Be aware! A summer storm is on the way.
After a displeasing melange of wind and rain for the Diamond Jubilee celebrations, it most definitely seems that the weather is set to stay in the same gear for the rest of this week.
After a displeasing melange of wind and rain for the Diamond Jubilee celebrations, it most definitely seems that the weather is set to stay in the same gear for the rest of this week.
There was a huge contrast in the weather across the UK through the weekend. Scotland and Northern Ireland were bathed in sunshine, whereas England and Wales were drenched in heavy rain.
The weather during the first week of 2012 has been a bit of a rollercoaster ride across the UK. A succession of deep areas of low pressure has brought two bouts of stormy weather, with some places recording gusts of wind in excess of 100mph.
Alex Thomson in Scotland finds teams of engineers working flat out in the driving rain to reconnect thousands of households cut off from the grid.