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on the coast, with the highest values on the coast of County Down. The coldest nights are those on which there is a covering of snow on the ground; the lowest temperatures occur away from the moderating influence of the sea, on the floors of inland valleys into which cold air can drain. It was under

areas were wet and windy on the 10th, with bands of rain, heaviest and most persistent in the north, mainly clearing eastwards by late afternoon, and isolated gales developing in exposed parts. Rain across many parts during the morning of the 11th cleared away eastwards, but blustery showers

parts of the north-west saw some showers, these tending to die away during the afternoon. The 18th was mostly fine in the south-east, but cloudier elsewhere with patchy rain and drizzle, and some hill fog in the south. Fog patches in the south-west early on the 19th were slow to clear in places

the main centre of high pressure had slipped away into continental Europe, with winds turning southerly and warmer air returning northwards. A brief unsettled interlude on the weekend of the 22nd/23rd saw the first convective outbreak of the spring with some heavy and thundery downpours breaking out

. As it moved southeast into the continent, storm Alex brought extreme flooding to parts of south-east France and north-west Italy, with dozens of houses destroyed, roads washed away, and several fatalities reported. As much as 500 mm of rain fell in the worst affected parts of the Alpes-Maritimes department

except in eastern England, but mean minimum temperatures were widely around 3 °C below average away from westernmost coastal counties. The number of days of air frost across the UK was the highest in a series since 1960. Many areas were very dry, with only parts of Wiltshire and northern Scotland

was considered the most severe storm to hit the Irish Sea in the 19th century. The storm depression was first noted in the Bay of Biscay near Cape Finisterre on 24–25 October and the centre progressed northwards over Britain from Cornwall to the Yorkshire coast. The strongest winds in the system developed

an overall figure of 118%. 1st to 8th Showers developed widely through the morning of the 1st away from the south-west, dying away during the afternoon, leaving just a few over the north-west by evening. The 2nd started fine, cloud increasing in many places from late morning with showers developing

where they locally turned thundery. The 26th was a wet day with rain spreading from the west to affect all parts by lunchtime, easing off by evening. The rain had cleared away eastwards by the 27th, which was a mostly cloudy day with isolated showers. The 28th was dry for most under a ridge of high

will move southwards, helping to push the low pressure away and allowing high pressure to build more widely from the north. This will lead to a gradual clearance of cloud and the arrival of sunnier skies, particularly across northern and eastern parts of the UK on Wednesday. Despite the improved brightness