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We often think of this old piece of weather lore during the spring months in the UK, but is there any truth in it? What are showers? Showers are sporadic bursts of rain coming from individual cumulus clouds. When the clouds have enough energy to grow big enough, they become cumulonimbus clouds

very heavily in short bursts, so despite being the wettest month, there are still plenty of warm, dry days to enjoy. Tenerife weather in February Warm sunny days are the default even in February at Tenerife, with temperatures reaching 21.4°C. There are quite large regional variations - low lying

fairly windy conditions in the west, with gusts in places up to perhaps 60mph in the lee of high ground. Showers will be heaviest in the west with the chance of some thundery bursts, while rain will be more persistent in the north, where temperatures will also remain somewhat lower. Where the southeast

1. Phantom rain Under certain conditions, rain can fall from the sky without ever reaching the ground. It happens when rain falling from a cloud evaporates or sublimes as it approaches the earth's surface. This creates what is known as Virga clouds, a tail or wisp extending from a cloud

Monday 18 July 1955 (Record 24 hour Rainfall (0900-0900) in the United Kingdom) Weather chart for 1200 UTC on 18 July 1955 General summary Scotland and Northern Ireland, apart from misty low cloud and outbreaks of drizzle down the east coast, had a fine day with good spells of sunshine especially

to thaw rapidly. This created a serious problem. The ground was still frozen solid due to the weeks of cold weather, leaving the melting snow with nowhere to go. As the warmer weather moved across the UK, the melt-water poured into rivers and caused many to burst their banks. Flooding problems began

An initial burst of warm weather being drawn northwards from France on Wednesday will mean there is a chance temperatures could reach 28°C in the London area. A cold front will bring cooler conditions for Thursday and Friday before air with origins over the tropical Atlantic brings a return of warm

temperatures drop – such as getting your boiler serviced and insulating exposed pipes to help prevent them from freezing and bursting. I always keep an eye on the weather forecast, as that can help indicate what sort of week I will have, particularly if temperatures drop below freezing.  Luckily it has

. Met Office Chief Meteorologist Matthew Lehnert said: “An area of rain is expected to move into southwest England early on Saturday, moving northeast through the day with some heavy bursts at times. This is likely to bring some rain to London from mid-morning. Further north in Scotland, northern

Met Office Deputy Chief Meteorologist, Tony Wardle said: “There’ll be some dry and sunny weather in the forecast for Friday and Saturday, with temperatures reaching into the low 20s Celsius for many across central and southern parts of the UK.  Not everywhere will be dry and warm though, with cloud