Liam Dutton
Cooling down this weekend after a burst of spring warmth
After almost a fortnight of spring warmth, this weekend will see tropical maritime air replaced by colder polar maritime air.
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Liam Dutton
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Liam Dutton
Spring warmth bathes much of Europe
Following a long and cold winter across most of Europe, dominated by cold easterly winds and snow, the continent has finally warmed up.
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Liam Dutton
Spring weather has arrived, but is it here to stay?
After waiting for what seemed like an eternity, spring warmth finally arrived on our shores at the weekend as an area of low pressure pushed a plume of tropical maritime air over us.
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Liam Dutton
Spring warmth this weekend – but sunshine not for all
Earlier this week, I explained that warmer air is finally going to be arriving on our shores, thanks to the jet stream moving northwards – back to where it should be at this time of year.
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Liam Dutton
Spring warmth could bring 21C this weekend
Following a long winter that never seemed to want to end, finally, this weekend will see a change in our weather fortunes. Some places could reach 21C in the sunshine.
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Liam Dutton
Still on course for mid-month warmth
Following my blog a few days ago about spring finally springing towards mid-month, I thought that I’d give you a quick update on what’s to come over the next ten days.
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Liam Dutton
Finally – warming up by mid-month
During the next ten days, the jet stream is going head northwards to where it should be at this time of year – finally bringing a return to more typical spring warmth.
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Liam Dutton
A cold Easter weekend lies ahead
With Easter weekend almost here, there’s no doubt that lots of us will be travelling over the next few days. Thankfully, whilst the weather is going to stay cold, disruption due to snow is unlikely.
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Liam Dutton
Spring-like for now, but winter bites back next week
A taste of spring for most places this week, but don’t be fooled, winter is lurking and is likely to be back with us beyond next weekend.
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Liam Dutton
Spring is unlikely to be sprung anytime soon
It seems like the brief taste of spring-like weather last weekend has cemented opinion that we’ve had enough of winter for this year.
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Liam Dutton
Any signs of spring?
During the last week, I’ve had lots of people saying that they’ve had enough of the cold and would happily welcome something spring-like with open arms. So, are there any signs of this happening?
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Liam Dutton
A window of sunny weather next week?
Rain, rain and more rain has been on the weather menu for the past six weeks. April was the wettest on record in the UK and May has continued in similar vein.
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Liam Dutton
From summer-like warmth to a winter-like chill
The weather across the UK has been remarkable during the last week, with warmth reminiscent of summer for most places, lulling us into a false sense of security that the sunshine is here to stay.
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Liam Dutton
Winter 2011/12 – the final verdict
The Met Office have just released the winter season statistics that includes the months of December, January and February, so I thought I’d take a quick look at them and summarise the main points.
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Liam Dutton
Another dry spell on the way for the UK
Despite a promising start to March, with the first week of the month bringing rain to all parts of the UK, the next week or so is looking largely dry – not welcome news for the areas suffering from drought.