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of 2024: Multiple records broken in a year of mixed weather Author: Press Office 23 December 2024 This year the UK saw records broken in almost every season, plenty of named storms, an abundance of weather warnings, and a rare night-sky phenomenon. Here’s a recap of 2024. The UK’s highly variable

The start of 2018 will continue to be unsettled with low-pressure systems moving across the UK from the Atlantic, bringing frequently wet and windy weather to the UK.

The fifth named storm of the season – Storm Eleanor – is forecast to bring gusts of up to 90 mph to parts of the UK tonight (Tuesday) and tomorrow. Andy Page, Met Office Chief Forecaster, said: “The unsettled theme lingers throughout this week, with further spells of rain moving across the UK from

in southern England by the end of the day. Lilian is the twelfth named storm of this storm naming season, which runs from September through to the following September. This is the furthest through the list of names the Western European storm naming group has got since storm naming was introduced in 2015

) and Special Report on the Ocean and Cryosphere in a Changing Climate (SROCC) as one of the most important risks facing coastal nations and communities. The lowlying islands and densely populated coastal areas of South Asia are vulnerable to the impacts of sea level rise, such as coastal erosion

Cold air and longer nights have brought some chilly starts over the past week, with the first frosts and snowfall of the season bringing a rather abrupt end to the summer heat. Further cold nights are expected, particularly over the weekend and into that start of next week, with some hills snow

to make best use of seasonal forecasts available to make a consensus forecast for the wet season in their region. Regular forecasts are provided for locations of special interest where the impact of seasonal droughts and floods is high. This includes prediction of Sahel, Soudan and Guinea Coast rainfall

is notable not just for this season, but in the context of Atlantic hurricane history. It is the third category 5 hurricane of the current season, following Erin and Humberto. The last time the Atlantic saw three category 5 hurricanes in a single season was in 2005, a year that remains etched

level rise is accelerating: UK sea levels have risen 19.5cm since 1901 with the last three years the three highest on record for annual mean sea level. Winters are getting wetter: October 2023 to March 2024 was the wettest winter half-year on record. In a series from 1767, six of the ten wettest

seen temperatures close to average overall, with both March and April providing a warm start to the season. The weather has been settled, with high pressure dominant for most of both months. March began with temperatures below average, but warm spells later in the month raised the mean temperature

: “The Easter period will bring a variety of weather with a fair amount of sunshine, especially in the west. Cold winds and showers are more likely in the east, with cloudy and wet conditions in the south. Snow will affect some of us on Monday, enough to cause disruption to travel plans as people return from