Just how fickle can the weather be in March?
March this year couldn’t have been more different from March last year, which was the coldest in half a century, leaving much of the country covered in a blanket of snow.
March this year couldn’t have been more different from March last year, which was the coldest in half a century, leaving much of the country covered in a blanket of snow.
The past week has seen a big area of high pressure sitting across the UK, blocking weather fronts from moving in and giving many of us a dry week – welcome news following the wettest winter on record.
Spring sprang into action across England and Wales at the weekend, with Sunday proving to be the warmest day of the year so far, reaching 20.5C at Gravesend in Kent.
Following the wettest winter on record for the UK, I have no doubt that everyone will be elated at the news that high pressure is going to take residence over us from this weekend.
Whilst still a week away and subject to change, there are consistent hints that high pressure will have more of an influence on the UK than it has at any point during the past two months.
Winter looks more likely to lurk rather than pounce next week, which means that the rain and flood risk continues.
After yesterday’s winter storm, the weather is looking much quieter into next week as high pressure builds across us.
The British weather is going to live up to its reputation for being very changeable later this week, with a variety of things to keep an eye on.
Over the past few days, it’s been a bit of a headache for us weather folk to try and predict where and when it will and won’t be cloudy.
Living on an island that sits at the eastern edge of the Atlantic ocean, means our weather is varied enough already. But what makes it so changeable in autumn?
There’s a strong signal that high pressure is going to build over the UK this weekend, leading to a return to sunshine and warmth for many.
September is renowned for its variable nature, as autumn and summer battle it out for supremacy. This week, summer wins – at least for a short time.
What a stunning weekend of weather most of us have had. With high pressure sitting over the UK, there was an abundance of sunshine, with temperatures soaring into the low 30s in southern areas.
For the past week, most of us have been bathed with sunshine and warmth, in what has been the longest spell of proper summer weather the UK has seen since July 2006.
What a stunning weekend it has been. High pressure has meant that all parts of the UK have been bathed in sunshine, with temperatures well above average for this time of year.