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and thunderstorms caused some impacts during the last week of May. At the start of the week some roads became flooded around Birmingham, and one lane on the M25 was closed due to flooding at junction 6. On the 26th, flooding occurred on the M5 southbound near Halesowen with the whole motorway shut between

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

reports of road and surface water flooding around Birmingham and in Matlock, Derbyshire with a number of properties suffering surface water ingress. The 9th saw further thunderstorm activity across Northern Ireland with reports of lightning damage to rail signalling in the evening, whilst in central

how much skill was added by the meteorologists for each forecast category and for each airport. Airports used in verification ICAO Name Duration Region EGBB Birmingham 24 hr South EGCN Doncaster Sheffield 24 hr South EGGD Bristol 24 hr South EGGW London Luton 24 hr South EGFF Cardiff 24 hr South

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

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

, with highs of 30–32°C 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

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 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