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to the east – for example at Swanage (Dorset). There were temporary power cuts in several areas, including the Isle of Wight, Portsmouth, Southampton, Devon, Cornwall, towns east of Reading and parts of west London. However, although storm Alex and subsequent fronts brought widespread heavy rain, flooding

. The previous record had stood for over 100 years at 959.7hPa recorded in Teignmouth (Devon) on 5 November 1916. In Wales a pressure of 958.5hPa at St Athan (Vale of Glamorgan) also set a new Welsh November low pressure record, previously 962.7hPa at Milford Haven (Pembrokeshire) on 8 November 2010. The chart

digital observations record: Valley, Gwynedd: 14.1°C on 6 November, surpassing the previous 13.6°C from 2022, with 94 years of records. Chivenor, Devon: 14.8°C on 5 November, beating the old record of 14.1°C from 1996. Culdrose, Cornwall: 13.8°C on 5 November, exceeding the previous 13.6°C set in 2010

to a slightly lesser extent. Low pressure systems mostly dominated the weather, with any brief spells of high pressure bringing settled weather generally short-lived in nature. Summer warmth was mostly confined to southern and eastern areas, with only one really hot day on 10th when temperatures reached

from the 23rd to 29th, but a brief hot southerly incursion on the 30th and 31st brought unusually high temperatures to many parts of the UK, locally reaching 37.8 °C (100 °F) in the southeast. The provisional UK mean temperature was 14.3 °C, which is 0.8 °C below the 1981-2010 longterm average

and with further rain on Saturday. Minor surface water flooding is likely across parts of Somerset, Devon and Dorset on Saturday, with further minor impacts also possible elsewhere. “We advise people to stay away from swollen rivers and urge people not to drive through flood water as just 30cm of flowing water

to familiarise yourself with the platform before the March 2026 migration. Met Office FitzRoy Road Exeter Devon EX1 3PB United Kingdom © Crown copyright 2025, Met Office Page 3 of 3

Variable number of sightings, with a high of 15 in 2016. Other red list species are Red Kite, Fieldfare, Linnet and Song Thrush - which are also Devon and National BAP species. Other amber list species are Green Woodpecker, Swallow, and Grey Wagtail. Number of birds sighted 180 160 140 120 100 80 60

and a PhD from London University and was awarded a CBE for his services to the Energy Sector. Andy lives on a North Devon coastal farm, where he and his wife are enhancing the biodiversity. When not working, he enjoys surfing and spending time in nature with friends and family.

, in the Southeast we might squeak up to the 20s but feeling a bit warmer because those winds will be lighter. “Don't get used to that however because the cloud already thickening by the end of Tuesday afternoon coming in from the southwest another area of low pressure another zone of wet weather that'll make its presence felt in South Wales, Devon, and Cornwall through the evening. That rain eventually spreading up towards Northern Ireland.”