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fine and dry conditions. Temperatures will be very warm or hot, especially in eastern areas. A few thundery showers may develop, but most of the weekend should remain dry. Temperatures are expected to ease slightly into next week. Will this week be: Dry? Wet? Windy? Cold? Warm? We have the answers

wetter, and heavy rainfall exceeding 50mm has become more frequent in the autumn. A warmer, moister atmosphere increases the capacity for deluges of rain, which can result in serious flooding. In recognition of this increase in extremes and a need to continue to improve predictions of extreme weather

, it could undergo rapid cyclogenesis, deepening quickly and bringing unseasonably wet and windy weather to the UK. Model guidance varies, with some suggesting a deep low crossing Scotland on Monday, bringing gusts of 50-60 mph, possibly 70-80 mph in exposed areas. This could lead to disruption

will continue to bring windier and wetter conditions at times, particularly for northern areas. Southern and western parts may see drier and more settled weather, especially if the high pressure nudges further north and east. Temperatures are expected to be near average for the time of year

delivered 187.0 mm at Kinloch Hourn (15 March 1990), a remarkable total even by the standards of this famously wet region. Other significant rainfall events include 177.2 mm at Seathwaite, Cumbria, on 28 March 2021, 118.6 mm at Honister Pass in 2023, and 112 mm at Cwm Dyli in Gwynedd in 2024, reflecting

in the water cycle are much more complex, with some regions getting drier and others getting wetter. For example, regions that are already dry, such as many countries surrounding the Mediterranean, are likely to become more so due to climate change. This increases the likelihood that existing problems

the precise weather for a particular day and place. At this longer range we have to acknowledge that many outcomes remain possible, even though only one can eventually occur. However, over the course of a whole season (or over a whole year or decade), factors in the global climate system

Storm Ewan was named by Met Éireann, the Irish Met service, as the fifth named storm of the season on Saturday night. Storm Ewan brought strong winds to southern areas of Ireland on Sunday 26 February

and hill snow in some areas. Chief Meteorologist Andy Page said: “Polar Maritime air is becoming established across the UK with colder conditions expected for the next few days, but nothing unusual for late winter. The week will be characterised by wet and windy spells across the southern half of the UK

began with a mix of rain and wintry showers, particularly affecting northern and western regions. Storm Darragh, the fourth named storm of the season, brought significant disruption from the 6th to the 8th, with heavy rain and severe gales, especially in coastal areas of Wales and southwest England

began with a mix of rain and wintry showers, particularly affecting northern and western regions. Storm Darragh, the fourth named storm of the season, brought significant disruption from the 6th to the 8th, with heavy rain and severe gales, especially in coastal areas of Wales and southwest England