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across much of northern Africa, particularly close to the Mediterranean coastline, and some tropical regions of the continent. For East Africa regions already experiencing multi-season drought this is likely to further exacerbate conditions. It is likely to be colder than normal across the central

: During April, wet conditions were experienced across parts of Mozambique, Tanzania and Kenya, whilst Somalia was very dry. During May, rainfall was near normal across East Africa, except for Uganda and around Lake Victoria, where conditions were very wet. Nigeria was very dry in May. In June, parts

, reaches 519 metres at its highest point. It lies in the counties of Devon and Somerset. To the east of Exmoor are the low lying Somerset Levels. This is an area similar to the Fens, which lies just above sea level and in the past was subject to flooding. To the south of Bristol lie the Mendip Hills

Although the story of the weather this month has been the prolonged high temperatures, particularly in the South East of England, in fact for the UK as a whole, provisional temperature data tell us this July is only the third warm

, with the all-time record average daily max of 21.8 °C reached in 2013. However, it has been a record breaking month for the south east of England with the average daily maximum temperature reaching 26.2 °C, the highest July for the region – just exceeding 2006’s previous record of 26.1 degrees. Table

the hottest days of the year in late June and early July were enough to ensure the full summer mean temperatures will be slightly warmer than average. June was in fact the fifth warmest in records dating back to 1910. The UK as a whole has been 0.41°C above the long-term average. East Anglia has

are expected during the day, although grey and dull conditions may persist along the immediate coast. Temperatures will be cooler in the east, near average to cool, with a fresher northerly to northeasterly wind along the coasts. The risk of showers will be mainly confined to Devon and Cornwall

warning for ice is in place across parts of southern Scotland and Northern England from 5am to 12pm.  As the day progresses, these wintry conditions will move east-southeast, impacting most parts of the country. While most of the snow will be confined to the highest ground outside Scotland, there remains

will move from west to east over much of England and Wales on Thursday morning, with 30-40mm of rain possible in northern parts of England and Wales, with around 10mm likely more widely. This will clear out to the east later in the day, leaving behind showers and sunny spells in the afternoon. Alex

the South East and East Anglia. If East Anglia’s daily maximum temperature remains at its current level of 25.2 °C it would easily be the hottest on record, beating 1997’s 25.1 °C. However, on the mean temperature measure it is currently – at 19.4 °C - some way off the 19.9 °C set in 1997. Summer 2018

in the night, some rain is expected to spread into Northern Ireland. Temperatures will remain warm in the east, while cooler conditions will develop across Northern Ireland and western Britain. Outlook for Sunday Sunday will be a generally cloudier day, particularly across northern and northwestern areas