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will continue to experience blustery conditions and outbreaks of rain, particularly across Scotland. Temperatures will rise slightly, reaching 24 to 25°C in the southeast. Weekend weather: dry in the south, wet in the north As the weekend begins, many areas will enjoy dry and increasingly warm conditions

than their respective long-term average. Scotland had its sunniest January since 2001 with 49.4 sunshine hours. This is provisionally its fourth sunniest on record, with 1959 still Scotland’s sunniest January. Met Office Scientist Emily Carlisle said: “While many will remember the impactful wet

of a warning for the wet weather expected across Northern Ireland on Friday. Stay up to date with the latest forecast for up-to-date information on any warnings. “Changeable weather across UK forecast after unusually warm, dry spell,” is a more balanced headline online. What our forecast says: Changeable

. On Saturday, a zone stretching across northern England, Wales, and southwest England is likely to start the day very wet. Bright radar colours will indicate some particularly heavy bursts of rain, which will gradually push further north, returning to Scotland as the day progresses. Northern

will occur. However, it is likely that another spell of wet weather will move in from the northwest, making Friday a more unsettled day overall. Temperatures will remain on the mild side, with highs of 10 or 11°C, possibly reaching 12°C in places. However, strong winds, especially in the northwest

Storm Dennis Storm Dennis was the fourth named storm of the 2019/2020 season. Arriving one week after storm Ciara, Dennis brought heavy and persistent rain across much of the UK – especially Wales and western England. Western upland parts of the UK received 50 to 100mm or more of rain falling

that is used to measure the air pressure around us. Pressure is important as it can tell us about what kind of weather to expect; when the pressure is high, we can usually expect clear skies and light winds, when the pressure is low we can usually expect wet and windy weather. You can find more information

2020 also exceeds the sunshine amount for most summer seasons, with only three summers being sunnier (1976, 1995, and 1989). The figure for England is even higher. Spring 2020 recorded 696 hours of sunshine, exceeding the previous record set of 594.3 hours All UK countries have recorded their sunniest

and the Met Office predicts there could be an increased water requirement for maize irrigation by the middle of the century which will increase the risk of extreme water shortages in the NFR (Xu et al. 2019). These water shortages are projected to occur mid-season, an important developmental time

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