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• Highest Wind Speed 13 February 1989

  sunshine, but showers as well, reached all parts by early evening. In the north there were heavy showers with hail and thunder with snow over the Scottish mountains. Temperatures were well above average again everywhere but most places had a very windy day with gales or severe gales even storm force

• Glasgow Storm 15 January 1968

  central and western Scotland during the early hours. By dawn much of the persistent rain across southern areas had cleared away south-eastwards to leave behind a scattering of showers, some of which were on the heavy side with hail and thunder especially across western Scotland. Showers continued

• Amber rain warning issued

  as well as the northeast of Northern Ireland. A thunderstorm warning has also been issued for the south coast of England.While many places will remain dry, scattered showers are expected to develop through Wednesday.  Where these do develop, they are likely to be heavy at times, with a risk of hail

• Wet and windy picture continues

  there is a chance of impacts both from rainfall and strong winds. Persistent rain feeding into eastern part of northern England in particular, sees the risk of some surface water flooding. There is also the potential for some heavy and thundery showers, which could be slow moving in places with a risk of hail

• Mixed weather to come

  . These showers will be heavy and thundery in places, and could be accompanied by hail, all of which could again adversely affect driving conditions. Sunday looks better for many with sunny spells and patchy cloud away from Western Scotland and Northern Ireland. Here there will be steadily increasing cloud

• flooding-in-north-cornwall---16-august-2004---met-office.pdf

  gauge). Radar imagery The animation below uses 15-minute data between 1030 GMT and 1930 GMT. The images are composites, based on a mixture of the best resolutions available. Please note: The empirical relationship between radar reflectivity and rainfall rate is fixed whereas in reality this is highly dependent on precipitation type and is very different for rain and hail. Last updated: 18 August 2015 © Crown Copyright

• UK heading for days of thunder

  A number of Yellow thunderstorm warnings have been issued for the UK, highlighting the potential for frequent lightning, large hail and flash flooding impacts from the intense rainfall which could see values of at least 50mm in a two or three-hour period in a few places. Dan Suri is the Met

• Unsettled conditions continue with strong winds in the north

  should soon clear, leading into a weekend of sunshine and showers, some of which could be heavy with a risk of hail or thunder. Some more persistent rain is possible at times in northern Scotland, while southwest Britain is likely to remain the driest overall. Most areas will feel breezy

• Weather warnings in place for unsettled weekend

   strong, gusty winds. There’s also a risk of large hail falling in a few locations and where heavy downpours occur, up to 35 mm could fall within an hour, bringing a possible risk of flooding.   The second yellow weather warning for thunderstorms shifts the focus away from the far southwest but still

• Fresher weather on the way for all

  is quite likely, and for a few unlucky spots, large hail, flash flooding and strong gusty winds, all leading to difficult driving conditions.” The thundery showers will clear overnight before fresher air, already over Scotland and Northern Ireland, gradually replaces the hot air in the southeast