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last? Author: Press Office 8 January 2024 Will the current cold spell last or will we see a return to the wet and windy weather we experienced through the Christmas and new year period? After the unsettled Christmas and New Year period we are now seeing an abrupt change to much colder weather

varieties. Increased risk of harvest failure due to increasing risk from drought and extreme heat each year. Shortening of growing season for key crops (e.g. cereals and vegetables) planted in October/November and harvested between June and August. Off-season crops - typically summer vegetables - planted

precipitation in recent decades. • Over land the projected general trends of climate changes in the 21 st century are similar to UKCP09, with a move towards warmer, wetter winters and hotter, drier summers. However, natural variations mean that some cold winters, some dry winters, some cool summers

and in the southernmost counties, where almost half the population lives. Wales has an essentially maritime climate, characterised by weather that is o en cloudy, wet and windy but mild. However, the shape of the coastline and the central spine of high ground from Snowdonia southwards to the Brecon Beacons introduce

and WP-MIP Machine Learning Emulation of Climate Change Projections for Southeast Asia 12:00 Discussion groups 13:00 Group photo 13:05 Lunch + Poster Session 2&3 14:00 Plenary debrief Ron McTaggart- Cowan Chen Chen ECCC CCRS Session 2b: AI/ML models and integration with seamless physical model

and WP-MIP Machine Learning Emulation of Climate Change Projections for Southeast Asia 12:00 Discussion groups 13:00 Group photo 13:05 Lunch + Poster Session 2&3 14:00 Plenary debrief Ron McTaggart- Cowan Chen Chen ECCC CCRS Session 2b: AI/ML models and integration with seamless physical model

it into context by casting our minds back to winter; a season traditionally regarded as a recharge period for the UK’s water supplies. UK rainfall over winter was down compared with average, with only 83% of average rainfall being recorded for the UK. This relative shortfall in a key period fuelled hopes

and rainfall, with the southerly coastal regions being cooler and wetter and the northern areas being hotter and drier as they get closer to the Sahel. Observations from 1981-2010 show a moderate increasing trend in temperature compared to other regions of the world, but as the region has a narrow climatic

Overview of weather across the UK for previous months, seasons and years

and brought damaging winds to Cornwall and the Isles of Scilly on the 8th and 9th, triggering the first red wind warning of 2026. Storm Goretti also brought widespread snow on the northern flank to much of Wales, parts of the West Midlands and the South Pennines. Following Storm Goretti, wet

of a particular place is often described in seasonal periods (e.g. summer/ winter or rainy/ dry season) over the cycle of the year.   The climate can also naturally vary between different years due to the process of Earth system cycles, especially those associated with large circulations of the oceans