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average, but this disguises the alternation between cold, settled spells and milder, wetter weather. The first half of December was fine and settled but increasingly cold, with Braemar (Aberdeenshire) recording a low of -17.3 °C on the 13th, followed by a rapid transition to an unsettled westerly regime

of colder weather. It was provisionally the third warmest autumn for the UK in a series from 1884. Most areas had a rather dry autumn, despite October being rather wet, with November being much drier than average in southern areas of the UK. Sunshine was above average for eastern England, though

areas, with only a few western counties exceeding the average, giving a UK-wide figure of 76% of average. July was notably dry in many areas, with the south-eastern half of England particularly arid; the far north-west of Scotland was slightly wetter than average, and the UK has 56% of average

1.7 °C below average, making it the coldest April since 1989. March rainfall totals were rather below average in most areas, despite wet and unsettled spells between 9th and 14th and between 23rd and 30th; overall the UK had 89% of average rainfall. April was predominantly dry, though with rainfall

As the Premier League season draws to a dramatic close on Sunday, fans heading to stadiums across the UK can expect a day of varied weather.

, while the weather won’t be a complete washout, fans attending the final fixtures of the season should come prepared for changeable conditions, waterproofs and layers are advisable. READ MORE: Met Office weekend weather forecast for May 24-25 Met Office presenter and meteorologist, Alex Deakin, said

at times, but any settled spells of weather have been short-lived, with only parts of north-west Scotland having been drier than average, and many parts of southern England have been quite wet over the spring so far. Temperatures in March averaged out to near normal, though northern Scotland

figure of 111% of average. October was slightly drier than average along eastern coasts, but most other areas were wetter than average, especially south-west Scotland and Northern Ireland, and the UK had 115% of average rainfall. September saw a modest shortfall in sunshine, with the exception

and eastern areas, with only a few western counties exceeding the average, giving a UK-wide figure of 76% of average. July was notably dry in many areas; some locations in the south-east had very little rain all month, whereas the far north-west of Scotland was slightly wetter than average