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have the chance to sample some of this wine before traditional-style dancing takes place all night long. Generally within Zante's lush resorts, sport is limited to water sports where you can hire jet skis, or try out the banana boats and scuba diving. If you are looking for a land-based sport

unsettled. It’s a great time for walking holidays, or even skiing high in the mountains. Snow can fall in abundance above 1000 metres, and cold snaps can sometimes bring snow to lower levels, especially on the north side of the Island. Average day time temperatures are still in the range 16-17

with an encircling beach and their own reef serving as a natural aquarium and protected swimming pool. The Maldives are known for their natural environment, with the climate ideal for visitors to take part in water sports such as water-skiing, snorkelling, scuba diving and wind surfing. The diving

their respects to the dead. There are grand feasts, puppet shows and opera performances. The country has many popular sports, from football and basketball to cricket and swimming, plus many more activities. Sports are not just land-based, water sports are all the rage too, like water skiing and scuba

increase the risk of avalanches in ski resorts, cause glacial melt and downstream flooding, and contribute to the disintegration of ice shelves in the polar regions. Foehn windstorms regularly cause damage to property and infrastructure, and are a serious hazard to climbers - most notoriously so

. This is reflected in the UK total, which is 55.1 hours of sunshine, 79% of the average. February’s driest county has been Essex, with just 35.3mm of rainfall; the wettest has been Dunbartonshire with 228.9mm. The driest region compared to its average is Moray with 74% of its normal monthly rainfall

-2009 Lossiemouth Moray 43 76 11th Highest gust and 2nd highest hourly mean 1980-2009 South Uist Range Western Isles 42 64 11th Joint 8th highest gust and 11th highest hourly mean 1997-2009 (four days mssing Jan 2005) Linton-on- North 2nd Highest hourly mean and 2nd highest gust 1980- 41 69 8th Ouse

on the 2nd, but showers became more frequent in the north-east from early afternoon. Cloud, mist and fog with light rain spread across the south and parts of the Midlands on the 3rd, with sunshine and showers in the north, the showers turning thundery over the Pennines at times. High pressure then built

on the 26th, including the A66, and the Honister Pass in Cumbria. In Northern Ireland on the 29th, strong winds and fallen trees impacted road travel, with closure of a temporary vaccination centre in Belfast and a temporary speed limit for high-sided vehicles on the Foyle Bridge. South-west England

below at 1200 GMT 13 September shows the UK in a light southerly flow bringing hot, humid air from France and Spain to eastern areas, with weather fronts bringing torrential downpours further north and west. The map below shows the highest temperatures reached during September 2016 at UK weather