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Event Date Highest recorded temperature in United Kingdom 19 July 2022 Storm Dennis 15-16 February 2020 Beast from the East February/March 2018 Widespread flooding in NW England and SW Scotland 4-6 December 2015 Snow and low temperatures across the United Kingdom November/December 2010 Heavy

are not yet well quantified and there is currently low confidence in region-specific projections of frequency and intensity. Having said that there is medium confidence that precipitation will be more extreme near the centres of tropical cyclones making landfall in North and Central America; East

. There could be continued travel disruption across northern trans-Pennine routes and the higher roads across the Southern Uplands and Grampians. “Meanwhile, a period of heavy rain overnight into early Wednesday will result in rapid thawing of snow in places, particularly north east England, which

As we move through the weekend, mild southerly winds will be replaced by colder easterly winds from Europe, as high pressure becomes established to the north east of the UK.  Will Lang, Chief Meteorologist at the Met Office, said: “Temperatures so far this month have been very mild, with some

spilling east across the UK.” Temperatures this week are likely peak at around 24°C or 25°C on Thursday and Friday in the south, though more subdued in the northwest, with the influence of cloud and showers at times more likely. Further ahead The weekend’s weather is expected to start with largely cloudy

, it began as a joint project between the Met Office and the Universities of Cambridge and Leeds. Since then, contributions to UKCA are also being provided by work at the Universities of Oxford, Reading, East Anglia and Lancaster. For further information on UKCA, see UKCA hosted by the University

Much of the UK has had settled weather in recent days, with warmer air also moving in from the south and southwest. Met Office Chief Meteorologist Jason Kelly explained: “High pressure to the east of the UK is helping to draw warmer air north across the country, resulting in temperatures well above

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Building bridges in East Africa As more and more people live in settlements that are particularly vulnerable to extreme weather, one project in East Africa funded by WISER aims to mitigate the danger by working closely with communities. Across the world, urban areas are growing at an exponential