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• mwr_2024_12_for_print_v1.pdf

  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

• 10-Day Trend: A notably drier pattern to begin the period

  Author: Met Office Thu 5 Mar 2026 After what has been a particularly wet and cloudy start to the year for many, the next 10 days offer a marked shift toward more settled conditions. High pressure becomes the dominant feature for much of the period, limiting the influence of weather fronts

• Met Office weekend weather: Storm Amy brings unsettled conditions

  conditions Author: Press Office Fri 3 Oct 2025 As we head into the first weekend of October, all eyes are on Storm Amy, the first named storm of the 2025-2026 season. The Met Office is closely monitoring this developing system, which is set to bring a spell of very unsettled weather, particularly

• Understanding the Foehn effect and its impacts

  recorded in the United States. READ MORE: What role does convection play in weather? In the UK, foehn events are most commonly observed in the Scottish Highlands. Moist westerly winds from the Atlantic are forced over the mountains, bringing wet weather to the west while the east enjoys warmer

• The Met Office and the rail sector: Keeping the UK on track

  and flooding to autumn leaf-fall and extreme heat, adverse conditions can disrupt services, damage infrastructure, and pose safety risks. Poor adhesion, caused by wet or leaf-covered tracks, is a significant issue, costing the rail industry and wider society an estimated £355 million every year

• Weekend weather forecast: Colder, breezier and showery for many

  to be the coldest pair of days so far this season, not unusual for the time of year but a clear step change nonetheless. Expect a chilly start on Saturday, with some spots down in the mid to low single figures, and a cold feel in the wind throughout the day. Saturday: Bracing northerlies, sunshine and showers

• March weather extremes: a closer look at March's current weather records

  (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 the consistency with which

• Microsoft Word - PWSCG_Apr_Minutes_Final_without_In camera_v2.0

  the minutes from the previous meeting and if members were content with that record. No participants raised any point so the minutes were cleared. Item 4: Review of Weather and Warnings WL provided a summary update of the main weather events from the winter season which had been generally mild overall but wet

• PWSCG Minutes 24-01-18 Draft 1.0.docx

  update later under the MARG item. 4 FY17/18 Deliverables and Performance 4.1 Met Office Annual Report DR provided the group with a run through of the main challenges and achievements from the last financial year. A summary of the weather experienced during the seasons noted that the summer was relatively

• east-africa-climate-risk-report-finalpdf

  hot, dry desert regions, to cooler, wetter highland regions, and large variability in seasonal rainfall. The current climate is around 1-1.5˚C warmer than pre-industrial times, and there is high confidence of further warming in the future. There is less confidence about how rainfall has changed