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Seasonal Assessment – Summer 2023 The following represents a provisional assessment of the weather experienced across the UK during summer 2023 (June, July and August) and how it compares with the 1991 to 2020 average. Overall, this was a warm and rather wet summer. The lion's share of fine weather

so far has been warmer than average, with mean temperatures more than 1.5 °C above normal over the majority of the UK. There have been few cold days so far this autumn, and frosts have been few. Much of the country has been rather wetter than average, though some places have been slightly drier

. The winter so far has been slightly colder than average, with an 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

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. November was a wet month, with a few places having double the average

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

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

. The winter so far has been milder than average, with a mixture of settled spells and wetter weather. December began rather unsettled and cold, a period which included Storm Barra, then after a quieter spell it became unsettled again for Christmas week and the first ten days of January. The last day of 2021

above normal over parts of western Scotland but barely above average in southern and south-eastern counties of England. The south-east of England, as well as being coolest relative to average, was particularly wet, with almost double the average rainfall in a few places, though Wales, northern England