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• How was May in the Midlands?

  You may have seen that Spring 2025 broke historical climate records, marking an unprecedented season of warmth and sunshine across the UK, according to provisional Met Office statistics.

  -season cold snaps, especially during clear nights when radiative cooling can cause temperatures to dip sharply. Rainfall in the Midlands can vary significantly, and the wettest May on record brought 143.9mm of rain in 1932. While not as extreme as in western regions, this total still represents

• July 2019: a month in UK climate statistics

  on from a largely wet June, northern England and the Midlands have now received more than the season’s usual rainfall, with August still to go. Tim Legg, of the Met Office’s National Climate Information Centre, said: “With an all-time temperature record it would be easy to assume that this summer

• An average October comes to a close

  of the 2024/25 season, brought wet and windy weather to the UK between 20-21 October with the strongest winds across north-western areas. While crossing the Atlantic the area of low pressure interacted with a powerful jet stream as it approached the UK, rapidly intensifying and deepening as the central

• north-west-england--isle-of-man_-climate-met-office.pdf

  that falls in these seasons. In summer, convection caused by solar surface heating sometimes forms shower clouds and a large proportion of rain falls from showers and thunderstorms then. A further factor that greatly affects the rainfall distribution is altitude. Moist air that is forced to ascend hills

• north-west-england--isle-of-man_-climate-met-officepdf

  that falls in these seasons. In summer, convection caused by solar surface heating sometimes forms shower clouds and a large proportion of rain falls from showers and thunderstorms then. A further factor that greatly affects the rainfall distribution is altitude. Moist air that is forced to ascend hills

• faq_on_ukcp_local_issuepdf

  . standard-deviation) across the 12-member UKCP Local (2.2km) ensemble. This can be seen in some variables in some seasons, and especially in some locations. A detailed breakdown of this is available in the Technical Note and reproduced here in Table 1 in the Appendix. 3 Which existing UKCP documents

• Pollen forecast: Pollen levels remain low across the UK as autumn approaches

  as autumn approaches Author: Met Office Thu 27 Aug 2026 Pollen levels are expected to remain generally low across the UK over the next five days as we move further towards the end of the summer pollen season. Showery and unsettled conditions across many areas are likely to help suppress pollen

• Why pollen levels are high this week, and looking ahead

  , 2026 How weather conditions influence pollen Different elements of the weather affect pollen in different ways. Warm, wet weather earlier in the season supports plant growth and pollen development. Once pollen is ready to be released, warm and dry conditions with a light breeze are ideal

• Summer 2026 so far: A look at the season at the halfway point

  Non-Executive Directors News & media Media centre Campaigns Contact the Press Office Weather & climate news Corporate news Official news blog Contact us Send us your feedback Ways to contact us How to find our offices Information for visitors Summer 2026 so far: A look at the season at the halfway

• mwr_2025_10_for_printpdf

  . Daily maximum temperature maps - calendar view 9. Daily minimum temperature maps - calendar view 10. Daily rainfall maps - calendar view 11. Monthly atmospheric circulation 12. Weather diary 13. Notes UK overview October began warmer than average but wet, with heavy rain across northern Wales, Scotland