptible to erratic rainfall during wet season. Yields will decrease or the crop will be spoilt in extreme heat. Maize is grown in higher rainfall areas at the edges of the rainy season through early and late planting. Maize does not like

Atlantic weather systems across the UK at times, resulting in periods of wet, and potentially windy weather, a greater proportion of which will affect the north and west. Temperatures are predicted to be above average in October. “November and December look more settled with high pressure likely

, i.e. v2018 and v2022 or the “original” and “new”. We have also included three scientific improvements to the methodology that improve the utility of the data. These are: • The statistical treatment of precipitation to avoid physically implausible values and improve the projections of dry- and wet