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, locally heavy at times, but clearing from the south-west by teatime. Early rain cleared the south-east on the 3rd to leave a brighter day for most of the country, but showers in western areas spread their influence eastwards through the day to affect all parts, some becoming heavy and thundery

the south, with blustery showers in many places, heaviest over the north-west, and persistent rain reached the south-west in the evening. The 4th was a wet day but the rain cleared from the south-west, and it was windy on eastern coasts. Central and southern parts were wet on the 5th, the north drier

weeks of the month saw a steady stream of Atlantic weather features affecting the UK. The tone was set on the very first day of the month when heavy rain affected western Scotland and the A83 in Argyll was reported closed due to a landslide. The initial diversionary route then also fell victim

Tropical Maritime air to the UK. A series of Atlantic lows in the run-up to Christmas brought sustained wet weather to the west and north, including storm Eva on Christmas Eve. A further set of fronts on Boxing Day brought prolonged heavy rainfall across northern Britain, resulting in extensive

Copyright 2022, Met Office Exploring careers at the Met Office Career backstory cards Sophie Field Services Engineer What does a day in your job look like? My day can vary a lot depending on whether I’m working in the field (that means somewhere away from the office) or in the office. In the office

temperature range and why it changes as we move into spring Author: Met Office 5 March 2026 Understanding how temperatures rise and fall through the day is an important part of how we describe and forecast weather. One useful measure of this daily rhythm is known as the diurnal temperature range (DTR

A number of new clouds have been named as World Meteorological Day is marked around the globe.

feature is Asperitas, which are well defined wave-like structures in the underside of clouds. Met Office Chief Executive Rob Varley said: “World Meteorological Day provides a fantastic opportunity for everyone to appreciate the importance and value that the weather can bring to the globe. Clouds

by both day and by night for all. The Foehn effect could result in particularly mild conditions for areas such as east Scotland. “It looks like this pattern will last into the first half of next week meaning the mild conditions will continue with some outbreaks of rain likely at times, mostly across

unless otherwise stated. Weather impacts � Various impacts from the often unseasonably wet and windy weather – mostly flood-related. With barely a dry day nation-wide, windy conditions and often rather low temperatures, there were various weather impacts through the month. On the 6th, the Tiree music

trees affected road travel in Hampshire, and there were reports of stranded cars in Surrey after surface water flooding. A short hot spell in southern and southeastern England on the 11th and 12th led to the hottest day of the year so far (34.8°C reported in Cambridgeshire), but the transition back