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be challenging. The visibility does not seem to be badly affected by the anticyclone; there will be patches of fog but these are expected to be isolated and mainly to the south-east of the UK. Although the medium level cloud (above 8000ft) may not affect you directly, it will slow the process of heating
). The Newcastle-on-Tyne area was particularly badly affected by flash flooding; rainfall rates of 20 to over 30 mm per hour were widely recorded. The following map shows lightning strikes for 28 June 2012 The wet weather continued to predominate for the first two-thirds of July. Many parts of England
, and over 50 children were rescued from a school bus stuck in a flooded ditch near Evesham, Worcestershire. In Scotland, many ferry services were delayed or cancelled and the Queensferry Crossing across the Firth of Forth was closed for the first time since 2021 due to the threat of falling ice
, with Monmouth badly affected due to heavy rain across the River Monnow catchment (marking the England-Wales border), including the Black Mountains. Provisional Autumn 2025 stats Mean temp (°C) Rainfall (mm/%) Sunshine (hours/ %) Actual 91/20 anom Actual 91/20 anom Actual 91/20 anom UK 10.15 0.43
and surrounding areas. Storm Frank then brought further serious flooding to Scotland, again with thousands of properties evacuated and several borders towns badly affected such as Dumfries. Over New Year into January, more heavy rain fell across eastern Scotland with further flooding in Aberdeenshire
) by early April. UK daily mean temperatures for spring 2013 (March to May) Observed snow depths at selected stations 20 March to 5 April 2013 Hill farmers were particularly badly affected by the severe wintry weather. In mid-Wales, the air temperature at Lake Vyrnwy, Powys (303 m above sea level) remained
and southern England. In the Birmingham area, heavy rain on the 1st led to road flooding, while in Hampshire there was extensive surface water flooding following torrential downpours. Rail services in the area were badly disrupted by flooded sections of lines around Basingstoke and Winchester. Fallen
they do it? Find some examples of weather reports for hazardous weather. Can you find one that is done really well and one that is done badly? What was good or bad about them? How could they have been improved? www.youtube.com/ results?search_query= storm+weather+forecast Can you find some examples
the Irish Sea on the night of 25 October in 1859. Wind speeds in the adjoining River Mersey were higher than any previously recorded. 800 people were killed and 133 ships destroyed, with 90 more badly damaged. The most famous ship to be lost during the night was the steam clipper, Royal Charter
restrictions in coastal waters; such as in the Moray Firth and Firth of Forth during prevailing westerly wind conditions. The Pentland Firth is also resolved by multiple cells in the model, although the addition of current information would be needed in order to properly represent wave growth and dissipation
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