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, but not exceptional, autumn storm for the UK, but as the fourth named storm of the 2023-2024 storm season, contributed to a generally wet, stormy and unsettled spell of weather affecting the UK through the autumn. Impacts The worst weather impacts from storm Debi were across the Republic of Ireland where

Storm Jorge Storm Jorge was the fifth named storm of the 2019/2010 season. Jorge was named by the Spanish meteorological service and brought strong winds and heavy rain across the UK from 28 February to 1 March. Impacts Weather impacts from storm Jorge were in general less severe than from storms

spells of fine weather. With the contrast in rainfall between these two months, total rainfall amounts for the season to date have been unexceptional. Sunshine has also shown a contrast, being rather more than normal in September, but well below average for most areas during October. In September

However, one temperature record can’t tell the full story of a season overall. So how did Summer 2019 compare with previous summers? Tim Legg, of the Met Office’s National Climate Information Centre, provides more detail. He said: “Overall Summer 2019 was the twelfth warmest on record since 1910

A succession of weather fronts and low-pressure will see wet and windy weather dominate the UK this week.

and low-pressure will see wet and windy weather dominate the UK this week. Some of these bands of rain will be heavy and may bring some impacts to travel and possible flooding in places. A number of National Severe Weather warnings are in place, so stay up to date with the latest weather warnings

, thanks to unusually warm summer and autumn seasons, including its highest temperature on record, set during July. North-western parts of the UK have seen sunshine statistics well above average, and rainfall well below average. Regional variation Mike Kendon is from the Met Office National Climate

that for short-duration rainfall events, a shift to more intense individual storms and fewer weak storms is likely as temperatures increase. Over most of the mid-latitude land-masses and over wet tropical regions, extreme rainfall events will very likely be more intense and more frequent in a warmer world

% wetter than the 1961–1990 baseline. Extreme rainfall events are becoming more common, contributing to record-breaking wet seasons like the winter of 2023–2024, which brought severe flooding to major river catchments. Sea levels around the UK have risen nearly 20 cm since 1900, with the pace accelerating

for the season. England, however, has seen the most rainfall compared to average, with 300.3mm, which is 20% above its average. Scotland on the other hand, has seen a drier than average Autumn, with 284.0mm, 38% less than its average. Autumn started off wet, with a succession of low-pressure systems

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