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• Weekend weather: Blustery showers before a quieter Sunday

  Author: Met Office Thu 8 Oct 2026 The UK has experienced a mixture of seasons this week, with conditions ranging from warm and summery to distinctly autumnal. This weekend may even bring a brief hint of winter across some northern hills, as colder air, brisk winds and lively showers move across

• Festival forecast: Changeable weather on the way

  : Met Office Mon 24 Aug 2026 Festival season continues across the UK this week, but the weather is set to become increasingly unsettled as low pressure moves in from the south-west. While temperatures will remain a little above average and conditions become more humid, there is also a growing

• This summer will ‘almost certainly’ be warmest on record for the UK

     So far this summer, rainfall is tracking below average, with 72% of the of the whole summer’s long-term average recorded. At this point in the season, you’d expect 93%. There is of course much regional variation, with central, southern and eastern parts of England and Wales so far especially dry

• Compounding climate challenges for UK businesses

  events. Recent hot summers have seen multiple wildfire incidents affecting forestry, agriculture, and recreational lands.   “What we’re seeing is a concerning shift in UK wildfire patterns,” explains Stacey New, Met Office Senior Scientist. “The UK’s annual wildfire season has lengthened over the past

• Storm Antoni to bring wind and rain

  will still see a very wet day, especially in north Wales and north England. “Storm Antoni will also bring strong winds to a swathe of Wales, southwest England and southern coastal areas of England. The strongest winds will affect parts southwest England and southwest Wales where exposed coasts and high

• How close are we to breaking spring records?

  : Press Office Wed 14 May 2025 As we move through May, Spring 2025 is shaping up to be a contender for the record books, particularly when it comes to temperature, rainfall, and sunshine. With data up to May 13, the UK is experiencing a season marked by warmth, dryness, and bright skies, all of which

• Met Office deep dive: a change in the weather and a look back at summer

  for a potentially wet commute for those not still enjoying the summer holidays. Thursday and Friday continue the theme, with frequent showers, especially in the west, where it may feel like a wet day with shower after shower. Eastern areas may see fewer showers and more sunny intervals. However

• PowerPoint-Präsentation

  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

• ukcp18_local_update_faq.pdf

  does not change the UKCP18 headline message of a greater chance of warmer, wetter winters and hotter, drier summers across the UK in future (Murphy et al, 2018). For 2061-80, under a high greenhouse gas emissions scenario (RCP8.5), the update suggests winters will be warmer by 3.3°C (2.0-3.5°C) 2

• ukcp18_local_update_faqpdf

  does not change the UKCP18 headline message of a greater chance of warmer, wetter winters and hotter, drier summers across the UK in future (Murphy et al, 2018). For 2061-80, under a high greenhouse gas emissions scenario (RCP8.5), the update suggests winters will be warmer by 3.3°C (2.0-3.5°C) 2