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Storm Ali -  the first storm to be named by the Met Office and Met Éireann this season - is bringing very strong winds to Northern Ireland, Scotland, northern England and parts of North Wales today (Wednesday 19 September 2018). A wind gust of 91 mph has already been recorded in Killowen in County

approach the Christmas period, with the potential for drier and less mild weather. Let’s take a closer look at what to expect day by day, and how the broader weather patterns are shaping up for the festive season. A wet start to December The first half of December has been exceptionally wet in many

with partners in Brazil, China, India, South Africa and Southeast Asia. International collaboration is vital to addressing the issues presented by global weather and climate change. Outputs from the WCSSP programme support the UN’s Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) with world-leading weather

winter are the wettest seasons, especially from October to January, and spring and early summer is normally the driest part of the year, especially from April to June. The average monthly rainfall for 4 sites is shown below. The numbers of days with rainfall totals of 1 mm or more ('wet days') tend

Sunshine 35 Wind 39 Sea Level 42 Extremes for year 2016 44 Significant Weather Events of 2016 45 Eastern Scotland wet spell 45 September hot spell 47 Correction to 2015 report 49 Annex 1: Datasets 50 Monthly grids 50 Long term average grids 52 Daily grids and degree days 53 Central England

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

All four seasons have fallen in the top ten in a series which began in 1884 and the 10 warmest years have all occurred since 2003.   As well as setting a new 139-year annual mean temperature record, 2022 will also be remembered for several other significant weather events.  Exceptionally warm start

is heavily influenced by weather conditions. A warm and wet spring can lead to higher pollen production, while dry and breezy conditions help disperse it into the air. Conversely, a cold winter can delay the start of the pollen season by keeping plants dormant longer. Spring rainfall also plays

.    A wetter-than-average September, November and December however, has meant that overall, the UK concludes 2025 with 90% of its long-term meteorological average rainfall for the year.   All nations have also provisionally recorded below average rainfall for the year, although Northern Ireland

of +/- 1 °C. The table below provides average values. Smoothed trend lines used here and throughout the report are described in Annex 2. 9 Spring Summer Autumn Winter Temperature anomaly (°C) 1°C 1°C 16.00 12.00 8.00 4.00 0.00 1910 1920 1930 1940 1950 1960 1970 1980 1990 2000 2010 Year Season 1961-1990