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a big impact on UK weather, particularly by determining the position of the North Atlantic Storm track in winter. For example, read about the influence of the jet stream on the unusually wet October 2019 (https://blog.metoffice.gov. uk/2019/11/04/the-jet-stream-casts-its-shadow-over-the-uk

Catherine’s Point (Isle of Wight) recorded 953.6hPa, England’s lowest November pressure on record. Ciarán also brought further significant and unwelcome heavy rainfall on top of persistent wet weather through much of October. Impacts The worst of the impacts from storm Ciarán occurred across

there is, as always, a great deal of media and public speculation about what weather we might have in store for the festive season as well as the rest of winter. Starting with Christmas and the all-important question of whether it will be a white or not. Wintry showers are expected in the north which

Weather warnings have been issued by the Met Office with wet and windy weather to continue over the next few days.

in from the west, bringing further wet and windy weather. It will feel rather cold, with parts of Northern Ireland, Wales and western and southern England seeing a frost on Saturday morning.  Sunday could see rain linger again across the northeast of the UK, with sunny spells and blustery, heavy shower

chance of milder, wetter winters and hotter, drier summers along with an increase in the frequency and intensity of extremes. By the end of the 21st century, all areas of the UK are projected to be warmer, more so in summer than in winter. The figure shows regional projections for lowest, central

, and recent studies in Europe have found that some pollen types are increasing in severity, season duration and seeing an earlier onset as a result of climate change.    Pollen is made up of tiny particles which are released by plants and trees as part of their reproductive cycle. When inhaled, pollen

). A target could be to have information available ahead of the 2019 rainy season. 2) Risk of extreme years within the 2-5 year period. A small amount of additional diagnostic work could provide supporting diagnostic information on the risk of very dry / very wet years within a 2-5 year period, based

an increase. In the future, we project that the UK will see: Warmer and wetter winters Hotter and drier summers More frequent and intense weather extremes Changes to the global climate and weather events Changes in intensity or frequency so far Is this linked to climate change? What is expected

Famous for the Golden Gate bridge, San Francisco has dry and warm summers, but mild and wet winters.

of and at times they can persist all day. Temperatures do not fall dramatically during the winter, however winter visitors should be prepared for the higher probability of rain. Spring Spring starts off mild and wet with March seeing average daily highs of 16.6°C and average monthly rainfall of 78mm

with 31.3°C recorded at Castlederg during July. The near-record mean temperatures for Autumn were spurred on by a September that was the second warmest on record for the UK, followed by a warm and wet October that saw mean temperatures at 1.4°C above average. November also had above-average mean