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What’s in store this winter? Responding to the headlines
It seems that it is the time of year for colourful headlines about an impending big freeze. We had them at this time last year, which prompted our Chief Executive to write an opinion piece in The...
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Last night’s coldest temperatures
As the recent cold spell continues, last night saw some cold temperatures across the UK with widespread frost across parts of the country, with the coldest place being Shap, Cumbria where it fell to...
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Cold weather continues across the UK
The drier, colder and frosty weather currently affecting the UK has given some significant relief to those who have been hit by the heavy rain and floods over the last week or so. However, cold...
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How the ‘pest from the west’ will beat the ‘Beast from the East’
There was much talk at the end of last week about the ‘Beast from the East’ being set to bring some cold and wintry conditions to the UK this week. However, the balance in the atmosphere has changed...
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Overnight lows and the latest snow depths
As forecast temperatures fell well below zero across the UK last night and the heaviest of the snow started to ease in most areas. The lowest temperature recorded at a Met Office observing station was...
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Top ten romantic weather phenomena
With Valentine’s day this week, we’ve complied the top ten romantic or magical weather conditions. 1. Diamond dust - Diamond dust consists of extremely small ice crystals, usually formed at...
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It’s cold but why is there no frost?
There’s no denying that we have seen some cold weather this winter with plenty of frost, ice and in many cases, snow. However, the last week has been cold – arguably perhaps feeling colder than any...
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Spring swing brings colder weather and snow
We’ve had some very mild conditions this week with welcome sunshine pushing temperatures into the high teens. However, in a classic spring swing, colder weather is on the way as we head into the...
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March – a month of weather contrasts
Winter seems to have hung on for quite some time this year with low temperatures, frost, ice and snow affecting many areas into late March. This isn’t altogether unusual as we are more likely to see...
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Met Office figures show we are on course for coldest March in over 50 years
This March is set to be the coldest since 1962 in the UK in the national record dating back to 1910, according to provisional Met Office statistics. From 1 to 26 March the UK mean temperature was 2.5...
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Lowest temperatures 10 October
Last night saw the first widespread cold night of the season. Here are the lowest temperatures from around the UK: ENGLAND SITE NAME AREA MIN TEMPERATURE (°C) Bridgefoot CUMBRIA 1.5...
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Winter Forecasting – Responding to the headlines
Once again it is the season for speculation and big headlines regarding what the weather will do over the winter period. The front page of the Daily Express today claims: ‘Worst winter for decades:...
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Dreaming of a White Christmas?
Summit of An Socach, the Cairngorms, Scotland. UPDATED FRIDAY 19th DECEMBER With less than a week to go before Christmas Day, we are going to look at the likelihood of a white Christmas – will we be...
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Warm, dry, sunny start to October
The first half of October has been dominated by high pressure, giving a warm, dry, sunny start to October across the UK. The month started with some weather fronts crossing the UK bringing rain in...
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What are the prospects for the weather in the coming winter?
Anyone who has read the newspapers lately can’t have failed to notice this winter’s weather is in the headlines. Justification for claims of a ‘big freeze’ has come from sources as diverse as the...
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Turning colder for this weekend
Cold weather is expected this weekend courtesy of an arctic maritime airmass spreading across the country from the north. Everyone will notice a change in the weather after the second mildest start to...
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Brief cold snap this weekend
It will turn cold as we head into the weekend, courtesy of an arctic maritime airmass spreading across the country from the north. Yellow ‘be aware’ National Severe Weather Warnings have been issued...
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Warm November on course to equal record in England
UPDATE – 3 December 2015 – Provisonal full month stats show that November 2015 was the dullest on record Early provisional statistics* (1- 25 November) show November has been notable for its mild...
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Mild start to December
Looking at figures dating back to 1960 this has been the mildest start to December for Wales (8.7C), south west England (9.8C) and south east England (10C), and the 4th warmest for the UK as a whole...
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Snow for parts of the UK
UPDATED 17/02/2016 A frontal system interacting with cold air across the UK will bring a risk of wintry weather further south over the next 24 hours or so, with rain, sleet and snow in the forecast for...
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