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and play.  Ed Borlase is a Bronze level Glider operator in Devon, and part of Dartmoor Gliding Society. He tells us the crucial role the weather, weather forecasts and data play in being able to fly safely. Photographer James Hines explains how using our forecasts helps him locate the best time

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across parts of southeast Wales and parts of Devon and Cornwall too. We have Met Office yellow warnings in place. “There'll be a bit of that rain getting to eastern England, but again, much of East Anglia and the southeast staying dry and largely dry conditions for a good part of Scotland and Northern

just see a more persistent band of ranges pushing through for a short time. Showers also across the southwest of England. these potentially heavy for Devon and Cornwall and maybe just fringing into the very far south of Wales as well. Perhaps the odd rumble of thunder once again, but skies

above their respective long-term averages. Wales had its second dullest March on record in a series which goes back to 1910. Only 1936 had a duller March than the 64.3 hours of sunshine seen in 2023 for the area. Several counties, including Devon, Somerset, Hampshire and Wiltshire had their dullest

previous record of 425.2mm also set in 2000. The location with the highest total through the Autumn was Holne on the southern edge of Dartmoor in Devon with 899mm. The driest spot was Shoeburyness in Essex with 148mm. Conversely, northern and western Scotland have been much drier than average, with our

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. Botswana country profile Summary of climate analysis relevant to Botswana Botswana experiences a semi-arid climate in the north and east and a hot desert climate in the southwest. Important rivers include the Okavango in the north and the Limpopo in the southeast. Population densities are generally

, with local hail and thunder across south and southeast England. It was a windy day with gales in places. Maximum gusts included 69 knots at the Isle of Portland (Dorset), 67 knots at Alderney (Channel Islands), 63 knots at Brixham (Devon) and 62 knots at Guernsey airport (Channel Islands

in and around Kingsbridge, south Devon as a band of locally torrential thundery rain moved through during the morning. The weekend of the 18th/19th saw further thundery activity across parts of southern and eastern England as a cold front displaced an incursion of very warm air. Lightning strikes