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The Met Office worked in partnership with the World Bank and the UK’s Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office (FCDO) on the UK aid-funded ARRCC programme from 2018-2022. The four-year programme aimed to strengthen weather forecasting systems across South Asia. The programme sought to deliver

temperatures, and sunshine levels close to average for the month.  A very wet month for many  Rain fell frequently throughout January as a series of Atlantic low-pressure systems brought repeated rounds of wet and windy weather. This came off the back of above-average rainfall in both November

average and thunderstorms across southern England. The second week of August saw the highest temperature of the year so far, 34.8°C, recorded in Cambridge. On the 22 nd , the 12 th named storm of the 2023/24 season, Storm Lilian, arrived and brought strong winds and heavy rain to northern England

Unsettled weather dominated by Atlantic mobility continues this week as we move into the start of August, with further wet and windy conditions for many.

on Wednesday, bringing another day of unseasonably wet and windy conditions, lasting into Thursday. This brings a mix of rain and showers quite widely, and some very strong winds especially for south and south-western coasts. Met Office Chief Meteorologist Steve Ramsdale, said: “On Wednesday

seen temperatures above average overall, with both June and July providing a very warm start to the season. The weather has seen a series of lengthy warms spells of high pressure interspersed with cooler unsettled periods sometimes bringing thunder and lightning. June began cool, with a series

The following represents a provisional assessment of the weather experienced across the UK during 2023 and how it compares with the 1991 to 2020 average. Overall, 2023 was a very warm and rather wet year for the UK. The most notable features were the recordbreaking temperatures in June

by a more substantial warm spell. Warmer temperatures closed out July, and some areas of the southeast reached 30°C. The start of July was wet for many, with areas of southern and northeastern England receiving more than the average July rainfall in the first half of the month. Much of the UK saw sun

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A typically autumnal mixture of sunshine and showers is likely in the coming days, with further wet and windy weather likely from late on Saturday into early next week.

-of-flooding or follow @EnvAgency on X, formerly known as Twitter, for the latest flood updates.” Wet and windy weather to come Aidan continued: “A ridge of high pressure will bring a fine start to the weekend. However, to the west of the UK we start to see the influence from what is currently