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as if the season has changed, even though it is still late August.  This early shift in nature’s calendar is more than just a curiosity; it is a visible response to the exceptional warmth and dryness that have defined both spring and summer 2025. With record-breaking temperatures and prolonged dry spells, the UK’s

or sunny spells in between, and as Thursday progresses, showers are expected to ease for many. READ MORE: Met Office Deep Dive: Storm season past and present A brief drier spell on Friday As we head into Friday, the weather is set to turn a little drier for many. The influence of low pressure

, to relatively wet conditions in the south. The climate is hot throughout the year but with seasonal rains, which can vary from year-to-year. The large differences in rainfall across the country mean there are a wide variety of livelihoods and agricultural production systems, which correspond

) for many, the season had its fair share of impactful, and at times destructive, weather.  Although the provisional weather and climate statistics show a slightly drier, duller and warmer winter for the UK compared to the long-term average, these figures mask what has been a mixed season with periods

Storm Henk, 2 January 2024 Storm Henk, the eighth storm of the 2023-2024 storm season, brought damaging winds and heavy rain to southern and central parts of England and Wales on 2 January 2024. Winds gusted widely at over 50Kt (58mph), even in inland locations, while Exeter Airport recorded a gust

, all being generally drier than average. The autumn months were wetter than average, although this was not enough to fully offset the deficit from the previous eight months. It was a sunnier than average year for most areas, especially eastern England, with only some northern and western fringes

of plants in Loktak Lake Manipur India during monsoon season. Image: Shutterstock. Harnessing the extensive weather and climate scientific expertise of over 700 researchers from more than 50 institutes around the world, projects range from the development of solar radiation forecasts in South Africa

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

accurate they were, how they were used and how the science of forecasting advanced during the season.   How accurate were Met Office forecasts through winter? Met Office forecast accuracy is routinely assessed in a wide variety of ways of ways, but the below figures are informed by forecast

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