England and Wales set for a soaking
Autumn is a time of year when unsettled weather is to be expected as the temperature contrast at mid-latitudes increases and the jet stream moves quickly, throwing wind and rain towards us.
Autumn is a time of year when unsettled weather is to be expected as the temperature contrast at mid-latitudes increases and the jet stream moves quickly, throwing wind and rain towards us.
An ex-hurricane is set to cause uncertainty in the forecast for the UK later this weekend, which could potentially bring some wet and windy weather for many places.
As the autumn equinox approaches this Saturday, there is no denying that the nights are rapidly drawing in, with the mornings and evenings now having a distinct chill in the air.
During Thursday into Friday, the remnants of what used to be Hurricane Leslie will pass to the north of the UK in the form of a deep area of low pressure.
The final bank holiday weekend of 2012 is upon us and after the summer we’ve had, it would be a relief if the weather could offer us something in return for the downpours that have graced our shores.
The week ahead looks very unsettled for August, with an unseasonably deep area of low pressure expected midweek, bringing heavy rain and gale-force winds.
Mid-July is fast approaching, the Olympics are a little over a fortnight away and yet the weather shows no resemblance to anything like summer.
Today may be the summer solstice in the northern hemisphere, when the sun reaches its highest point in the sky, but the weather will far from reflect summer during the coming days.
There are signs that the weather may be a bit better next week compared to the week we’ve just had – news that I’m sure many will be pleased to hear.
After a brief respite from torrential rain that brought severe flooding to parts of England and Wales earlier this week, the risk of flooding is set to return as more heavy rain heads towards the UK.
Yesterday I wrote about the heavy rain that has been drenching the UK over the past five days bringing flooding to Wales and parts of England.
Given the heavy rain and flooding that has hit the UK during the past week, you’d be right in thinking that June is the new October.
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.
Despite just being the messenger for the meteorological delights that arrive on our shores, inevitably when the weather isn’t particularly nice people tend to look in my direction.
The week just gone has been dominated by low pressure that brought most places a spell of rain on Easter Monday and then parked itself in the North Sea bringing heavy, thundery showers thereafter.