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there is a risk of thundery showers developing in the southeast. Elsewhere, Scotland and Northern Ireland can expect sunshine and showers, with the potential for these to merge into a longer spell of rain in the far north later in the day. It will be windy at times, particularly across some southern and western

varying notably between regions. Northern Ireland and north-western Scotland can expect sunny spells interspersed with showers throughout the day. Early cloud and rain affecting eastern and southern Scotland, northern England and Wales will gradually clear, giving way to drier and brighter conditions

After the UK recorded its warmest day of the year so far last week – reaching  20.9°C in Wales on Wednesday – temperatures will fall this week, bringing the risk of frost and ice for some. Met Office Deputy Chief Forecaster Steven Keates said: “After a spell of mild and brighter weather, the UK

elements - temperature, sunshine, rainfall, snowfall and wind. Variable weather in the UK The UK is well known for the variability of its weather - from day to day, season to season, year to year and place to place. Its position in the mid-latitude westerly wind belt on the edge of the Atlantic Ocean

Speaking in the Met Office 10 Day Trend, Presenter and Meteorologist Alex Deakin said: “Low-pressure is going to dominate things for the next ten days, bringing spells of wet and windy weather and also some quite high temperatures.”  Low-pressure is currently positioned far to the southwest

will be responsible for a fairly wet day for many on Saturday, with windy conditions likely for those further south and west. Speaking in the Met Office’s Weekend Weather forecast, Presenter and Meteorologist Aidan McGivern said: “An area of low pressure is being deepened by the jet stream and that will bring

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by the length of day and by cloudiness. The day is shortest in December and longest in June and so in general December is the dullest month and May, June or July the sunniest. Sunshine duration decreases with increasing altitude, increasing latitude and distance from the coast. Industrial pollution and smoke

records are held by stations in Eastern England. The highest known temperature recorded in the area was 37.3 °C at Cavendish on 10 August 2003 and 36.9 °C was recorded that day at Cambridge Botanic Garden and 36.5 °C there on 3 August 1990. The highest UK temperature stands at 38.5 °C at Faversham

taking part in outdoor activities. Issued every day before 6pm, covering the next two days and a brief outlook for the following 3 days. Met Office website UK Map images Extracted map images from the global model. For temperature at surface, precipitation rate, cloud cover and pressure reduced