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influenced by the weather, particularly extreme weather events which are occurring more frequently due to climate change. Demand for clean water from households is closely linked to temperature and rainfall, with usage expected to be higher on hotter, drier days. At wastewater treatment works, storms

1,133m 18 1,195m 2,160m 25 2,245m Time steps T+1 to T+54 as stated Model run times 00UTC, 06UTC, 12UTC & 18UTC Domain Latitude: 68.00°N to 33.00°N Longitude: 14.00°W to 37.00°E Resolution 0.04° (~4km) Format GriB1 Delivery File transfer protocol (FTP) Met Office FitzRoy Road, Exeter Devon, EX1 3PB

Target Target Target Median of 9 hour TAFs Median of 24 hour TAFs Median of 30 hour TAFs 0.55 Visibility 0.50 0.45 0.40 0.35 Cloud Base 0.60 0.55 0.50 2017 2018 2019 2020 2021 2022 2023 2024 2025 Generated June 2025 for May 2025 results © Crown copyright 2025 Met Office Tel: 0370 900 0100 FitzRoy Road, Exeter Fax: 0370 900 5050 Devon EX1 3PB [email protected] United Kingdom www.metoffice.gov.uk

TAFs Visibility 0.50 0.45 0.40 0.35 Cloud Base 0.60 0.55 0.50 2017 2018 2019 2020 2021 2022 2023 2024 2025 Generated March 2025 for February 2025 results © Crown copyright 2025 Met Office Tel: 0370 900 0100 FitzRoy Road, Exeter Fax: 0370 900 5050 Devon EX1 3PB [email protected] United Kingdom www.metoffice.gov.uk

in full leaf at this time of year). A number of ‘iconic’ beach huts at Woolacombe in north Devon were washed away. Storm Francis caused further transport disruption to road and rail and further coastal flooding. Thousands of homes were without power, there were reports of fallen trees and several

second wettest May on record, and its wettest since 1967, with 121.4mm of rain. Devon also had its wettest May on record with an average of 199.3mm of rainfall topping the 169.8mm record set in May 1942. The often dull and wet conditions resulted in subdued temperatures across the board, thanks largely

unsettled feel to the weather is likely early next week, with a band of rain gradually drifting from the northwest further to the southeast. Ahead of this, we are likely to see a build of warmth and humidity once more, though not as hot as in recent days, and the small chance of some thunderstorms

. • The surface temperature is often warmer because heating the ground is more efficient than heating the air. • For example, on a warm summer’s day, a black pavement can often be too hot to walk on, yet bare skin against the air feels fine. • At night, without incoming radiation, roads lose heat quicker

for several days leading to a spell of hot weather with winds from the south or southeast. There are a number of other possible scenarios at this range, with details likely to become clearer through this week as we get nearer the event.

The map shows observed changes in hot extremes since the 1950s and examples of impactful extreme heat events with their severity / likelihood increased by anthropogenic climate change. Heavy rainfall and flooding The map shows observed changes in heavy precipitation since the 1950s. River flows