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and Yorkshire, leading to heavy downpours which resulted in some surface water issues and flooded roads across parts of West Yorkshire. Dry conditions in the south of the UK, as well as strong sunshine, likely contributed to a heathland fire near Exmouth, Devon on the 20th. Higher pressure in the latter half

winds and bright spells for much of northern England, Scotland and Northern Ireland.  However, as the strong winds and rain associated with Storm Alex clear away from Britain later on Friday, another low-pressure system moves towards the UK from the east bringing further very heavy rain and strong winds

winds from the south, and may have been assisted by high pressure over the Arctic Ocean during early July, allowing more sunlight to melt the ice September ice extent is likely to be low (very likely to be between the 11th and 2nd lowest extents recorded in the satellite era). Although a new record low

to the month, temperatures dropped, with the last two weeks of April cooler than average. A high-pressure system moved over the UK on the 20th, bringing some drier weather but cool temperatures to much of the UK. By the 25th, low pressure was back, and the showers increased. The cooler second half

weather interspersed with a notable cold snap. High pressure never really gained a foothold at any time during the month, so it was no surprise that a good part of the UK experienced wetter than average conditions, most notably in a corridor from the Midlands across to the Humber where more than

on road transport • A cold spell mid-month saw disruptive snow impact the North York Moors and Yorkshire Wolds November was a typical month in many ways, with unsettled Atlantic weather interspersed with a notable cold snap. High pressure never really gained a foothold at any time during the month, so

Ahead of Monday’s warnings, Saturday will see rain accumulate in eastern parts of England, with a yellow warning in force through the day. Wet surfaces overnight in northern parts of England introduce the chance of ice forming, with a Yellow warning issued for this overnight into Sunday morning

maintenance fleets out across the network to treat road surfaces. We ask motorists to give the gritters some space to permit them to do their job. “Motorists can use the Traffic Scotland mobile website - my.trafficscotland.org - to get the latest information, as well as check the @trafficscotland Twitter feed

December 2018: Satellite image of spiral shaped cloud 07 December 2018 High resolution data from the Moderate-resolution Imaging Spectro-radiometer (MODIS) on board NASA's Aqua satellite shows this low-pressure system centred off the North coast of Scotland on 7th December. The anti-clockwise swirl

as well as wintry showers, especially in northern regions. From the 4th to the 6th a low pressure system brought extensive rain, freezing rain, sleet and snow to the UK, with large amounts of snowfall in northern England and southern Scotland while central England and Wales saw predominantly rain. High