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Storm Aiden Met Éireann, the national weather service in Ireland, named Storm Aiden on Friday due to strong winds and heavy rain.  Storm Aiden will then track north-eastwards transferring wet and windy weather to the UK later on Friday and Saturday, for which the Met Office has issued several wind

average. So far, the winter has been milder than average overall, but very variable with cold, wintry spells in early December and mid-January contrasting with much milder, wetter, unsettled and occasionally stormy weather at other times. December began in a cold snap, with some very hard frosts (-4.7°C

. December began wet and windy with Storm Darragh (6-8th Dec) bringing heavy rain and severe gales, especially in coastal areas of Wales and southwest England. Following the storm, high pressure brought calmer and colder conditions, particularly in Scotland where frost and freezing fog occurred, before

Met Office weather warnings have been issued for Saturday, with unseasonably wet and windy conditions on the way.

some potentially disruptive weather on the way on Saturday as a deep area of low pressure for the time of year moves from west to east across central areas of the UK. Although it’ll be a wet day for many, Northern Ireland is likely to see the highest totals, with a chance of 40-60mm of rain falling

It’s a forecast of transition according to the Met Office’s 10-Day Trend as the weather moves from wet, windy and mild to colder weather with a chance of wintry showers.

Wet and windy conditions will continue to dominate as we head towards the weekend, thanks largely to the position of the jet stream.   Speaking in the Met Office 10-Day Trend, Meteorologist and Presenter Aidan McGivern said: “The jet stream is approaching the UK from the west and sending us further

does Autumn start? Defining seasons Author: Press Office 20 September 2012 Seasons are fundamental to how we understand the UK climate and the environment around us, but how do we define when they start and end? In meteorological terms, it’s fairly simple – each season is a three month period. So

. Christmas weather Through the weekend a band of rain sinks south, initially with colder, showery conditions to the north and milder, wetter conditions to the south. As this clears south, a ridge of high pressure is likely to briefly build from the south-west. Wintry showers continue to feed in across

a continued wet and windy theme for many through the weekend.   “The south will see wet and windy conditions on Saturday, before areas to the north and west, including Northern Ireland, see some more potentially disruptive conditions on Sunday. Weather warnings have been issued but should be checked

Further wet and windy weather is in the forecast this weekend, with some thundery downpours possible at times.

will be responsible for a fairly wet day for many on Saturday, with windy conditions likely for those further south and west. Speaking in the Met Office’s Weekend Weather forecast, Presenter and Meteorologist Aidan McGivern said: “An area of low pressure is being deepened by the jet stream and that will bring