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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

expected in southern England, including Birmingham and London. Even the east coast will begin to warm as breezes ease. Northern areas, including eastern Scotland and Northern Ireland, will also see temperatures well above average. Weekend outlook: Heat persists Looking ahead to the weekend, the high

of land uses to be seen. Grey colours highlight the urban areas - London and Birmingham are most clearly visible. Upland areas in the West such as Dartmoor, Exmoor, Bodmin moor, the Brecon Beacons and Cambrian Mountains appear as a light yellow/brown, and the southern-most Snowdonia mountains appear

including Oxford, Exeter, Birmingham and UCL, will look at how stronger data pipelines and cross sector collaboration can sharpen forecasting, support operational decision-making and strengthen national resilience. Demonstrating technological leadership A key aim of the event is to bring together

of Bristol, Bristol, UK. School of Geography, Earth and Environmental Sciences, University of Birmingham, Birmingham, UK. School of GeoSciences, University of Edinburgh, Edinburgh, UK. Scripps Institution of Oceanography, La Jolla, CA, USA. Sibley School of Mechanical and Aerospace Engineering, Cornell

, and ensure vehicles were equipped for emergency situations. Birmingham Airport was also temporarily closed. Alongside the travel disruption, a number of schools were closed early and many areas experienced power cuts, villages were cut off and the NHS was reportedly inundated with people needing

and waterways. Tragically four children died when they fell through the ice of a lake near Solihull, Birmingham on 11 December. Snowfalls in Shetland resulted in disruption to power supplies with several thousand properties losing electricity supplies for several days and a major incident declared

heat island effect, which results in higher urban temperatures compared with surrounding rural areas. WHAT AFFECTS THE REGION’S WEATHER? The West Midlands includes the urban areas of Birmingham, Wolverhampton and Coventry. Here are some of the types of weather that the Midlands region experiences

island effect, which results in higher urban temperatures compared with surrounding rural areas. WHAT AFFECTS THE REGION’S WEATHER? Warwick and Southam are located within the 'Midlands' region of the UK, which includes the urban areas of Birmingham, Nottingham and Leicester. Here are some of the types

locations have gales a few times a year. Western coasts have the highest frequency of gales, especially the western isles of Scotland. On other coasts, gales are still more frequent than inland. 4 3.5 3 2.5 2 1.5 3 1 0.5 1 0 London Plymouth Birmingham Manchester 8 7 6 5 4 2 0 Lerwick Aberdeen Glasgow