British Isles weather diary

January 2022
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(Note: figures in parentheses give an indication, from first reports, of the spread of daily max and min temperatures, min daytime temperatures (occasionally), rainfall and sunshine in the 24 hours ending 2100 GMT.)

British Isles weather, January 2022

Away from the N half of Scotland, the 1st dawned after a very mild night. Chivenor in Devon provisionally set a new record for the highest minimum temperature recorded on New Year's Day and in the month of January in England. The recorded minimum temperature was 13.2C, exceeding the previous UK January record of 13.1C set in 2016. The UK also had its highest New Year's Day temperature on record; St James's Park saw temperatures of 16.3C. Warm air from the Azores was the source of this unusually mild weather. The previous New Year's Day record was set in 1916, when it reached 15.6C in Bude, Cornwall. Scotland also recorded the mildest New Year's Day on record temperatures reached 15.9C at Achnagart. This broke the previous peak of 14.5C, set at Inverurie, Aberdeenshire, in 1992. There was also a new Welsh January daily minimum temperature record with Trawsgoed recording 12.8C, beating the previous record of 12.5C set at Gogerddan in 2016. Rain affected Scotland overnight and during the day, with showery falls also occurring further S over the British Isles during the day. The best of any sunshine was to be found in E areas of the UK and Ireland. (St James Park 16.3C, Baltasound 10.3C maximum, Drumnadrochit 3.8C minimum, Aviemore 13.2 mm, Dublin Airport 5.3 h.)

A mild W'ly flow continued to affect the British Isles on the 2nd. Overnight minimum temperatures remained above 10C in S Ireland, and in S and E areas of England. Bands of frontal rain and showers affected all areas and the best of any sunshine was again to be found in E areas of both the UK and Ireland. (Writtle 12.7C, Dalwhinnie 7.1C maximum, Fyvie Castle 2.8C minimum, Achnagart 44.8 mm, Leconfield 4.6 h.)

An area of low pressure to the W of Ireland drew a cold fronts S'wards across Scotland and later N England and N Ireland on the 3rd. This led to falls of snow across Scotland and then N England, with falls as far S as Shannon Airport. By late evening snow depths included 1 cm at Altnaharra and 2 cm at Abermarle. Further S there were spells of rain and showers across England and Wales, with the sunniest conditions being found over parts of S Ireland, N England and East Anglia, ahead of the cold front. (Isles of Scilly 11.6C, Dalwhinnie 1.3C maximum, Lerwick -0.4C minimum, Achnagart 26.2 mm, Aberdaron 5.2 h.)

A N'ly flow led to a cold day on the 4th, away from the S half of England where an E'ward-moving depression brought a spell of rain (and a few snow showers) during the morning to most places. The day followed a mild night in S England, but across Scotland and N England there was an air frost. To the N of the depression there were wintry falls, which extended as far S as Cent Ireland. By late evening snow depths included 11 cm at Loch Glascarnoch, 12 cm at Tulloch Bridge and 10 cm at Aviemore. Away from N Scotland and the SE corner of England it was a sunny day. (Jersey Airport 9.9C, Albemarle 0.2C maximum, Shap -5.6C minimum, Altnaharra 15.6 mm, Cork Airport 7.1 h.)

A N'ly flow continued on the 5th but it weakened as high pressure developed over SW areas of the British Isles. MSP pressure was about 1021 mb over S Ireland and Cornwall by 1800 GMT. There was a slight air frost in many inland areas of the British Isles at first with showers of rain and snow across N and Cent Scotland before dawn. As the day developed, this low-level snow died out, although Glenanne report a 14 cm snow depth at 1500 GMT. Apart from a few showers across Wales, N Scotland and N Ireland during the day most places were dry and it was quite sunny over E, Cent and N England and in S Scotland. (Isles of Scilly 10.2C, Dalwhinnie 1.4C maximum, Tyndrum -3.3C minimum, Loch Glascarnoch 7.6 mm, Manston 6.7 h.)

Frontal systems spread across most areas from the W during the 6th. There was overnight rain across Ireland and this turned to snow in some places further E, especially across Scotland but as far S as the Chilterns. Ahead of the fronts there was a widespread (and in places sharp) air frost but the overnight minimum temperature at Valentia was 8.9C. It was cool during the day in E areas of the UK, but milder in W areas of the British Isles. Sunshine was confined to the extreme E parts of East Anglia and SE England ahead of the fronts, and across areas of Ireland later. (Isles of Scilly 10.8C, Fylingdales 2.8C maximum, Topcliffe -8.0C minimum, Achnagart 22.0 mm, Manston 4.5 h.)

Areas of rain and showers, that fell as snow across many parts of Ireland, Scotland and N England on the 7th in a W'ly flow. There was a slight air frost in a few parts of N Ireland and Cent Scotland overnight and it remained cold across much of Scotland and N England during the day. Precipitation amounts in E parts of the UK were slight until the evening, and it was here that the best of the sunshine was to be found. Snow depths included 8 cm at Lough Fea at 1200 GMT, and 9 cm at Drumalbin and 11 cm at Loch Glascarnoch both at 2100 GMT. The snow caused travel disruption in parts of N England and forced the closure of part of a major trans-Pennine route; the A66 was closed for several hours due to compacted snow between the A1(M) at Scotch Corner and the A685 at Brough. Routes at Stainmore on the Durham and Cumbria border were also affected. A 'loud bang' was heard for miles around the Ashton-under-Lyne area around 0655 GMT as lightning struck the roof of a house on the corner of Store Street and Picton Street, off Oldham Road. The huge bolt of lightning instantly caused a fire in the attic in the end terraced house. (Isles of Scilly 10.9C, Salsburgh -0.1C maximum, Altnahinch Filters -1.6C minimum, Gt Cumbrae Millport 17.2 mm, Dyce 5.4 h.)

A warm sector crossed all areas of the British Isles on the 8th from the W. Ahead of the advancing rain there was a slight air frost in E areas of England and Scotland. A few places in Ireland and W Scotland had a brief fall of snow as the rain met cold air. It was a mainly cloudy day, but as the warm sector cleared there was some sunshine in W areas later. (Exeter Airport 12.1C, Balmoral 3.3C maximum, Aboyne -4.3C minimum, Capel Curig 34.4 mm, Cork Airport 2.6 h.)

Showers affected W areas of the British Isles overnight into the 9th, with overnight air frost being mainly confined to E Scotland. NE Scotland and E and Cent areas of England were sunny although a more general area of rain affected areas of S Ireland, SW England and the Channel Islands later in the day. (Isles of Scilly 11.7C, Balmoral 1.0C maximum, Aboyne -5.3C minimum, Auchincruive 15.2 mm, Shoeburyness 6.6 h.)

The 10th was a sunless day in all areas of the UK (according to the provisional listing of daily extremes). This was the result of a warm sector advancing NE'wards across the British Isles that brought spells of rain to all areas. E Scotland and East Anglia had an early air frost and there was widespread mist by dawn. By the evening temperatures were widely above 10C over W Scotland, Ireland, W Wales and W England although rainfall amounts away from these areas were generally small. (Valentia 12.6C, Fylingdales 5.5C maximum, Braemar -6.8C minimum, Achnagart 17.8 mm, Dublin Airport 1.9 h.)

On the 11th the warm sector pushed SE'wards over England and Wales, bringing a spell of rain to most areas here. There was widespread mist and some fog patches across Ireland, Wales and England due to light winds under rising air pressure MSL pressure 1032mb over SW Ireland at 1200 GMT. N and W Scotland had some rain showers. It was a mild day across England, Wales and Ireland but cooler over Scotland. S, Cent and E England were cloudy, as was NW Scotland. (Exeter Airport 12.8C, Eskdalemuir 3.8C maximum, Aboyne -4.5C minimum, Achnagart 16.4 mm, Shannon Airport 6.5 h.)

High pressure remained centred across S areas of the British Isles on the 12th; MSL pressure was 1043 mb over S Wales at 1200 GMT. Much of inland England and Wales had an air frost overnight, and both here and in N Ireland there was misty start to the day with fog in places. There was a little rainfall across N Scotland overnight and during the day; it was a dull day across Scotland but it was sunny across many areas of Ireland, Wales and England before mist and fog patches formed under these clear skies in the evening. (Chillingham Barns 12.9C, Llysdinam 2.8C maximum, Marham -4.2C minimum, Resallach 6.4 mm, Liscombe 7.7 h.)

S and Cent England and parts of E Ireland had an air frost into the 13th due to the continuing high pressure centre 1043 mb over Cent S England at 0000 GMT. There was early mist and fog in these areas but it was cloudier overnight further N, with some early rain in parts of W Scotland. Once early fog lifted it was a sunny day across most of England, Wales and the Channel Islands. Elsewhere it was rather cloudy with some light rain across N and W Scotland with the highest temperatures being under the cloud across N Scotland, or in the sunshine over S England. It was cooler where the early fog lingered, while mist and fog reformed in the evening across England, Wales and Ireland. (Lossiemouth 12.3C, Newport (Salop) 3.9C maximum, Benson -4.3C minimum, Resallach 5.2 mm, Jersey Airport and Liscombe 7.7 h.)

The 14th dawned with a widespread air frost across England and Wales, while over parts of N Scotland minimum temperatures remined above 9C. There was some overnight rain in N Scotland but widespread mist and fog across S Scotland, E Ireland, England, and Wales. MSL pressure remained above 1040 mb over S England during the early morning and any rain was generally confined to N Scotland during the day. Once early mist and fog cleared it was a sunny day across England and Wales, E Ireland and SE Scotland; elsewhere it was cloudy and it was cool day where the fog lingered. Scotland and S England were relatively mild. (Hurn 11.9C, Pershore College 0.3C maximum, Benson -5.6C minimum, Altnaharra 6.0 mm, Liscombe 8.0 h.)

Pressure remained high over S England on the 15th and England and Wales again had frosty start. There was some overnight rain across the Northern Isles and later over parts of W Ireland in particular; 4 mm fell at Valentia in the 12 hours ending 1800 GMT. Mist and fog across England, Wales and E Ireland was slow to clear in places and away from some E coast areas of the UK it was a dull and cold day as a result. In the evening and into the early hours of the 16th there were notable pressure fluctuations of about +/- 1.2 mb due to pressure waves caused by the volcanic eruption on Tonga earlier in the day. (Isles of Scilly 11.2C, Ravensworth -0.4C maximum, Benson -4.7C minimum, Lerwick 4.0 mm, Dyce 4.1 h.)

Further pressure fluctuations were observed before dawn on the 16th due to the Tonga eruption. Weak fronts crossed the British Isles in a SE'ward direction, giving spells of light rain or drizzle at times in most areas although there was heavier rain before dawn in S Wales and SW England. Most places away from parts of N and W Scotland, W Wales and SW England had sunny intervals once widespread mist and fog across England and Wales had cleared. Early air frost was largely confined to parts of Cent and E England. (Gosport Fleetlands 12.3C, Braemar 5.2C maximum, Fylingdales -3.2C minimum, Isle of Portland 18.0 mm, Leuchars 5.6 h.)

High pressure (centre 1040 mb close to London at 1800 GMT) prevailed on the 17th. Rainfall was mostly very slight, except over the Northern Isles. Parts of N and Cent Ireland, and England, had an early air frost and, away from N and W Scotland and W Ireland, it was a mostly sunny day. It was a warm day in a few places in S Ireland, E Scotland and NE England. (Durham 13.6C, Bala 1.8C maximum, Topcliffe -5.0C minimum, Lerwick 2.4 mm, Wisley 7.7 h.)

Pressure remained high over England, Wales and Ireland on the 18th. Most inland areas away from W areas of the British Isles had an air frost overnight and mist and fog were widespread across England by dawn under clear skies. Mist and fog persisted in places during the day and daytime temperatures and sunshine amounts were quite variable across England as a result. Scotland and Ireland were generally dull, and turned milder, as rain moved from the W during the day. (Valentia 12.1C, Hereford 3.6C maximum, Benson -6.5C minimum, Achnagart 18.2 mm, Tibenham Airfield 7.6 h.)

A N'ly flow on the 19th was the result of high pressure to the W of the British Isles. Fronts pushed SE'wards across all areas during the day although falls were mostly slight, except across N and w Scotland overnight. Cloudy skies meant little air frost and S areas were mild during the day. (Cardiff Bute Park 13.5C, Baltasound 3.7C maximum, Hereford -2.3C minimum, Loch Glascarnoch 23.2 mm, Morecambe 7.3 h.)

Pressure remained high to the W of the British Isles on the 20th; central pressure 1042 mb close to Belmullet at 1800 GMT). S Scotland, and areas of England away from the coasts, had an overnight air frost. There were varying amounts of cloud and sunshine, with Ireland and W Scotland being quite dull. There was some light rain in areas bordering the North Sea. (Isles of Scilly 10.0C, Auchincruive 1.5C maximum, Shap -5.4C minimum, Weybourne 1.8 mm, Morecambe 7.5 h.)

High pressure remained centred close to S Ireland on the 21st and, away from Shetland, a mainly dry day ensued. There was a widespread air frost over England, Wales and SE Scotland, and there was little sunshine away from E and S areas of the UK. E Scotland was he warmest area during the day. There was some precipitation over the Northern Isles. (Aboyne 11.9C, Usk No.2 2.0C maximum, Benson -7.9C minimum, Lerwick 3.2 mm, Camborne 7.9 h.)

High pressure was centred close to SW England during the 22nd, while a front across N Scotland gave some rain here. There was some air frost over E and Cent England, NE England and E Scotland. Away from North Sea coasts it was a rather cloudy day while N and E Scotland were the warmest areas during the day. (Tain Range 12.1C, Okehampton 3.7C maximum, Topcliffe -5.8C minimum, Resallach 7.0 mm, Tibenham Airfield 7.4 h.)

High pressure meant another largely dry day on the 23rd, although there was some light rain in parts of NW Scotland in the SW'ly flow. Parts of NE England and E Scotland had a slight air frost a generally cloudy day followed in all areas, except in parts of Cornwall and E and NE Scotland. (Cassley 10.4C, Tredegar Bryn Bach Park 1.6C maximum, Topcliffe -3.7C minimum, Achnagart 3.8 mm, Dyce 5.7 h.)

A front led to some rain across N areas of Scotland on the 24th; elsewhere high pressure led to a rather cloudy day across much of England and Wales although parts of NE England, Ireland, S and E Scotland had some sunshine. Under the cloudy skies there was most and fog in places, and it was cold where this lingered all day. (Tain Range 11.6C, Lake Vyrnwy -0.1C maximum, Lake Vyrnwy -1.5C minimum, Stornoway 8.8 mm, Boulmer 7.2 h.)

A weak front gave rain on the 25th to areas in W Ireland and across W and N Scotland. At 1200 GMT high pressure was centred close to Bristol 1036 mb. It was a cloudy day except in parts of Ireland and E Scotland with widespread mist across England helping to keep temperatures low here during the day. N areas of Scotland and W Ireland were relatively mild. (Sherkin Island 11.9C, Fylingdales 0.7C maximum, Ravensworth -5.0C minimum, Resallach 6.2 mm, Dyce 5.4 h.)

Pressure remained high over S areas on the 26th, but frontal cloud gave rain across the Northern Isles before dawn and across W Ireland and other areas of Scotland during the day. There was an air frost in parts of England and E Wales at first with widespread mist at first in these areas also. It was mild across W areas of Ireland and Scotland during the day. Some places in S England had their first sunshine for five days. (Tain Range 12.9C, Tredegar Bryn Bach Park 5.5C maximum, Topcliffe -4.6C minimum, Achnagart 28.4 mm, Waddington 6.8 h.)

Some light frontal rain edged SE'wards across England, Wales and Ireland on the 27th although falls were slight in S districts. It was a generally mild day, with some sunshine across Wales and N England in particular. It was a cooler day across N Scotland. (Pershore 14.8C, Lerwick 3.7C maximum, South Newington 1.0C minimum, Cassley 12.6 mm, Boulmer 7.2 h.)

A warm front in a W'ly flow brought a mild day across N Scotland on the 28th - but even further S it was mild for the time of year after an early air frost in many parts of England. Despite high pressure toward the S, it was dull day although SE of a line Hull-Exeter there was a little sunshine. (Kinlochewe 13.7C, Astwood Bank 7.6C maximum, Hurn -4.2C minimum, Resallach 12.0 mm, Shoeburyness 3.7 h.)

A low pressure system (storm Malik) brought strong winds across N and E Scotland and NE England on the 29th. A 60-year-old was killed by a falling tree in Aberdeen in the morning as gusts of up to 85 mph were recorded on the nearby Aberdeenshire coast. A nine-year-old boy in Winnothdale, Staffordshire also died after being hit by a falling tree in the afternoon. In Bradford, a man escaped with only cuts and bruises after his van was crushed by a tree. Falling trees and branches have also brought down power lines leaving thousands of homes in Scotland and England without electricity. The day followed a mild night in many areas with minimum temperatures widely above 10C across Ireland. Precipitation was largely confined to Ireland, Wales, Scotland and N England although many areas had sunny spells during the day. Daytime maximum temperatures were above 10C in most areas. As the day progressed winds turned NW'ly, although pressure remained high in the S; 1036 mb at Valentia at 1800 GMT. (Santon Downham 14.9C, Baltasound 5.5C maximum, Coningsby 5.0C minimum, Cassley 52.0 mm, Boulmer 6.7 h.)

High pressure affected most areas on the 30th although by 1800 GMT storm Corrie was located (centre 994 mb) over the Western Isles. Parts of England and E Scotland had an early air frost; there was some overnight rain across W Scotland which spread more widely across Scotland and Ireland during the day, later moving into Wales and N England. Ahead of the rain it was a sunny day across much of England and was mild in SW areas of the British Isles. Storm Corrie hit the power supply to 38,000 more homes today; the electricity network in the north-east and the Highlands were worst affected by the gusts of up to 92 mph. (Valentia 11.2C, Baltasound 4.2C maximum, Topcliffe -4.6C minimum, Tyndrum 19.2 mm, Shoeburyness 8.2 h.)

By 0000 GMT on the 31st storm Corrie was located over the North Sea to the E of Aberdeen. Winds eased during the day. Parts of Scotland and N England had an early air frost and most areas had some overnight rainfall and there was some snowfall across Scotland. There was further rain and some snow across Scotland and N Ireland during the day while E areas of England were quite sunny. (Swanage 10.5C, Baltasound 2.7C maximum, Spadeadam -1.4C minimum, Baltasound 14.8 mm, Leeming 7.2 h.)

British Isles weather, February 2022

E'ward-moving fronts brought overnight rain across Scotland and N Ireland into the1st, with less falls further S. Cloudy skies meant a mainly mild night away from East Anglia the overnight minimum temperature at Belmullet was 10.0C. Further rain affected Scotland, Ireland and W areas of England and Wales during the day with sunny spells in other areas of England. A W'ly flow meant a mainly mild day. (Frittenden 15.0C, Loch Glascarnoch 6.5C maximum, Santon Downham -1.2C minimum, Cassley 23.8 mm, Shoeburyness 7.5 h.)

A warm sector spread from the W across the British Isles on the 2nd. It was a mild night except across N Scotland while frontal rain was largely confined to Scotland and Ireland. It was a mild day, except across N Scotland and most areas remained rather cloudy. (Gosport Fleetlands 14.5C, Baltasound 5.9C maximum, Lerwick 0.5C minimum, Resallach 14.8 mm, Hurn 6.0 h.)

The 3rd dawned after a mild night. There was overnight rain across Scotland with further falls there and over Ireland during the day as cold front spread SE'wards here. Most areas remained cloudy with the best of any sunshine around Wales and E Ireland. It was generally mild ahead of the front. (Nantwich 13.0C, Tredegar Bryn Bach Park 7.5C maximum, Liscombe 4.5C minimum, Achnagart 55.0 mm, Dublin Airport 4.3 h.)

A cold front crossed SE'wards across most of England by late morning on the 4th, introducing colder air from the NW. Temperature and wind changes across the front were quite pronounced (a 5 degC drop in 30 minutes in Maidenhead) and even led to falls of snow in parts of the S Midlands as it cleared here at about 0800-0900 GMT. Parts of Scotland had an overnight air frost and there were showers during the day across Scotland, Ireland and W areas of England and Wales during the day. These fell as snow across Scotland, N England and in parts of Ireland. Most places had sunny spells during the day. (Isles of Scilly 10.2C, Dalwhinnie 1.7C maximum, Aboyne -2.8C minimum, Capel Curig 19.4 mm, St Athan 6.9 h.)

There was a brisk W'ly flow across the British Isles on the 5th, with advancing frontal rain from the W affecting much of Scotland, Ireland, Wales and N England by early evening. There was overnight air frost in places as far S as Cent S England, and some snow showers before dawn across N Scotland and low levels. It turned mild across S areas of the British Isles by the evening, to the rear of a weak warm front that gave little rain in the S. The SE corner of England saw some sunshine at first ahead of the fronts but it was rather dull elsewhere. (Exeter Airport 11.5C, Braemar 4.8C maximum, Exeter Airport -2.3C minimum, Lake Vyrnwy 40.6 mm, Shoeburyness 4.8 h.)

Fronts spread S'wards over S Ireland, Wales and England during the morning of the 6th, bring a spell of rain heavy in places - to all areas here. Areas of showers, initially over Scotland, then spread to most areas. These fell as snow as far S as N England, with Tulloch Bridge reporting a lying depth of 12 cm at 2100 GMT. Ahead of the rain it was a mild night (10.3C overnight minimum temperature at Sherkin Island); it was a cool day over N Scotland but temperatures reached 11C in parts of S England and S Ireland during the day, despite rather cloudy skies. (Exeter Airport 12.7C, Dalwhinnie 0.6C maximum, Kinbrace -1.0C maximum, Tredegar Bryn Bach Park 35.4 mm, Dyce 4.1 h.)

A warm sector spread from the W across most areas on the 7th, with a trailing cold front edging into W Scotland and W Ireland in the evening. There was some snowfall across N Scotland ahead of the warm front early in the morning with falls here later as the cold front arrived. Scotland and N England had an early air frost, then most places away from N Scotland turned quite mild during the day. (Shobdon 13.1C, Lerwick 7.6C maximum, Topcliffe -4.5C minimum, Achnagart 19.0 mm, Shoeburyness 6.9 h.)

By midday on the 8th the warm sector was confined to England, Wales and S Ireland. It was a mild night in these S areas and generally mild for the time of year everywhere, due to a SW'ly flow. There was some snow over high ground in Scotland - and in N Scotland later in the day. Scotland and parts of Ireland and N England had a showery day and, away from some areas in East Anglia and E Scotland, it was generally a rather cloudy day. (Coningsby 14.1C, Loch Glascarnoch 4.8C maximum, Fyvie Castle 1.4C minimum, Cassley 25.4 mm, Leuchars 6.4 h.)

By the end of the 9th the warm sector had pushed S'wards and was confined to S England, although it gave only small amounts of rainfall. It was a cold day across Scotland, N England and N Ireland and showers were widespread across Ireland and Scotland. Across N Scotland and over the hills the showers fell as snow with lying depths of 7 cm at Aviemore and 4 cm at Loch Glascarnoch by 2100 GMT. There were some sferics over W Scotland in the afternoon. Across S England the temperatures rose to 12C and above in places, while the best of the sunshine was across E Scotland. (Kew Gardens 14.6C, Dalwhinnie 1.8C maximum, Dalwhinnie -0.5C minimum, Preston Moor Park 22.0 mm, Dyce 8.1 h.)

A low pressure centred moved E'wards across N Scotland on the 10th. Ahead of the developing cloud there was an air frost in E Scotland, while the depression brought rain across Scotland and N Ireland during the day. Precipitation fell as snow across N and Cent Scotland; the snow lay 9 cm deep at Aviemore at 1200 GMT. There were some thundery outbreaks in parts of W and SW Scotland 0300 GMT-late morning. Much of Ireland and Wales had a sunny while it was cloudier across much of England. The snow and gale force winds caused travel disruption in parts of Scotland. Police Scotland said there had been a number of weather-related collisions on the M8, M9 and M90 roads in central Scotland. West coast ferry operator CalMac said there was disruption to services widely across its network due to the winds. Network Rail Scotland has also warned of speed restrictions on some lines, including North Berwick to Drem and Edinburgh Waverley to Dundee. Network Rail Scotland said it had chainsaw gangs on standby to deal with fallen trees. (Cardiff Bute Park 11.0C, Lerwick 2.3C maximum, Aboyne -2.2C, Aviemore 20.0 mm, Aberdaron 7.3 h.)

There was a widespread air frost overnight into the 11th across the British Isles, away from coastal areas. There were a few showers over N and W Scotland, W Ireland and across N Wales. These continued during the day falling as snow over N areas of Scotland - before giving way to more widespread frontal rain from the W that reached Wales, SW England and E areas of Scotland by late evening. Much of England and E Scotland had a sunny day under an area of high pressure. (Kew Gardens 10.6C, Dalwhinnie 2.6C maximum, Braemar -8.1C minimum, South Uist 8.4 mm, Wattisham 8.4 h.)

Areas of frontal rain (heavy in some areas) initially across Scotland and Ireland on the 12th moved E'wards across much of Wales and N England by midday, but then weakened and gave only slight falls over Cent and SW areas of England later in the day. There was an early air frost across parts of the Midlands, East Anglia and Cent S England followed by some sunshine here ahead of the fronts. As the rain cleared it turned brighter and slightly milder across Ireland. (Carlow Oak Park 12.2C, Fylingdales 5.3C maximum, Writtle -2.8C minimum, Eskdalemuir 58.2 mm, Shoeburyness 5.8 h.)

An area of low pressure pushed NE'wards over Ireland and S Scotland on the 13th, bringing an area of rain to most areas during the day and into the evening. The day was generally cloudy, except ahead of the rain across the Northern Isles and over SW Ireland once the rain had cleared. The rain was heavy in places while MSL pressure was down to 983 mb over SW Scotland by 1800 GMT. Emergency services had to rescue a man from a car trapped in flood waters after heavy rain caused disruption in Wales; two people managed to escape from the car on a coastal road in Carmarthenshire before fire crews were called to rescue the third at about 1600 GMT. (Bude 12.3C, Dalwhinnie 5.2C maximum, Fyvie Castle 1.0C minimum, Whitechurch 38.6 mm, Cork Airport 2.3 h.)

The main rain area associated with the low pressure system soon moved away towards the E of the UK on the 14th but further bands of rain and showers continued to affect parts of the UK during the day especially N Wales and N England. Ireland was brighter under rising pressure and it was quite a sunny day in parts of SW Scotland, Ireland and S England. (Frittenden 11.4C, Lerwick 4.5C maximum, Wick Airport 0.9C minimum, Keswick 24.8 mm, Shannon Airport 7.9 h.)

Areas of frontal rain spread E'wards on the 15th across Scotland and Ireland before dawn and across remaining areas of the UK during the day. Showers followed from the W over N and W areas Scotland and Ireland during the day, with another area of rain affecting Ireland in the evening. These fell as snow in parts of N and Cent Scotland later. Ireland, Wales and England were cloudy with the best of the sunshine being found in E Scotland. (Exeter Airport 12.1C, Lerwick 3.7C maximum, Aboyne -5.1C minimum, Sennybridge 23.0 mm, Leuchars 5.8 h.)

Two deep low pressure systems pushed E'wards across Scotland on the 16th; the second of these, storm Dudley, was centred at 968 mb over NE Scotland at 1800 GMT. Areas of rain spread E'wards across Scotland, Wales and England overnight with heavy falls in places. Further rain affected Ireland and Scotland during the day, with lesser falls across England and Wales. Some sferics occurred at times in parts of S Scotland and N Ireland in the afternoon. Storm Dudley brought gusts of up to 81 mph in Capel Curig, 74 mph at Emley Moor and 101 mph at Aonach Mor. Passenger and freight ferry services between the Isle of Man and Lancashire were disrupted due to gales and storm Dudley also led to travel disruption and fallen trees across E England later in the day. In Northern Ireland there was widespread travel disruption and power cuts. Hundreds of households, particularly in counties Londonderry and Armagh, lost power but most were restored quickly. Storm Dudley left thousands of people in north-east England, Cumbria, North Yorkshire and Lancashire without power. In Scotland, all trains were cancelled for Wednesday evening. It was a very mild day across the Midlands in particular; many areas of the British Isles remained largely cloudy with the best of the sunshine being found across East Anglia. It was a cold day across N Scotland and there were falls of snow across N and Cent Scotland. (Pershore College 17.2C, Loch Glascarnoch 1.7C maximum, Baltasound -1.8C minimum, Achnagart 35.6 mm, Wellesbourne 4.1 h.)

Winds eased into the 17th and the day dawned after a mild night over S England, while areas of N Scotland had a ground frost. There were showers across Scotland and Ireland overnight, and these also affected parts of Wales and W England during the day. Later in the evening an area of more general rain pushed NE'wards into S Ireland, SW England and S Wales associated with a deepening depression to the SW of Ireland named storm Eunice. Some of the showers across N Scotland fell as sleet and snow, with wintry falls in parts of N Ireland in the evening; showers in W parts of Scotland were accompanied by sferics at times. It was a sunny day across E Scotland and in E and Cent areas of England. (Charlwood 13.0C, Loch Glascarnoch 2.7C maximum, Kinbrace 0.0C minimum, Tyndrum 19.8 mm, Boulmer 7.7 h.)

Storm Eunice crossed the British Isles on the 18th, centred over SW Ireland (974 mb) at 0600 GMT, and close to Humberside (975 mb) at 1200 GMT. There was a secondary low located at 0600 GMT over SW Scotland (978 mb) and then over E Scotland (971 mb) at 1200 GMT. The strongest winds were to the S and SW of the southern-most low centre. The systems were accompanied by spells of frontal rain, while further N there were falls of snow, some heavy across parts of N Ireland, N England and Scotland in particular with depths amounting to 8 cm at Aboyne and Tulloch Bridge by 1200 GMT. Across S and Cent England rainfall amounts were quite small. Millions of people were told to stay at home as one of the worst storms in decades, Storm Eunice, hit the UK. There were red weather warnings issues for SW England and S Wales, and SE England and the London area due to high winds. These led to power cuts, flight cancellations, hundreds of school closures, and a number of major bridges being closed. A gust of 122 mph, an interim record for England, was measured at The Needles. Other gusts included 79 mph at St Mary's, 90 mph at the Isle of Portland, 87 mph at Mumbles and 75 mph at Capel Curig. Power cuts affected tens of thousands of properties in SW England and S Wales. Numerous trees were brought down and the O2 Arena closed after the roof was shredded in high winds. Roofs were damaged in many areas, garden fences were brought down, and many rail and ferry routes ceased operations for a time. About 400,000 homes were still without power by late evening. A council worker died in the Irish Republic at Wexford after being struck by a falling tree as he cleared storm debris, while three people died in the UK due to storm-related incidents. The top section of the spire at St Thomas's Church in Wells, Somerset fell to the ground in the morning. The S of Ireland was struck by gusts up to 80 mph, while N counties such as Donegal had some heavy falls of snow. At least 73,000 homes and businesses lost power in Ireland. (Santon Downham 1.0C, Dalwhinnie 0.6C maximum, Aboyne -3.8C minimum, Lake Vyrnwy 34.8 mm, Camborne 4.3 h.)

A brisk W'ly flow persisted during the 19th and a series of fronts and a wave depression (centre 999 mb over NW Wales at 1200 GMT) crossed the British Isles during the day. Rain and showers affected most areas of Ireland, Wales and England as a result, with some snow falling across parts of Ireland and Scotland, and also later in the day across the Midlands and N England. There were pockets of air frost in places at first, mainly over N Scotland, while it turned mild across S Ireland, S Wales and S England. Away from Scotland there was little sunshine. (Isles of Scilly 12.4C, Bingley 2.2C maximum, Loch Glascarnoch -3.9C minimum, Capel Curig 22.2 mm, Leuchars 7.9 h.)

Storm Franklin, a deep low to the NW of Scotland during the 20th, brought heavy rain overnight to Scotland Ireland, N England and N Wales. The rain pushed SE'wards to affect remaining areas of the British Isles during the day. Much of Scotland had a cold start, with the rain and showers behind the rain - falling as snow here, and also in some areas of Ireland. It turned mild in most areas during the day and the snowfall lessened, under a warm sector but it was a windy day in all areas. By late evening a following cold front had moved quickly across all areas from the W. Heavy rainfall caused severe flooding in parts of Northern Ireland ahead of Storm Franklin's arrival; preventative measures were taken in Omagh to stop the Drumragh River from bursting its banks. In Clady the main bridge became impassable due to flooding from the River Finn. People were warned to stay away from rivers in Yorkshire and homes were evacuated with roads and bridges closed because of widespread flooding. The Environment Agency North West opened the flood gates on the Mersey to the Didsbury Basin to protect over 5,000 homes. A gust of 87 mph was recorded in the evening at The Needles. (Hereford 13.8C, Braemar 6.3C maximum, Balmoral -1.8C minimum, Shap 85.0 mm, Kinloss 4.2 h.)

The centre of Storm Franklin pushed quickly across Scotland before dawn on the 21st, centre 970 mb close to the Outer Hebrides at 0000 GMT. Associated rainfall spread SE'wards across the UK, heavy at first across N Ireland and W Scotland, but weakening in intensity as it moved away to the SE. There was a slight air frost in parts of E Scotland with some light snow in N Scotland before dawn. It turned mild over S areas during the day under a warm sector and most places in the British Isles has sunny spells at times. Storm Franklin hit parts of the UK with strong winds and heavy rain. There was severe flooding in parts of Northern Ireland with over one hundred flood warning in place across England, Scotland and Wales. The highest wind gust speeds in the morning reached 79 mph at Capel Curig and 78 mph at Orlock Head. Manchester Airport diverted nine flights in the morning because the winds. Football pitches were left under metres of water in Castlederg, and at one point 10,000 homes were without power in Northern Ireland. Parts of the River Severn and the Bristol Channel coast were on flood alert and emergency teams erected flood barriers to try to stop the waters from reaching homes. In West Yorkshire, the Thackley railway tunnel was closed due to flooding while Rotherham Central station was closed due to track flooding. (Pershore 12.8C, Balmoral 5.0C maximum, Aviemore -0.7C minimum, Eskdalemuir 21.2 mm, Leuchars 8.6 h.)

A warm sector crossed mainland areas of the British Isles on the 22nd. There was a slight air frost overnight over N and Cent areas of Scotland with rain spreading E'wards across most of Scotland and Ireland by dawn. This rain then weakened in intensity as it spread E'wards across remaining areas of the UK by the evening. Showers followed over Scotland and Ireland while skies then cleared across much of England. It was mild for a while across much of S Scotland, Wales, Ireland and England while all areas saw sunshine after the early rain areas had cleared. People were rescued, properties evacuated and trains cancelled due to flooding along the River Severn. A major incident was declared in Bewdley, Worcestershire, and large parts of Shrewsbury town centre were under water. A severe flood warning was in place at the Wharfage in Ironbridge. Transport For Wales said there were no trains between Hereford and Shrewsbury on Tuesday because of flooding on the line. Several roads have also been closed. In Ross-on-Wye, the river burst its banks and spilled out on to the flood plain. (St James Park 14.5C, Dalwhinnie 4.3C maximum, Lerwick -1.4C minimum, Achnagart 31.0 mm, Cork Airport and Ronaldsway 6.1 h.)

Clear skies led to an overnight air frost in parts of S England into the 23rd while areas of Scotland, Wales and Ireland had some overnight ran in the early hours; falls were slight away from NW Scotland. A cold front brought further rain across Scotland and W Ireland during the morning and this spread slowly SE'wards during the day, not affecting the SE corner of England by late evening. It was sunny in E areas of England ahead of the frontal cloud, and also in parts of Ireland later in the day. Severe flood warnings remained in place in areas of the River Severn where flooding continued to pose a danger to life. (Hurn 12.2C, Dalwhinnie 4.9C maximum, Hurn -1.8C minimum, Cassley 55.2 mm, Boulmer 7.9 h.)

Overnight into the 24th, and during the morning, there were some heavy falls of snow in places over Scotland and the N half of Ireland. During the morning there were other falls as far S as the SE Midlands; lying depths at 0900 GMT included 9 cm at Tulloch Bridge and 8 cm at Aviemore and Lough Fea. Frontal rain cleared SE England during the morning, accompanied by some sferics around 0800 GMT to the SE of London. A showery day followed in all areas, with hail and wet snow as far S as Cent S England and with widespread sferics in parts of W Scotland and W Ireland in particular. Snow continued to fall in pars of Scotland into the evening with lesser falls in parts of N England. Much of the British Isles, away from W, Cent and N Scotland, had spells of sunshine. After the fall of heavy snow in parts of Northern Ireland, especially across counties Fermanagh, Tyrone, Londonderry and Antrim, several schools were closed and there was some disruption to bus and rail services. Drivers across Scotland faced hazardous conditions as much of the country was blanketed by snow and ice and some schools also closed here. (St James Park 8.7C, Salsburgh 1.1C maximum, Braemar -2.1C minimum, Altnaharra 17.6 mm, Boulmer 8.4 h.)

There was a widespread ground frost into the 25th while bands of rain, and some snow, affected Scotland, N England and the N half of Ireland before dawn. Snow lay 7 cm deep at Aviemore and Tulloch Bridge at 0600 GMT. Frontal rain affected N and W Scotland, and parts of Ireland, later in the day. However, across much of England and Wales it was a very sunny day and it mild across S Ireland and across S and Cent areas of England and Wales. (Milford Haven 12.2C, Dalwhinnie 4.0C maximum, Dalwhinnie -2.6C minimum, Tyndrum 10.6 mm, Boulmer 9.2 h.)

There was an air frost under clear skies into the 26th across Cent and S areas of England, and in East Anglia. It was milder further N overnight with some rain and showers across parts of Scotland and W Ireland. High pressure (1032 mb in E Kent and East Anglia at 1200 GMT) led to another sunny day across much of England and Wales while there some further light rain and drizzle across parts of Ireland and Scotland. The S'ly flow led to a generally mild day. (Albemarle 12.5C, Dalwhinnie 6.0C maximum, South Newington -4.3C minimum, Tyndrum 6.8 mm, Shoeburyness 9.9 h.)

On the 27th a weakening cold front gave some light rain across W areas of Ireland and Scotland overnight and this made only a little progress E'wards during the day mainly giving some light falls over Ireland and the Outer Hebrides. It was a cool night in a few parts of Cent England with most of England, Wales and E Scotland then having a sunny day under almost cloudless skies. In the evening further frontal rain spread E'wards into W Ireland and W Scotland. (Bude 12.7C, Inverbervie 6.3C maximum, South Newington -3.1C minimum, South Uist 10.2 mm, Shoeburyness 10.2 h.)

Frontal rain was widespread across Ireland and W Scotland into the 28th, with falls also in Wales and W areas of England by dawn. During the day the rain was followed by showers across Scotland, with the main rain area making slow progress E'wards across Ireland, Wales and England. By the late evening the rain area had become almost stationary over SE areas of England. It was a cloudy day in most areas ahead of the rain although the extreme E of East Anglia had some sunshine at first, and there were sunny periods across Ireland and W Scotland later in the day.(Santon Downham 13.6C, Dalwhinnie 6.3C maximum, Iver Water Works 0.4C minimum, Whitechurch 31.6 mm, Shannon Airport 4.7 h.)

British Isles weather, March 2022

Despite the presence of high pressure across the British Isles on the 1st (centre 1032 mb over SE Scotland at 1200 GMT), frontal cloud led to spells of rain over E, Cent and S England. This turned widespread and heavy over S England in the evening. There was an overnight air frost in many inland areas of N and Cent Ireland, E and Cent Scotland, N England and N Wales, and these areas then had prolonged sunshine during the day after a misty start in a few places. (Fyvie Castle 11.5C, Tredegar Bryn Bach Park 4.6C maximum, Katesbridge -5.6C minimum, Swanage 17.4 mm, Charterhall 9.8 h.)

Overnight into the 2nd there was rain, heavy in parts of S England, over S and Cent England, Wales and some areas of S Ireland. Inland areas of Scotland had a widespread air frost although it was a mild night across much of S England. During the day this rain area spread NE'wards into S and E Scotland; N and Cent Scotland were generally sunny but elsewhere it was rather dull. It turned milder across the Channel Islands, SW England and S Ireland. (Jersey Airport 12.2C, Brizlee Wood 4.2C maximum, Aboyne -9.1C minimum, Isles of Scilly 15.8 mm, Lerwick 8.6 h.)

It was rather cloudy into the 3rd with mist across E, Cent and N areas of England by dawn. Many area saw some rain overnight, notably SW England, Wales, SW Scotland and N Ireland. Away from Ireland, SW Scotland and the extreme E of East Anglia it was a rather cloudy day, with areas of rain over Wales and W England in particular. (St James Park 13.8C, Pateley Bridge Ravens Nest 5.5C maximum, Derrylin Cornahoule 1.9C minimum, Llysdinam 16.6 mm, Tibenham Airfield 7.1 h.)

High pressure spread across the British Isles from the W on the 4th, with MSL pressure rising to 1026 mb near Belmullet by 1800 GMT. Cent and N areas of Scotland and Ireland had a slight air frost overnight, while rain affected SE Scotland, N England, the Midlands and N Wales due to a meandering front and a shallow wave-depression. During the day the E'ward-moving rain was largely confined to E areas of the Britain with Ireland, and W areas of Britain, having a sunny day. It was a cool day under the cloudy skies in inland areas of England. (Manston 13.1C, Fylingdales 3.7C maximum, Altnaharra -3.6C minimum, Loftus 15.6 mm, Shannon Airport 9.4 h.)

High pressure built over all areas on the 5th; MSL pressure at 0600 GMT was 1032 mb over W Ireland. Parts of N and E England had a little rain or drizzle overnight although much of Ireland, Scotland and W England had little overnight cloud and, hence, a widespread air frost. There were further slight falls of rain and drizzle at times over Cent and E areas of England during the day, while much of Scotland, Ireland, Wales and SW England had sunny spells. It was rather cool in the cloudier, rain-affected areas. (Usk No. 2 10.9C, Fylingdales 5.3C maximum, Tulloch Bridge -6.8C minimum, Houghton Hall 9.8 mm, Cork Airport and Ronaldsway 10.4 h.)

There was a widespread air frost into the 6th over inland areas of Scotland, Ireland, Wales and parts of N England due to clear skies here under high pressure (centre 1034 mb at 0600 GMT close to Glasgow). Elsewhere in England it was a cloudy night with a few spots of rain or drizzle in places. There was little precipitation during the day, apart for a few isolated short falls in parts of E England. S and Cent areas of England and Wales were rather cloudy with a little sunshine; elsewhere there were long, sunny spells in most areas. (Porthmadog 11.3C, Liscombe 5.1C maximum, Kinbrace -7.3C minimum, Brize Norton 1.8 mm, Ronaldsway 10.5 h.)

most inland areas, away from East Anglia and S areas of England and Ireland, had a widespread air frost into the 7th. There was a little light rain and drizzle in parts of East Anglia overnight but, during the day, there was little precipitation due to the prevailing high pressure. Once some early low cloud had cleared, most areas away from the Western Isles and SW Ireland had sunny spells, although it was rather cloudy in parts of E England bordering the North Sea. (Aboyne 10.8C, Okehampton 3.9C maximum, Redesdale Camp -6.6C minimum, Shoeburyness 0.4 mm, Dyce 10.4 h.)

There was S'ly breeze across all areas early on the 8th due to a low centred close to SW Ireland. There was a widespread air frost over Cent areas of Britain but Ireland remained frost-free as cloud and light rain spread NE'wards across some areas by dawn. During the day bands of rain pushed NE'wards across Ireland and W Scotland, reaching E Scotland later in the evening. Some rain also affected SW England and W Wales, while further E over England and Wales it was a sunny day ahead of any advancing cloud. It turned sunny later over areas of Ireland and W Scotland. (Kew Gardens 13.7C, Braemar 5.2C maximum, Santon Downham -4.3C minimum, Tulloch Bridge 13.2 mm, Tibenham Airfield 10.5 h.)

The 9th dawned with low centres to the W of the British Isles giving a breezy start to the day in W areas. A line of cloud over Cent and E areas of the UK gave little more than drizzle in a few places overnight. Rain spread E'wards across much of Ireland and W Scotland in the morning, also reaching SW England by midday. It turned cold across Ireland and much of Scotland in the evening with sleet reported at Cork Airport. 39 mm of precipitation fell in the 12 hours ending 1800 GMT at Johnstown Castle. (Coningsby 14.1C, Derrylin Cornahoule 6.0C, Pateley Bridge Ravens Nest 0.5C minimum, Tyndrum 22.2 mm, Leconfield 8.9 h.)

The 10th dawned cold across Ireland and NW Scotland, with some sleet/snow observed at Aviemore and Finner before dawn. Overnight, some mainly light frontal rain and drizzle fell over SW England, Wales and in S, Cent and E Scotland. There was little precipitation during the day, except in a few W areas of the UK. To the E of this rain area it was a mild day. (Chertsey Abbey Mead 16.8C, Altnahinch Filters 7.6C maximum, Altnaharra -4.8C minimum, Eskdalemuir 6.8 mm, Tibenham Airfield 10.6 h.)

The 11th dawned after a generally mild night across the British Isles, with rain affecting S and W Ireland, W Wales and SW England before dawn. 14 mm of rain fell at Valentia in the 12 hours ending 0600 GMT. There was some early mist in parts of E England and E Scotland. During the day a cold front spread the rain spread NE'wards across most areas, although falls over East Anglia and NE England were mainly light and these areas, along with NE Scotland, had some sunshine ahead of the rain. (Holbeach 15.2C, Lake Vyrnwy 7.7C maximum, Kinlochewe -0.1C minimum, Dunkeswell 19.6 mm, Lerwick 6.8 h.)

The 12th dawned with a mainly showery, S'ly flow in all areas although there were more widespread areas of frontal rain in parts of Scotland. During the day an area of low pressure headed NE'wards towards SW Ireland, with wind speeds increasing later across Ireland and SW areas of the UK. The depression pushed rain across Ireland and into Wales and SW England during the afternoon with falls later over NW England and SW Scotland. Elsewhere over England there were sunny spells ahead of cloud associated with the rain areas; it was mild ahead of the rain but cooler elsewhere. (Weybourne 13.7C, Tulloch Bridge 6.8C maximum, Castlederg 0.9C minimum, Tyndrum 21.0 mm, Brize Norton 7.8 h.)

The morning of the 13th saw a weakening line of frontal rain crossing Scotland and England, clearing in most areas but persisting over the extreme SE corner of England. A few showers followed the rain, mainly across Ireland and W areas of the UK. It was breezy over W areas of the British Isles as a depression moved N'wards over W Ireland. (Hull East Park 13.7C, Inverbervie 6.9C maximum, Balmoral 0.9C minimum, Dalwhinnie 37.4 mm, Casement Aerodrome 7.3 h.)

There was a slight air frost in parts of Cent and Cent S England overnight into the 14th with some showery falls over Ireland W and S areas of Scotland due to a filling low to the W of Scotland. Areas of rain spread across N Ireland, Scotland and the extreme N of England during the day and there was also some light rain over areas close to the W end of the English Channel for a while. Elsewhere, most areas had a sunny day and it was quite mild in the E half of England and in parts of NE Scotland. (Holbeach 14.4C, Tyndrum 7.0C maximum, Benson -2.1C minimum, Kielder Castle 10.2 mm, Kirkwall 10.8 h.)

Overnight into the 15th there were a few light falls of rain across Scotland and parts of N England. Further S, especially over the Midlands and Wales, there was an air frost. A front gave falls of rain over W areas of Ireland and Scotland during the day and it was a rather cloudy day in most areas, especially across Ireland and Scotland. E areas of England, away from the coast, were quite mild. (Northolt 16.4C, Braemar 6.5C maximum, Shawbury -3.6C minimum, South Uist 18.0 mm, Leconfield 7.0 h.)

The 16th dawned cool across much of Ireland and W Scotland, following further frontal rainfall here overnight. By dawn there was widespread mist, and some fog, across most parts of England and Wales with some light rain affecting parts of SW England. During the day a warm sector passed over the SE corner of England and the rainfall associated with this was accompanied by a notable fall of Saharan dust across the area and into East Anglia. Frontal rainfall also spread into NE England and SE Scotland by the evening. Ireland and W Scotland had a sunny day. (Hull East Park 14.0C, Dalwhinnie 5.9C maximum, Derrylin Cornahoule -1.3C minimum, Cranwell 25.8 mm, Tiree 8.9 h.)

The 17th dawned after a widespread inland air frost over Scotland, Wales, N Ireland and some W parts of England. Further E the skies cleared once overnight rain moved away to the E while a front brought some rain across W Ireland by dawn. The frontal rain weakened as it ran into high pressure, with most of E England having a dry and very sunny day. It was showery across Scotland but mild over S areas of the British Isles. (Exeter Airport 14.9C, Loch Glascarnoch 7.1C maximum, Aboyne -5.8C minimum, Achnagart 15.4 mm, Shoeburyness 11.3 h.)

The 18th dawned with widespread mist and fog across England, Wales and Ireland due to a large area of high pressure about 1042 mb over parts of Cent S England at 0600 GMT. There was an air frost over parts of Scotland and N Ireland. The day was largely dry (apart for a few showers across Ireland and N Scotland) and very sunny from S'wards of Cent S. (Wiggonholt 17.5C, Inverbervie 8.5C maximum, Aboyne -4.5C minimum, Kirkwall 3.0 mm, Camborne 11.5 h.)

High pressure drew a flow from the SE across the British Isles on the 19th, which dawned with an air frost in parts of SE Scotland; at Valentia the overnight minimum temperature was 10.1C. Parts of England had some early mist patches. The day was generally dry, and quite sunny away from SW England and S Ireland. It was a notably mild day in NE Scotland. (Kinlochewe 20.2C, Inverbervie 8.4C maximum, Kielder Castle -2.7C minimum, Kew Gardens 0.6 mm, Shoeburyness 11.6 h.)

It was a dry night under an E'ly anticyclonic flow into the 20th, with a slight air frost in parts of N England. A few parts of England, Wales and Ireland had some mist patches in places by dawn. During the day there were a few showers across Ireland while elsewhere there were generally long spells of sunshine under almost clear skies all day in places. 0.4 mm of rain fell during 0600-1800 GMT at Oak Park, Carlow. (Porthmadog 14.9C, Fylingdales 7.1C maximum, Ravensworth -4.0C minimum, Wiggonholt 0.2 mm, Kinloss 11.5 h.)

There was a widespread inland air frost on the 21st across Britain, except in SW areas. Ireland also had a mild night, while many places across the British Isles dawned with some mist. Parts of E England had some very light rain at times during the day, with most other regions (away from W Ireland) having a very sunny day. A S'ly flow led to a mild day in S areas away from the coasts. (Bude 17.7C, Inverbervie 7.8C maximum, Braemar -7.8C minimum, Porthmadog 0.6 mm, Kinloss 10.8 h.)

A S'ly flow under high pressure led to a mostly dry day on the 22nd. There was little air frost away from E and N areas of Scotland, while during the day temperatures widely rose above 15C away from the coasts. Most places were sunny, especially across S England where the sunshine was largely unbroken for much of the day once the widespread (across the British Isles) mist had cleared. (Porthmadog 20.7C, Fair Isle 7.8C maximum, Aboyne -4.8C minimum, Middle Wallop 0.4 mm, Jersey Airport 11.0 h.)

High pressure led to some air frost in parts of Wales, Cent England and NE Scotland into the 23rd while many areas of England, Scotland and Northern Ireland dawned to mist or fog. There were a few showery falls of rain around the Scottish coasts during the day, but in general the day was dry and sunny and warm inland. (St James Park 20.8C, Fair Isle 9.4C maximum, Tain Range -2.4C minimum, Fair Isle 0.4 mm, Aberdaron 11.2 h.)

There was a misty start to the 24th in many areas, with a slight air frost in some inland parts of Britain. Frontal cloud led to some light rain showers over areas of Scotland and the extreme N of England during the day, but most places were dry and much of England was very sunny. It was a warm day away from the coasts. (Usk No.2 19.7C, Fair Isle 10.6C maximum, Kinbrace -3.8C minimum, Port Ellen 1.4 mm, Camborne 11.3 h.)

High pressure was centred close to Hull (1032 mb) at 0600 GMT on the 25th, leading to a slight air frost at first in a few areas of Britain. During the day some frontal rain fell across Shetland but elsewhere, away from W and N Scotland, it was generally dry and very sunny. (Myerscough 19.8C, Fair Isle 8.9C maximum, Braemar -2.8C minimum, Baltasound 3.2 mm, Kinloss 12.0 h.)

Pressure remained high across the British Isles on the 26th with a centre of 1036 mb over W Scotland at 0600 GMT. There was a slight air frost in cent Scotland and in a few other sheltered places overnight with some light rain across the Northern Isles overnight. Some parts of E Ireland, S Scotland, England and Wales had some early mist, with thick fog in Northern Ireland. Once this cleared, it was a widely mid, sunny day again away from N Scotland, where there was a little light rain over the Northern Isles. (Porthmadog 20.5C, Fair Isle 8.8C maximum, Braemar -4.9C minimum, Lerwick 4.6 mm, Shoeburyness 11.7 h.)

An E'ly flow into the 27th drew an area of low cloud and some drizzle across E and Cent areas of England by dawn. Mist, and some fog patches across England and Scotland, were widespread across the British Isles by dawn and an air frost was widespread across N and Cent Scotland. During the day cloud gave a little light drizzle over some E areas of England; it was a cool day in E England but elsewhere it was a sunny and dry day. (Aboyne 19.2C, Weybourne 7.8C maximum, Altnaharra -5.2C minimum, Goudhurst 0.2 mm, Kinloss 12.1 h.)

Most areas had a misty start into the 28th with fog patches in places; a few sheltered inland areas had a slight air frost although low cloud, blowing onshore from the North Sea gave a little light rain overnight in parts of N England. The day was mainly dry, apart from some light rain over N England and S Scotland, and later in the evening in parts of SE England. Ireland, W Wales and SW Scotland had a sunny day; elsewhere there were sunny spells and varying amounts of cloud. It was a cold day in the Northern Isles. (Dunstaffnage 17.9C, Lerwick 5.4C maximum, Kinbrace -3.8C minimum, Leeming 7.8 mm, Dublin Airport 11.7 h.)

Overnight there was some light rain in parts of N Scotland, S England and N England; the 29th dawned cold across Scotland with an air frost in places. Mist and fog were widespread by dawn across the British Isles. A cold front across Scotland led to some rain here, and troughs gave rain across parts of S England at times. It was a rather cloudy day across England and Scotland, although parts of W England, together with Wales and areas of Ireland were sunny. It was cold on the Northern Isles with some snow on Fair Isle later in the day (Porthmadog 18.7C, Lerwick 4.8C maximum, Braemar -3.2C minimum, Culdrose 13.0 mm, Cork Airport 10.4 h.)

A series of cold fronts and troughs headed S'wards across the British Isles on the 30th, introducing colder air from the N. There was a widespread air frost overnight across the N half of Scotland with some rain overnight across N England, and also falls of snow as far S as N England. During the day there was further snow in these areas, and as far S as the N Midlands - with falls of rain across most areas of England, Wales and Ireland by the end of the evening as he colder air advanced. There were sunny spells across Scotland, but it was rather cloudy further S, except in the extreme S of Ireland. (Plymouth 14.4C, Fylingdales 2.6C maximum, Altnaharra -5.6C minimum, Loftus 12.4 mm, Tiree 12.0 h.)

Overnight and during the morning of the 31st there were falls of snow and some hail as far S as the Channel Isles on a cold N/NE'ly wind; by dawn, only some coastal areas and the extreme S of Ireland, Wales and England had avoided an air frost. At 0900 GMT snow lay 5 cm deep at Aviemore, with 2 cm lying as far S as Nottingham. The showers of snow and hail continued in many areas of the UK during the day, and were accompanied by sferics mostly in locations close to the E coast of Britain. It was warmest, due to sunny conditions, across Ireland and W areas of Wales and England, but it was cool in E areas of England. (Derrylin Cornahoule 10.3C, Spadeadam 3.1C maximum, Dalwhinnie -6.0C minimum, Ravensworth 8.2 mm, St Athan 11.1 h.)

British Isles weather, April 2022

A N'ly airflow brought cool day to most areas on the 1st. There was a widespread inland air frost at first after overnight showers of hail and snow in many parts of the UK, as far S as Kent. There were fewer showers during the day, with falls mainly confined to E areas of the UK, N Scotland and N Ireland. Most areas also had long sunny spells at times, although it was rather cloudy in W Scotland. Away from Ireland and some W areas of Wales and England it was a cool day. (Claremorris 10.8C, Aviemore 4.8C maximum, Tulloch Bridge -8.0C minimum, Chillingham Barns 10.0 mm, Lerwick 11.7 h.)

Pressure remained high on the 2nd with clear skies leading to a widespread air frost over England, Scotland and Wales. A weak front led to cloud and rain across Ireland overnight and also across Ireland and Wales during the day. Some E and S areas of England had some showers of hail and snow during the day, with E and Cent areas of England also having a sunny day in between any showers. It was warmest across Ireland and S England. (Sherkin Island 11.9C, Fylingdales 5.8C maximum, Benson -6.4C minimum, Rhyl 13.2 mm, Tiree 11.3 h.)

The 3rd dawned after a very cold night across many areas, with most inland areas away from S Ireland having an air frost. Sennybridge had its lowest April temperature for nine years; in Maidenhead the minimum temperature was the lowest in April for 32 years. During the day a warm front spread rain SE'wards across Scotland, Ireland and N England by mid-evening. It was sunny in S areas ahead of the frontal cloud with daytime temperature across Ireland widely reaching 12-13C. (Killowen 13.9C, Okehampton 7.2C maximum, Sennybridge -7.5C minimum, Resallach 22.0 mm, Camborne 11.9 h.)

Most of the British Isles lay under a SE'ward-moving warm sector during the 4th. Rain was widespread overnight as the warm front moved across Britain, with only parts of S England and East Anglia having a slight ground frost ahead of the rain. The main rain area pushed away from SE England during the morning but further rain and showers associated with cold fronts moved slowly S across Scotland later. It turned sunny following these fronts across N Scotland although all areas away from the Northern Isles had a mild day. Some snow fell over the Northern Isles in the evening. (Gosport Fleetlands 16.5C, Lerwick 5.0C maximum, Okehampton 0.5C minimum, Resallach 47.6 mm, Lerwick 5.1 h.)

It was cold into N and Cent Scotland into the 5th, but milder further S. There was some frontal precipitation across N Wales, N England, N Ireland and Scotland overnight which fell as snow across the N half of Scotland. Aboyne and Dyce were reporting 2 cm of lying snow by 0900 GMT. During the day any snowfall retreated to the far N of Scotland. Frontal rainfall during the day was largely confined to Scotland and Ireland; across England it was largely cloudy with a few scattered, sunny intervals. It was mild in parts of SE England but cold across N Scotland. (Frittenden 16.3C, Aboyne 1.4C maximum, Lerwick 0.8C minimum, Achnagart 34.4 mm, Hurn 5.0 h.)

A cold front swept across England and Wales overnight into the 6th, with rain clearing SE England during the morning. There was some rain and showers across Scotland overnight and it was a cold night in N Scotland. During the day some rain spread from Ireland into other areas of the British Isles; falls were mostly showery in nature but these showers were heavy in places and accompanied by hail, thunder and sharp temperature falls in some areas, e.g. the Thames Valley. There were sunny spells in most areas. A tornado caused thousands of pounds worth of damage to a farmhouse; Deilwen Breese from Pennal, near Machnynlleth, said the powerful winds lifted her lambs in the air and pulled up trees near her property. (Heathrow 16.0C, Fair Isle 3.6C maximum, Fyvie Castle 0.0C minimum, Cassley 34.6 mm, Aldergrove 6.6 h.)

Overnight into the 7th a depression moved E'wards across Scotland (centre 970 mb at 0000 GMT near Tiree), introducing spells of frontal rain, showers and blustery winds. It was cold night across Scotland (with snow in some areas and an air frost in places) while there was some heavy rainfall for a while in many parts of S England, N Ireland and N England. The blustery winds affected most areas during the day with rain or showers in many areas at times. Most areas also had sunny spells. (St James Park 14.3C, Dalwhinnie 4.0C maximum, Dalwhinnie -3.3C minimum, Kinbrace 19.0 mm, Liscombe 8.5 h.)

The 8th began with a widespread inland air frost with some light falls of snow across N areas of Scotland. A depression close to Brittany spread some rain into the Channel Islands and SW England during the morning while weak fronts led to further falls of rain in parts of W Ireland and N Scotland. Away from these rain areas there were sunny spells, particularly across S Scotland, N England, Wales and S Ireland. (Pershore 13.7C, Loch Glascarnoch 5.8C maximum, Shap -4.8C minimum, Isles of Scilly 13.0 mm, Glasgow 10.4 h.)

Into the 9th there was a widespread inland air frost under clear skies and N'ly winds. There was a little rain before dawn across some parts of SE England with some light falls over parts of N Scotland; some of these falls over Scotland were of snow with Loch Glascarnoch reporting 3 cm of lying snow at 0900 GMT. During the day there was some rain, and snow at first in N areas, across Scotland and few light showers over N England. Elsewhere, it was quite a sunny day in many areas. (Gosport Fleetlands 13.7C, Fair Isle 4.8C maximum, Katesbridge -5.1C minimum, Dyce 6.2 mm, Aberdaron 12.3 h.)

There was a widespread air frost into the 10th across Scotland, England and Wales while a weak front led to some rain and snow overnight in N Scotland. Despite prevailing high pressure there was some frontal rain across Ireland and W Scotland during the day although most other areas were dry. W areas of the British Isles were rather cloudy; elsewhere there were varying amounts of cloud and sunny periods. It was cool over the Northern Isles due to a N'ly flow here. (Cambridge NIAB 13.9C, Lerwick 4.2C maximum, Sennybridge -6.0C minimum, Cassley 6.6 mm, Waddington 9.4 h.)

It was cool into the 11th over the Northern Isles, but elsewhere generally avoided any air frost. Ireland was cloudy overnight with a little light rain; the overnight minimum temperature at Valentia was 9.6C. As the day developed light frontal rain spread into Wales and SW England and later into N England and SW Scotland. Falls were heavier across Ireland (10 mm fell at Cork Airport in the 12 hours ending 1800 GMT). Ahead of the rain it was a warm day across England and Wales with sunny spells in the E half of England. (Heathrow 18.8C, Fair Isle 6.0C maximum, South Newington -1.4C minimum, Isles of Scilly 4.4 mm, Wattisham 9.5 h.)

Cloudy skies led to a mild night across most of Ireland, Wales and England into the 12th, although there was some light rain across W and N England, W Scotland, Wales and Ireland. There was further rain across Ireland, Wales, N England and S Scotland during the day, with lesser falls elsewhere in England, due to N'ward-moving fronts. As a result it was a rather cloudy day in all areas although SE England and East Anglia were quite mild. (Holbeach 20.4C, Lerwick 6.1C maximum, Drumnadrochit 2.8C minimum, Winterbourne No.2 14.0 mm, Wattisham 5.7 h.)

It was generally cloudy into the 13th, with rain across Scotland and N Ireland with occasional lesser falls elsewhere; many S areas of England, Wales and Ireland it was misty by dawn. By 0600 GMT a shallow area of low pressure (centre 1004 mb) was located over the North Sea near Aberdeenshire and this led to further rain across NE Scotland during the day. Weak troughs also led to some rain in the NE Midlands and adjacent areas, and away from S Ireland and W Wales it was a rather cloudy day. Away from NE Scotland it was a mild day in many areas. (Heathrow 20.0C, Fair Isle 6.6C maximum, Stornoway 4.3C minimum, Craibstone No.2 18.8 mm, Cork Airport 11.4 h.)

The 14th dawned rather misty, and with some fog patches, across much of England under a weak ridge. There was some overnight rain in areas of W Scotland and W Ireland due to a frontal system and it was a mild night in SW Ireland and Cornwall the overnight minimum temperature was 11.3C on Scilly. Rain during the day was mainly confined to Ireland and W Scotland. Away from E areas of the UK it was a cloudy day once early mist had cleared and it turned quite warm in E areas of England. (Northolt 20.4C, Fair Isle 8.1C maximum, Wick Airport 1.0C minimum, Tiree 5.0 mm, Jersey Airport 12.8 h.)

The 15th dawned with a shallow depression (1018 mb near Belmullet at 0600 GMT) over W Ireland with associated fronts giving a little rain over Ireland and SW Scotland before dawn. It was a mild night across Ireland, Wales, SW England and W Scotland Cornwall the overnight minimum temperature was 11.0C on Scilly. Clearer skies overnight over the E half of Britain led to widespread mist and some fog patches for a while. Another front led to some light rain in parts of NE Scotland. During the day falls of rain were confined to Ireland, W and N Scotland; it was a sunny day over Cent S and SE England, East Anglia and the Midlands and 20C was widely reached in these areas. (St James Park 23.4C, Inverbervie 8.1C maximum, South Newington 1.5C minimum, Lough Fea 6.6 mm, Hurn 12.7 h.)

Overnight into the 16th some light fell over parts of Ireland and W Scotland, with widespread mist and some fog elsewhere. Overnight minimum temperatures remained about 10C in some W areas of the British Isles 11.3C was the minimum at Altnaharra. During the day any rain was generally confined to W Ireland; it was cloudy here and across Scotland and N England, but sunny elsewhere, especially in the Channel islands and E and S areas of England. It was warm in most inland areas of England. (Ross-On-Wye 21.6C, Lerwick 7.7C maximum, Hurn 3.0C minimum, Harris Quidnish 2.6 mm, Jersey Airport 13.1 h.)

Rain across Ireland and W Scotland on the 17th made only slow progress E'wards with falls decreasing as it moved into Wales and SW England in the evening. It was a mild night across Ireland and W Scotland but behind a cold front it was relatively cool here by day, with the warmest air being found across E Scotland and Cent and E areas of England. It was a sunny day across E and Cent areas of England, but cloudier further W. ( Northolt 20.2C, Tiree 9.7C maximum, Writtle 1.3C minimum, Lough Fea 29.2 mm, Tibenham Airfield 11.4 h.)

On the 18th cold fronts spread E'wards across the UK, but gave little rain across the SE quarter of England and only light falls elsewhere. It was a cool night across parts of Cent Ireland. During the day there was a mix of cloud and sunny intervals in most areas, Shetland being a cloudy exception with some light rain there. (St James Park 18.3C, Fair Isle 9.1C maximum, Santon Downham 0.2C minimum, Achnagart 9.4 mm, Aberdaron 11.4 h.)

There was a slight air frost in parts of N Ireland, N Wales, N England and S and E Scotland into the 19th. There was rain during the day across Ireland and W Scotland with a few light rain showers in many areas of England and Wales. The driest areas of the UK were generally in the E, while Wales, E Ireland, SW and E Scotland had long sunny spells. (Herstmonceux 17.4C, Aberporth 10.4C maximum, Aboyne -2.3C minimum, Portglenone 11.2 mm, Valley 12.9 h.)

A weak ridge led to light winds in many areas on the 20th. N and Cent Ireland, N Wales and parts of Scotland had an overnight air frost while a SW'ward-moving trough gave some light falls of rain over SW England for a while. There was little rainfall during the day, while some coastal areas of E Scotland and NE England were affected by onshore low cloud and mist that turned to fog in places. Elsewhere, and away from W Ireland, it was generally a sunny day. (Gosport Fleetlands 19.3C, Boulmer 8.7C maximum, Katesbridge -3.4C minimum, North Wyke 3.8 mm, Stornoway 13.2 h.)

The 21st dawned with mist and fog in many E areas of England and Scotland and some frontal rain in SW Ireland. 12 mm fell at Valentia in the 12 hours ending 0600 GMT. The day was generally dry apart for a little isolated rain or drizzle in places. Much of Britain had a sunny day. (Porthmadog 19.9C, Fair Isle 8.1C maximum, Braemar -3.2C minimum, Bude 0.2 mm, Waddington 13.3 h.)

The 22nd dawned cloudy across most of England although clear skies across Scotland led to an air frost in places here. An E'ly breeze was the result of low pressure to the S and high pressure E of Iceland; Baltasound reported MSL pressure of 1026.8 mb at 0600 GMT. During the day there were a few scattered showers, mainly across SE Ireland, S Wales and SW England; much of S England and the Northern Isles were cloudy but there were long sunny spells in many other areas. (Hawarden 18.8C, Lerwick 8.6C maximum, Braemar -3.4C minimum, Cardinham 0.8 mm, Tiree 13.6 h.)

The brisk E'ly flow continued into the 23rd. It was a cool night in many N areas where cloud cleared for a while, but frontal cloud led to a mild night with a few spots of rain across much of S England; the overnight minimum temperature at Shoreham was 10.4C. During the day a weak front gave some very light showers in SW England, S Wales and S Ireland, with 1 mm falling at Cork Airport in the 12 hours ending 1800 GMT. Elsewhere it was a dry day and, away from the Northern Isles, the Midlands, SW and Cent S England, quite a sunny day. (Hurn 19.6C, Wick Airport 8.8C maximum, Braemar -4.3C minimum, North Wyke 0.4 mm, Tiree 13.9 h.)

It was a cool night into the 24th in parts of Scotland, N Ireland and N England but milder, and cloudier, further S. Fronts gave some light rain overnight in the Channel Isles and in parts of Cent S and SW England, while parts of E England had a misty start to the day. During the day there soe light rain moved away W'wards over the Channel Isles, SW England and S Ireland while other areas were generally dry and sunny; the Northern half of Scotland, however, remained rather cloudy. (Gosport Fleetlands 19.8C, Aviemore 7.0C maximum, Aboyne -1.2C minimum, Isles of Scilly 5.2 mm, Aberdaron 13.5 h.)

The 25th dawned rather cloudy in many areas, with a little light rain at times over E Scotland and NE England before dawn. During the day there was a little rain, mainly showery in nature, over parts of SE England, S Scotland and NE England, with some light falls also across the Northern Isles. In Wales and surrounding areas it was a sunny day. (Chivenor 16.4C, Lentran 7.6C maximum, Nantwich -0.1C minimum, Albemarle 3.6 mm, St Athan 11.1 h.)

A weak cold front brought some light rain S'wards across N Scotland overnight into the 26th, while many E areas of England awoke to misty conditions as the E'ly flow persisted across the British Isles. During the day weak fronts led to some light rain in E areas of Scotland and NE England, with the odd spot of rain falling elsewhere. SW England, Wales and W Scotland were quite sunny but it was cloudier elsewhere but with sunny spells over S England. (Cardiff Bute Park 17.5C, Balmoral 8.2C maximum, Tulloch Bridge -2.5C minimum, Lentran 5.0 mm, Aberdaron 13.6 h.)

High pressure was centred over, or close to, N Scotland on the 27th; central pressure was 1033 mb at 1200 GMT. As a result, the day was generally dry and began with scattered pockets of air frost over inland areas of Scotland and N England. The best of the sunshine was to be found in W areas of the British Isles; much of E England was cloudless and quite cool. (Castlederg 15.7C, Fylingdales 7.1C maximum, Kinbrace -5.8C minimum, Kinloss 0.2 mm, Tiree 13.5 h.)

High pressure continued to lie over the British Isles on the 28th and the day was mainly dry as a result. A S'ly flow bright a little rain to some W areas of Ireland and W Scotland. England and Wales was largely cloudy but there were sunny spells elsewhere, after an early air frost in N and E areas of Scotland, and a few sheltered spots in Ireland, Wales and England when the cloud cleared for a while. (Drumnadrochit 16.4C, Fylingdales 7.2C maximum, Altnaharra -4.3C minimum, Baltasound 0.8 mm, Tiree 10.7 h.)

Into the 29th there was a little light rain across N Scotland, with clear skies leading to a slight air frost elsewhere in inland Scotland, Wales, N England and N Ireland. Early mist was also widespread across England, Wales and Ireland. There were scattered falls of light rain during the day, mainly in Ireland and Scotland and it was a cool day in the E half of England. It was a sunny day in SW Scotland, W England, Wales and Ireland. (Glasgow 18.5C, High Wycombe 9.2C maximum, Shap -4.5C minimum, Frittenden 2.4 mm, Morecambe 13.7 h.)

The 30th dawned misty in places across England; further to the W a front spread light rain across Ireland and W Scotland by dawn. There was a widespread air frost across England, with scattered frost in parts of Wales, S and E Scotland. Widespread, but in many areas light, rain spread from the NW into Wales, S Ireland and N England by mid-evening. Ahead of the rain there was some sunshine, especially in E England, before frontal cloud arrived. It was warm under the sunshine, but cooler elsewhere. (St James Park 18.7C, Loch Glascarnoch 7.9C maximum, Benson -3.3C minimum, Port Ellen 25.8 mm, Wittering 11.6 h.)

British Isles weather, May 2022

The 1st dawned rather cloudy, with rain across all areas except for N Scotland, East Anglia and Cent S and SE England. During the day the rain area moved slowly S'wards, affecting Ireland, Wales and England but with only slight falls in E areas of England. It was a cloudy day in most areas, with the best of the sunshine being across some N areas of Scotland. It was warm in inland areas of mainland Scotland, but generally cool elsewhere. (Aboyne 17.8C, Fair Isle 8.5C maximum, Aviemore 3.2C minimum, Porthmadog 17.8 mm, Stornoway 9.0 h.)

Pressure gradients were slack, and winds light, on the 2nd. It was a generally cloudy day, except across N Scotland, Cornwall and the Channel Islands, due to weak fronts that led to some light rain over S England and S Ireland overnight and to isolated falls elsewhere during the day. (Northolt 17.6C, Lerwick 7.2C maximum, Writtle 2.9C minimum, Tyndrum 6.8 mm, Camborne 7.0 h.)

The 3rd was a rather cloudy day, except in W Ireland. Rain affected N England and S Scotland overnight, with further light, showery falls here and in many other areas during the day. It was a mild day once early mist and fog had cleared - across England, Wales and Ireland, but rather cooler across Scotland. (Yeovilton 18.2C, Lerwick 8.5C maximum, Craibstone No.2 -0.6C minimum, Libanus 9.6 mm, Shannon Airport 6.1 h.)

Rain and showers were widespread overnight into the 4th across N Ireland, S Scotland, N England, Wales and the Midlands. There was a misty start to the day across most of England. Further rain fell in these N areas, and further S, during the day, with sferics reported across parts of SE Scotland, and more widely in E areas of England. It was a rather cloudy day in most areas S Ireland and the Channel Islands being notable exceptions. It was a warm day in E England. (Heathrow 20.0C, Resallach 9.8C maximum, Tain Range 4.7C minimum, High Mowthorpe 20.0 mm, Jersey Airport 11.1 h.)

There were some, mainly light, falls of rain into 5th the across SE England and East Anglia, N Ireland and N Scotland, with some light ground frost in parts of N England and Cent S England. During the day light rain was largely confined to Scotland and N Ireland. Parts of S Ireland and much of England had a sunny day and it was warm in the Midlands, Cent S and SE England away from the coasts. (Larkhill 21.4C, Fair Isle 10.2C maximum, Kielder Castle 1.6C minimum, Achnagart 11.4 mm, Camborne 12.6 h.)

An area of rain moved from NW Ireland N and W Scotland in the early hours of the 6th to SW England, the Midlands and East Anglia by late evening. As it moved S, it weakened in intensity. Ahead of the rain it was a mild day, and sunny at first in SE England and East Anglia. Once the rain cleared it turned brighter, although it was cool in N areas. (St James Park 23.3C, Lerwick 10.9C maximum, South Newington 3.7C minimum, Achnagart 41.0 mm, Wattisham 10.7 h.)

High pressure dominated the weather on the 7th, with some light frontal rain cleared SE England later in the day. It was cold overnight in N Scotland, but sunny here and in much of SW England, Wales and S Ireland during the day. (Hurn 21.8C, Fair Isle 9.8C maximum, Altnaharra -1.7C minimum, Sutton Bonington 6.0 mm, Kinloss 13.9 h.)

Pressure remained high on the 8th. There was a cold start to the day across N Scotland, with early mist in parts of England. It was a sunny day in many areas of England, Wales and E Ireland and mild in some E areas of Ireland and SW England. (Cardiff Bute Park 20.8C, Lerwick 10.2C maximum, Altnaharra -0.5C minimum, Herstmonceux 0.2 mm, Hurn 13.6 h.)

Pressure fell on the 9th as fronts spread from the W during the day. It was a mild night under cloudy skies across Ireland and W Scotland as the rain spread into W areas here before dawn. By late evening the rain had reached S Wales, the Midlands and Norfolk, but falls were generally slight away from Ireland and Scotland; even in these W areas there were further bands of frontal rain during the day some of the falls being heavy. It was a sunny day in the Channel Islands, East Anglia and SE England ahead of the advancing frontal cloud, and also warm in these areas. (Heathrow 23.4C, Lerwick 9.6C maximum, Tibenham Airfield 1.0C minimum, Achnagart 39.6 mm, Jersey Airport 11.4 h.)

It was a generally warm night into the 10th with overnight minimum temperatures under cloudy skies as high as 13C-15C in parts of S England and East Anglia. Rainfall was widespread overnight, very light in the SE corner of England but heavier in parts of Scotland and NW England. The rain cleared most of East Anglia and SE England by midday, but showery falls continued across Scotland and Ireland throughout the day. Most places saw some sunshine and it turned breezy across N Scotland as the day developed. (Wainfleet 21.8C, Tulloch Bridge 11.1C maximum, Aboyne 4.1C minimum, Achnagart 19.6 mm, Kinloss 11.0 h.)

The 11th dawned quite mild over the S half of England, Wales and Ireland and in E areas of England. This was ahead of a E'ward-moving area of frontal rain that reached Cent S England by around dawn; overnight the weather continued showery across Scotland and Ireland. The rain area in the S gave moderately-heavy falls in places during the day before clearing Kent and East Anglia in the early evening. Showers affected much of Scotland and Ireland during the day; there were sferics in the E of Northern Ireland at around midday during showers, and later in the late afternoon in parts of NE England. The sunniest areas were in N and W areas, in between the showers. (Manston 18.0C, Loch Glascarnoch 10.6C maximum, Lentran 5.4C minimum, Resallach 28.2 mm, Tiree 11.3 h.)

There were a few showers overnight into the 12th in W areas of Scotland and Ireland but much of England had clearer skies. During the day frontal rain spread E across much of Scotland and Ireland, with falls in N England and Wales into the evening. It was sunny in E England at first before frontal cloud arrived. (Manston 19.2C, Loch Glascarnoch 9.3C maximum, Santon Downham 2.5C minimum, Kinlochewe 25.4 mm, Herstmonceux 11.0 h.)

Rain into the 13th was mainly confined to Ireland, Scotland and N England with widespread cloud leading to a mostly mild night, the minimum overnight temperature being 12.1C at Pembrey Sands. The day was mostly dry, except for further frontal rain over N Scotland, with MSL pressure rising above 1020 mb over S England and S Wales. It was a sunny day over Wales and in S and Cent areas of Ireland and England especially in East Anglia. (Heathrow 21.4C, Lerwick 9.1C maximum, Aboyne 5.4C minimum, Cassley 25.4 mm, Aberdaron 12.1 h.)

Some light rain continued to affect N Scotland into the 14th; elsewhere the day dawned mostly dry with clear skies under high pressure leading to a slight ground frost in parts of S Ireland and Cent S England. Most places had a dry day apart from some patchy rain at times in the Northern Isles, although by early evening a trough had pushed some rain NE'wards into Cornwall and this reached Hampshire by late evening. Parts of the English Channel also experienced some thundery outbreaks associated with the trough. Ahead of cloud due to the approaching trough, much of England had a very sunny day and E area of England were quite warm. (Northolt 23.5C, Fair Isle 11.2C maximum, South Newington 2.9C minimum, Lerwick 1.8 mm, Wattisham 13.5 h.)

Overnight into the 15th there was widespread rain and showers across much of S and Cent England, with some light falls also in parts of Ireland. It was a mild night over most of England and S Wales with minimum temperatures remaining above 11C in places. The rain was thundery in SW England, with minor occurrences also in S Wales and Hampshire, before dawn. During the day many areas had further showers, heavy and thundery in places, across England and Wales. There were also showers across N Ireland and S Scotland, with the highest temperatures being across NW England and N Wales. During late afternoon another area of sferics affected the Channel Islands, affecting Cent S England and places as far N as the S Midlands by midnight. (Porthmadog 22.8C, Inverbervie 11.8C maximum, Kinbrace 0.0C minimum, Merryfield 24.2 mm, Shannon Airport 9.0 h.)

Further sferics were reported across Cent S England the Midlands into the 16th, although they faded out by dawn. Mid-morning brought sferics across areas of east Anglia, with further occurrences in the Midlands and across Ireland in the afternoon. These were associated with N'ward-moving fronts and troughs that led to heavy falls of rain in some areas over England, Wales and N Ireland during a mild night and at times during the day. Rain and showers also affected Cent and S areas of Scotland overnight and during the day, reaching N Scotland by late afternoon. It was a warm day across East Anglia, the Midlands and the SE corner of England. (Heathrow 23.1C, Inverbervie 8.9C maximum, Lentran 5.8C minimum, Lough Fea 43.4 mm, Lerwick 9.6 h.)

Overnight into the 17th rain was mostly confined to N England and to S and NE Scotland. Further S it was a mild night in many areas. During the day a front brought rain across Ireland, Wales and the W half of England with some light rain spreading into E areas of England in the evening. Ahead of the rain it was sunny in E areas, and very warm in East Anglia and in Cent S and SE England. During the afternoon evening some thundery activity affected W Ireland, with sferics also moving from the Channel Islands into a few parts of coastal SE England. (Heathrow 27.5C, Fair Isle 10.4C maximum, Aviemore 3.8C minimum, Machrihanish 23.2 mm, Wittering 10.4 h.)

The 18th dawned with some light rain over areas of Scotland, but with largely mild conditions due to a S'ly flow in all areas. The morning was generally dry apart from some rain over N Scotland, while frontal rain spread into W Ireland in the late morning with some sferics there for a while in the afternoon before the rain spread into W Scotland. Another area of rain spread N'wards into SW England and S Wales during the afternoon. By 1935 GMT rain and sferics were widespread over the Channel Islands, reaching Dorset and Hampshire by 2000 GMT and moving to Lincolnshire by the end of the day. Further bands ran SW-NE in areas to the E of this first band, affecting most of Cent S and SE England, the E Midlands and East Anglia by midnight; the lightning was intense and frequent with short-lived, but heavy falls, of rain. Much of Scotland and E England had a sunny day and it was a warm day across England. Due to the thunderstorms, two aeroplanes were reportedly diverted from Gatwick Airport shortly before 2400 GMT. Bedfordshire Fire and Rescue Service were called to reports of a roof fire in Edgecote Close, Caddington, shortly before midnight; the blaze was caused by a lightning strike which completely destroyed the roof of a three-bedroom semi-detached house with the first floor suffering smoke damage. (Santon Downham 23.8C, Fair Isle 138C maximum, Dunkeswell 7.6C minimum, Harris Quidnish 14.6 mm, Wattisham 13.0 h.)

Areas of thundery activity affected areas of SE England, East Anglia and the E Midlands before dawn on the 19th, moving NE'wards, while rain also spread NE'wards across Scotland before dawn. Light falls continued to affect parts of Ireland and Scotland during the day but, once the thundery rain had cleared from E areas of England, most other areas remained dry. It was a sunny day in most areas, the Channel Islands being a notable exception. (St James Park 22.5C, Harris Quidnish 12.2C maximum, Katesbridge 4.4C minimum, South Newington 18.8 mm, Dyce 14.5 h.)

Before dawn on the 20th rain spread into SW England, before spreading NE'wards across much of England and Wales by mid-morning. A separate rain area also spread E'wards into W areas of Scotland and Ireland during the morning. There were some sferics accompanying showers in Northern Ireland during mid-afternoon, but by late evening the rain was generally confined to Scotland and N England with sunnier conditions spreading into S areas of England. (Hawarden 19.4C, Fair Isle 12.2C maximum, Redesdale Camp 4.3C minimum, Derrylin Cornahoule 15.4 mm, Lerwick 11.8 h.)

Showery falls of rain on the 21st, mainly slight, were generally confined to N England, Ireland and Scotland as high pressure persisted over S areas. It was a mild night in SW areas of the British Isles and, away from Ireland and W Scotland, many places saw sunny spells. Later the rain turned more general across Ireland, W and N areas of Scotland as fronts crossed these areas. (Heathrow 22.0C, Dalwhinnie 12.1C maximum, Aboyne 4.8C minimum, Achnagart 17.6 mm, Charlwood 9.6 h.)

Frontal rain and showers spread across W areas during the 22nd, affecting much of Scotland, Ireland and parts of Wales and N England by late evening. Further E in England, and in S England, it was a mainly dry and sunny day and warm in East Anglia and the London area. (St James Park 24.0C, Harris Quidnish 12.2C maximum, Santon Downham 3.9C minimum, Achnagart 29.4 mm, Hurn 12.8 h.)

There was some heavy rain overnight into the 23rd in N and W areas of Scotland with some light falls elsewhere. During the day there was an area of general rain that affected SE England and East Anglia, while showery falls spread E'wards to most other areas of the British Isles. There were some further heavy falls during the day over N Scotland, while in the afternoon and evening some of the showers were thundery over E Ireland, SW England and S Wales. In the early evening there were sferics in parts of SE London that then moved NE'wards through East Anglia before late evening. Away from S Ireland and Cent Scotland the day as rather cloudy. (Teddington Bushy Park 20.8C, Loch Glascarnoch 10.2C maximum, Aboyne 4.5C minimum, Aultbea 15.0 mm, Shannon Airport 9.1 h.)

Into the 24th, rain and showers were widespread across England, Wales and Ireland specially so across S and E areas of England. There were also scattered showers across Scotland. Further showers were widespread in all areas during the day, with the heaviest falls in E areas of the UK. During the morning these were thundery in parts of the Midlands and Cent S England, the thundery outbreaks then transferring across to SE England, East Anglia, NE England and SE Scotland by mid-afternoon and persisting in East Anglia until early evening. In the evening frontal rain started spreading E'wards across Ireland and into W Scotland. The best of the sunshine was in the Channel Islands and in SW England. (Heathrow 19.8C, Fair Isle 10.7C maximum, Exeter Airport 4.0C minimum, East Malling 16.0 mm, Jersey Airport 12.7 h)

By dawn on the 25th frontal rain had spread to much of Scotland and Wales with showery falls following across Ireland, where it was a warm night. The rain spread E'wards to most areas during the day, weakening in intensity as it did so. Across Scotland the showers were more widespread and prolonged. It was rather cloudy in most areas, with the best of the sunshine being in parts of Scotland. (Holbeach 20.3C, Fair Isle 11.1C maximum, Baltasound 4.3C minimum, Achnagart 23.0 mm, Tiree 8.9 h.)

A weak frontal wave produced some rainfall into the 26th across parts of Ireland and SW Scotland, while N areas of Scotland had some overnight showers in the W'ly flow. The rain spread across N England during the morning with showers spreading across much of Scotland and also affecting N Wales and parts of Ireland. The best of the sunshine was across Scotland, especially in E areas. (Heathrow 21.8C, Resallach 11.1C maximum, Aboyne 4.0C minimum, Kinlochewe 24.4 mm, Leuchars 11.7 h.)

Showers, heavy in places, affect many parts of Scotland into the 27th, while a few spots of rain fell in parts of Cent and S England caused by a passing cold front. While pressure remained high, centred to the SW of the British Isles, a NW'ly flow produced some showers across N and Cent Scotland during the day. Elsewhere it was a generally dry day, very sunny over most of Cent, S and E England, Wales and S Ireland. (Gosport Fleetlands 21.7C, Loch Glascarnoch 10.7C maximum, Topcliffe 4.1C minimum, Resallach 27.8 mm, Boulmer 15.2 h.)

Despite the continuing presence of high pressure (1029 mb across Ireland at 0600 GMT), the 28th dawned with a N'ly flow across Britain which led to some overnight showers in parts of N Scotland, and a slight ground frost in some places elsewhere. Away from the Northern Isles there was little rain during the day, which was especially sunny in SW Scotland, Ireland, Wales, SW England and Channel Isles. Eastern areas had a little more cloud in the N'ly flow. (Gosport Fleetlands 20.2C, Fair Isle 9.0C maximum, Shap 1.1C minimum, Lerwick 2.2 mm, Cork Airport 15.2 h.)

A N'ly flow under high pressure persisted on the 29th; there was some rain and drizzle near N-facing coasts overnight while during the day there were light falls of rain and a few showers in many areas of the UK. There were further sporadic, mostly light, falls during the day across England and Wales although falls in S Wales and others across Scotland were heavy at times. A few showers were accompanied by thunder and lightning; three cows were killed in a lightning strike while sheltering under a tree, their owner said the farm, Gwerncaernyddion, lies between Dyffryn Ardudwy and Llanbedr. Ireland, W Wales and the Channel isles had the best of the sunshine with cloudy skies at times in most other areas. (Bude 18.0C, Lerwick 8.4C maximum, Sennybridge 1.2C minimum, Swyddffynnon 7.6 mm, Aberdaron 14.1 h.)

Overnight into the 30th there were scattered light falls of rain, with rather more rain across S Scotland due to a weak front associated with a low pressure system located E of Shetland at 0600 GMT. An overnight ground frost was widespread over East Anglia. Showers were widespread during the day across the British Isles and there were some thundery outbreaks in the afternoon in parts of Cent S England, the E Midlands and Lincolnshire. It was drier, and sunnier, in parts of W and N Scotland and the Channel Islands. (Cardiff Bute Park 17.7C, Brizlee Wood 9.1C maximum, Santon Downham -1.2C minimum, South Newington 11.2 mm, Jersey Airport 11.9 h.)

There was a slight ground frost in several areas of the British Isles into the 31st, although many areas saw spells of rain or showers during the night. Spells of rain and showers were widespread during the day across England, Wales, N Ireland and S Scotland, although much of S Ireland remained dry. There were also widespread thundery outbreaks across parts of Cent S and SE England, East Anglia and the Midlands during the afternoon while SW England, the Channel Islands and Shetland were generally sunny. (Merryfield 18.3C, Warcop 10.5C maximum, Craibstone No.2 0.5C minimum, Wiggonholt 20.0 mm, Jersey Airport 14.1 h.)

British Isles weather, June 2022

Pressure gradients were slack on the 1st with light winds leading to some early mist and fog patches before dawn. There were showers and falls of rain in some places, notably N Ireland, S Scotland and Wales overnight with only scattered light showers in places during the day. There was a cloudy start to the day in some places, but sunny spells developed in most areas , especially across the W half of the British Isles. (Pershore 19.3C, Fair Isle 12.1C maximum, Tyndrum 1.6C minimum, Rhyl 10.0 mm, Kirkwall 15.8 h.)

While pressure was generally high across the British Isles on the 2nd, a shallow low to the W of Ireland led to some rain across Ireland and W Scotland during the day. England, Wales and E Scotland had some early mist and fog patches under clear skies, which also led to some overnight ground frost in places. The day was mainly dry away from Ireland and, later, SW Scotland, NW England and N Wales. During the afternoon there were a few thundery outbreaks in parts of NE England and SE Scotland. It was a particularly sunny day over S and E England and in NW and mainland N Scotland. (Heathrow 22.3C, Fair Isle 11.9C maximum, Altnaharra -1.5C minimum, Derrylin Cornahoule 17.4 mm, Stornoway 16.4 h,)

Overnight into the 3rd there was widespread rainfall across N England, N Wales and in many parts of Ireland. This rain area gradually weakened, although there was associated thunder in N Wales around midday. Homes in N Wales were hit by floods after hail and thunderstorms struck; the high street in Criccieth, Gwynedd, and surrounding areas were affected and firefighters said had to help to divert water in the town as drains were blocked and roads closed. Another area of rain affected NE England, the Midlands and SW England with outbreaks of thunder in the afternoon over the Midlands and SW England. This rain spread slowly SE'wards while another rain area spread from the Channel islands into S England by the evening, associated with a shallow low over France that gave an E'ly flow in S England. There was some thunder over the Channel Islands in the evening, while it was a sunny day across N Scotland and in parts of SW England and East Anglia. (Gosport Fleetlands 24.8C, Fair Isle 10.7C maximum, Kinbrace 0.7C minimum, Blencathra 23.0 mm, Stornoway 16.2 h.)

Despite high pressure being centred over E Scotland (1028 mb at 0600 GMT) on the 4th, overnight rain affected S areas of England, Ireland and Wales before dawn, with some heavy falls in SW England. There was a ground frost in parts of Scotland overnight but it was a warm night over England and Wales. The rain area moved N-NW'wards during the day into N Wales, the Midlands and Cent Ireland by late afternoon, with some thundery outbreaks over SW England during the morning and afternoon. It was a warm and sunny day over mainland Scotland. In the evening an area of thundery activity affected the Channel Islands before further outbreaks moved N'wards into S England and S Wales. (Drumnadrochit 23.2C, Emley Moor 11.5C maximum, Kinbrace -0.7C minimum, Cardinham 25.8 mm, Tiree 16.2 h.)

Sferics were reported into the 5th over parts of S Wales, the S Midlands and Cent S England before and around dawn, while rainfall affect most of Wales, Cent and S Ireland and areas of England as far N as Manchester by dawn. Scotland had a ground frost in places but it was a mild night over S England. During the day the rain spread into the N England with further falls in areas to the S of here, but Scotland (away from Shetland) had a largely sunny day. (Resallach 21.7C, Lake Vyrnwy 8.9C maximum, Kinbrace 0.0C minimum, Yeovilton 41.8 mm, Tiree 16.1 h,)

Rainfall continued to affect many areas of England and Wales overnight into the 6th while clearer skies further N led to a ground frost in parts of Cent Scotland. It was sunny across most of Scotland during the day with some light rain affecting parts of S and E England. Light rain also fell in parts of SW Ireland. (Tyndrum 22.0C, Fylingdales 12.1C maximum, Tyndrum 1.3C minimum, Weybourne 29.2 mm, Lerwick 11.9 h.)

Rain affected the Channel Islands and parts of S England into the 7th, with a weak front also producing some rainfall over W Ireland. Under clearer skies, parts of E Ireland and Cent Scotland had a ground frost in places. During the day there were a few spots of rain in parts of S England and S Ireland; rain in SW areas late in the afternoon spread NE'wards as a low centred to the W of S Ireland pushed fronts NE'wards; the rain had fallen in most of England, Wales and Ireland by late evening. Across Scotland, and in E England ahead of the rain, it was a mostly sunny day. It was a warm day in most areas away from the coasts. (Woburn 22.9C, Fair Isle 11.2C maximum, Aboyne 2.2C minimum, Culdrose 7.2 mm, Leuchars 12.6 h.)

Before dawn on the 8th rain from the S had spread into Cent Scotland and it was a mild night in areas to the S of the rain areas as mild air blew in from the SW. Overnight falls of rain were generally slight, except in parts of N England and S Scotland. The rain was followed by showers in many areas of England, Wales and Ireland during the day. Falls over Scotland were patchy, with the more extensive falls mostly confined to N Ireland during the day. N Scotland had a dry day while the sunniest places were in parts of W Scotland, the Channel Islands and in W Wales. (Heathrow 23.5C, Baltasound 10.8C maximum, Altnaharra 2.2C minimum, Prestwick 27.6 mm, Aberdaron 10.2 h.)

Into the 9th rain spread across most of Ireland and into SW Scotland and some W areas of England and Wales by dawn. It was a mild night in most areas and the rain areas extended slowly NE'wards during the day into Cent Scotland and then into NW Scotland in the evening. Parts of SW England continued to have drizzle at times during the day. The best of the sunshine was across Cent Ireland and East Anglia. (Shoeburyness 21.6C, Baltasound 11.6C maximum, Kinbrace 5.1C minimum, Whitechurch 5.4 mm, Weybourne 9.2 h.)

A deep area of low pressure to the S of Iceland pushed frontal rain into Scotland and Ireland on the 10th; after some early rain in the SE, England and Wales remained mostly dry and sunny and it was a warm day across most of England, away from the coasts. (Santon Downham 24.5C, Fair Isle 14.9C maximum, Altnaharra 7.6C minimum, Tyndrum 16.6 mm, Aberdaron 14.2 h.)

Frontal rain affected Scotland and N and W areas of Ireland into the 11th; there was some rain and drizzle in SW England by dawn and a few patches of mist in areas of England. It was a widespread mild night, except in parts of the Midlands and East Anglia, with temperatures remaining above 12C in places. During the day the frontal rain was generally confined to Ireland and Scotland, with minor falls in some W areas of England and Wales. It was generally sunny SE of the line Bristol-The Wash. (Heathrow 23.8C, South Uist 12.4C maximum, Cavendish 7.5C minimum, Achnagart 47.0 mm, Brize Norton 12.8 h.)

Pressure rose generally on the 12th, reaching 1028 mb over Scilly and Valentia by the evening. Weakening fronts gave some overnight rain to Scotland, N England and N Ireland then some cloudy skies at times in N and Cent England during the day. There was further, mostly light, rain over Scotland, N Ireland and N England at times during the day, while S England, S Wales and the Channel Islands were sunny. (Heathrow 22.9C, Blencathra 12.5C maximum, Exeter Airport 5.7C minimum, Achnagart 11.8 mm, St Athan 12.9 h.)

There was a little rain in W Scotland overnight into the 13th and a few spots of drizzle in some other W areas of the British Isles; over much of England skies cleared to give a cool night in some inland areas. Away from N Scotland there was little rain during the day. Scotland, Ireland and N England were generally cloudy, while it was a sunny day over the English Channel and in S England as pressure continued to rise. (Charlwood 21.7C, Resallach 12.2C maximum, Topcliffe 4.1C minimum, Resallach 6.0 mm, Jersey Airport 15.0 h.)

Overnight into the 14th there were a few spots of rain across W and N Scotland while during the day further light rain was rather more widespread across the N half of Scotland. Elsewhere, the day was dry and very sunny over the S half of England and on the Channel Islands. There was an early ground frost over some inland areas of S Wales and S England before the sunny areas turned warm, away from the coasts, under the prevailing high pressure. (Kew Gardens 25.0C, Loch Glascarnoch 12.3C maximum, Sennybridge 0.9C minimum, Tiree 7.8 mm, Hurn 15.1 h.)

Pressure remained high on the 15th. However fronts brought rainfall to N and W Scotland overnight, with lesser falls here and over N Ireland during the day. Elsewhere it was a warm day hot in parts of East Anglia, SE and Cent S England. It was also a sunny day in England and Wales, the Channel Islands, E Ireland and S Scotland. (Kew Gardens 28.2C, Fair Isle 12.7C maximum, Exeter Airport 2.7C minimum, Achnagart 8.8 mm, Jersey Airport and Lyneham 14.4 h.)

High pressure continued to persist on the 16th although a small frontal system over Scotland and Ireland led to some light rain and showers here at times. A few spots of rain were also noted in the late afternoon and evening in parts of S England. The rain areas had a mild night and cool day; elsewhere, after a cool night in places, it was a hot day across much of the Midlands, East Anglia and Cent S and SE England with most of England having a very sunny day despite some high cloud at times, especially in W areas. (Northolt 29.5C, Fair Isle 14.1C maximum, Sennybridge 3.3C minimum, Achnagart 8.8 mm, Jersey Airport 14.1 h.)

Overnight into the 17th it was a very warm night across much of Ireland, Wales and England with minimum temperatures remaining above 15C in many areas; the overnight minimum temperature at Scampton was 18.1C. Overnight SE'ward-moving frontal rainfall was widespread across most of N Ireland and Scotland with heavy falls in places and this started to clear from the NW as a cold front pushed SE'wards. By midday the rain had cleared much of N Scotland and temperatures here were in the mid to high 20s C, compared to 30C in the London area. As the rain pushed SE'wards it weakened and was affecting parts of N England and Wales by late evening; ahead of the rain area it was a hot and sunny day with 30C reached in many areas away from the coasts especially in East Anglia. (Santon Downham 32.7C, Logan Botanic Garden 14.3C maximum, Exeter Airport 8.4C minimum, Tyndrum 23.8 mm, Shobdon 14.3 h.)

Overnight rain in N England and Wales spread into the Midlands by dawn on the 18th; to the N of this rain area it was a cool night but to the S overnight minimum temperatures remained above 15C in some areas. During the morning the rain, generally slight, spread across most of S England (except for some SE areas) and temperatures fell. During early afternoon thundery outbreaks affected Cornwall with more widespread outbreaks over SW England and the Channel Islands later in the afternoon, and across SE England and East Anglia in the evening - as an area of widespread and, in places heavy, affected much Cent and S England later in the day producing some of Saharan dust in places. N Scotland was affected by some outbreaks of rain associated with a low centred E of Iceland, so the best of the sunshine was generally across S Scotland and adjacent areas. As the rain spread S, air temperatures fell quite sharply in many places. (Herstmonceux 27.3C, Pennerley 11.7C maximum, Kielder Castle 4.9C minimum, Almondsbury 16.4 mm, Leuchars 10.9 h.)

There was some E'ward-moving thunder in the first hour of the 19th in East Anglia and Kent but this soon cleared to the E. Elsewhere there was rain across many areas of S and Cent England overnight, and also in parts of Scotland and N Ireland. Frontal rain spread N'wards into the Channel Islands and parts of S England during the afternoon, before spreading into East Anglia. There was also a little further rain over N Scotland and N Ireland, with S Scotland and parts of N England having the best of the sunshine. (Bramham 20.4C, Loch Glascarnoch 11.0C maximum, Sennybridge 1.7C minimum, Shoeburyness 14.6 mm, Glasgow 11.4 h.)

Rain affected S England and parts of East Anglia into the 20th but this largely cleared by dawn. Elsewhere, under clear skies, it was a cool night in many areas with a ground frost in many inland areas of mainland Scotland. During the day frontal rain spread into N and W Scotland, but elsewhere (except on the Channel Islands) it was a very sunny day. It was also quite warm in some E areas of Scotland. (Aboyne 24.7C, Fair Isle 12.3C maximum, Kinbrace 0.1C minimum, Preston Moor Park 10.6 mm, Morecambe 16.0 h.)

Frontal rain fell across N Ireland and N and Cent Scotland into the 21st with the rain then pushing into S Scotland and N Scotland later in the morning. During the day there were further falls of rain in E areas of Scotland. Most of Wales and England (except in the extreme SE and N) had a sunny day elsewhere the day was rather cloudy and some areas reached 24-25C in the sunshine. (Leconfield 26.6C, Lerwick 11.7C maximum, Cavendish 3.9C minimum, Aviemore 9.6 mm, Shawbury 15.8 h.)

A weak frontal system brought some rain at times on the 22nd to N areas of Scotland and also led to a rather cloudy day across Ireland and Scotland although E areas of Scotland had some sunshine at first. England and Wales were generally very sunny with 25C being reached during the day across most of inland England (except in NW and extreme N areas). (Leconfield 28.0C, Lerwick 11.5C maximum, Cavendish 6.0C minimum, Lerwick 7.4 mm, Weybourne 16.0 h.)

on the 23rd fronts led to a rather cloudy day across Ireland, W Scotland and the S half of England and Wales. A NW'ward-moving front over England led to scattered showers in places which were thundery in a few areas, although the front over W parts of the British Isles produced only light amounts of rain and drizzle in parts of W Ireland. The best of the sunshine was in N Wales and E Scotland while 25C was reached in a few (mostly northern) areas of England and Wales. (Hawarden 28.2C, South Uist 14.6C maximum, Shap 5.9C minimum, Shap 12.2 mm, Dyce 16.2 h.)

Low pressure centred close to Ireland on the 24th (centre 994 mb near Belmullet at 1200 GMT) led to some rain across SE Scotland and W Ireland overnight (14 mm fell at Valentia in the 12 hours ending 0600 GMT). During the day the main rain areas across Ireland (25 mm at Valentia during 0600-1800 GMT) spread into Wales and England while SE Scotland had further heavy falls. A separate front also gave rain across the Northern Isles. In many areas it was a rather cloudy day with the warmest area being in E Scotland and E England. There were thundery outbreaks over NE England and SE Scotland during the late afternoon and early evening, and also in the evening over E Ireland. (Achnagart 24.6C, Fair Isle 12.9C maximum, Lerwick 9.0C minimum, Charterhall 17.2 mm, Morpeth Cockle Park 8.4 h.)

By 0600 GMT on the 25th the low had deepened to 986 mb, centred near Belmullet. Ireland and W areas of the UK had some heavy falls of rain with lesser amounts further E; it was relatively mild in NE Scotland overnight, ahead of a cold front approaching from the S. During the day falls of rain were most widespread across Ireland and W areas of the UK, but there were also some showery falls further E. During the late morning, there were thundery outbreaks in Devon and W Wales; these later spread to the W Midlands, NW England and SW Scotland. It was a sunny day, in between showers, in N Wales, N Scotland and E England. At Valentia 23 mm of rain fell in the 12 hours ending 1800 GMT. (Leconfield 23.2C, Lake Vyrnwy 13.7C maximum, Okehampton 8.0C minimum, Cardiff Bute Park 22.0 mm, Valley 14.4 h.)

Low pressure remained centred close to the W of Scotland during the 26th, leading to some heavy falls of rain across Ireland overnight, which also spread into Wales, SW England and SW Scotland. During the day the rain affected Ireland, Wales, much of Scotland and the W half of England. E Scotland, and much of the E half of England, had a sunny day while most of the W half of the British Isles had a cool day. (Weybourne 23.8C, Dalwhinnie 12.9C maximum, Redesdale Camp 5.1C minimum, Killylane 34.2 mm, Shoeburyness 14.8 h.)

Low pressure to the W of the British Isles on the 27th led to a breezy, S'ly flow over most areas. Overnight an area of rain spread from Ireland across Wales, Scotland and into the W half of England; during the day it continued to move E'wards and cleared E England during late afternoon, with some heavy falls in a few places. It was a cool day to the W of the rain area (maximum temperatures of 13-14C in parts of W Ireland) with the sunniest conditions being found over Wales and the Northern Isles due to another area of rain affecting Ireland and W Scotland later. (Tibenham Airfield 22.3C, Blencathra 14.1C maximum, Alice Holt Lodge 6.7C minimum, Morecambe 25.4 mm, Lerwick 11.2 h.)

Low pressure that remained centred to the W of the British Isles on the 28th pushed frontal rain across most of Scotland and Ireland from the W before dawn, with some heavy falls over Ireland. The rain then spread E'wards during the day, lessening as it did so, reaching Cent S England, the Midlands and NE England by late evening. It was a rather cloudy day in most areas, although places E of a line Hull-Jersey did have some long spells of sunshine ahead of the rain. Behind the rain it was a showery day in places. (Coningsby 23.4C, Fair Isle 13.3C maximum, Redesdale Camp 4.3C minimum, Murlough 28.0 mm, Jersey Airport 12.3 h.)

A mainly S'ly flow persisted on the 29th. Rain spread E'wards across England during the morning, followed by showers across areas to the N and W. Falls were generally light across England and, with rather cloudy skies, many areas had little sunshine. It was a mild day across NE England and East Anglia. (Cranwell 24.1C, Fair Isle 13.6C maximum, Tain Range 9.1C minimum, Cassley 17.6 mm, Valley 8.1 h.)

On the 30th troughs led to spells of rain and showers in many areas, these turning thundery in areas of Wales, S England and the Midlands. Falls were heavy in places. E areas of Scotland had a more general area of rain that spread N'wards during the day while another area of frontal rain affected N Ireland and W Scotland during the day. The best of the sunshine was to be found in W Wales, S Wales and SW England. (Nantwich 21.4C, Fair Isle 13.0C maximum, Okehampton 5.4C minimum, Bradford 29.8 mm, St Athan 11.3 h.)

British Isles weather, July 2022

Into the 1st there was some rain in parts of the N Midlands and N England from a slow-moving trough. This moved away NE'wards during the day, but elsewhere showers developed as the temperature rose. During the morning thundery showers developed from Cumbria to The Wash, and these slowly moved away NE'wards, also affecting SE Scotland, into the afternoon. Rain across Scotland during the day was heavy in parts of the NE and Northern Isles. The sunniest and warmest places were mainly to be found in East Anglia and SE England. (Wisley 22.8C, Fair Isle 11.9C maximum, Dalwhinnie 3.9C minimum, Cassley 31.0 mm, Charlwood 11.2 h.)

A series of fronts across the British Isles on the 2nd resulted in spells of rain in most areas at some time during the night or day. E and S England was mainly dry during the night when there were some heavy falls over parts of NW England while East Anglia and SE England remained mostly dry until the evening. The sunniest conditions were to be found in N Wales and SE England with East Anglia and SE England being the warmest areas. In parts of W Ireland and W areas of England temperatures struggled to reach 16-17C. (Heathrow 23.8C, Loch Glascarnoch 13.3C maximum, Cavendish 7.9C minimum, Eskdalemuir 22.6 mm, Shoeburyness 13.3 h.)

Overnight into the 3rd there were falls of rain across areas of Scotland and Ireland, with scattered falls around dawn in Wales, SW England and the Channel Islands. Falls during the day were largely confined to N and W Scotland and to parts of Ireland, although there were some light, scattered falls in parts of England. Away from S England and the Channel Islands it was a rather cloudy day it was a warm day in parts of East Anglia and around the London area. (Heathrow 24.2C, Lerwick 13.5C maximum, South Newington 4.5C minimum, Achnagart 14.2 mm, Jersey Airport 10.7 h.)

Fronts spread SE'wards across the British Isles on the 4th, weakening as they did so. Overnight, rain fell across Scotland, Ireland and N England, Falls during the day across N Ireland and Scotland were associated with a separate front which gave some heavy falls at times in N Scotland. Many areas remained rather cloudy with the best of the sunshine in E and SE England and the Channel Islands. It was warm in Essex, Kent and the London area. (East Malling 24.4C, Loch Glascarnoch 11.5C maximum, Santon Downham 5.9C minimum, Cassley 27.0 mm, Herstmonceux 11.5 h.)

The 5th dawned after some rain in Scotland and Ireland due to weak fronts, despite rising pressure (1030 mb in SW Ireland by 1200 GMT). After a bright start in much of S and Cent England, it clouded over here as a warm sector nudged E'wards from S Ireland. There was some light rain in parts of Scotland, Ireland and W and Cent England during the day, and it became warm in SE England with skies clearing into the evening. In many areas, however, it was a rather cloudy day. (Kew Gardens 23.8C, Fair Isle 13.3C maximum, Santon Downham 4.5C minimum, Resallach 5.8 mm, Jersey Airport 10.4 h.)

Pressure remained high on the 6th across S areas, but a low pressure system dragged fronts across the N half of the British Isles leading to falls of rain. The falls were especially widespread and heavy over Scotland before dawn in N Scotland in the morning. Away from parts of Cent S England and the Channel Islands it was a rather cloudy day as the fronts moved SE'wards although it was a warm day over the SE corner of England. (Kew Gardens 25.9C, Fair Isle 12.3C maximum, Santon Downham 5.9C minimum, Resallach 37.6 mm, Jersey Airport 14.9 h.)

Pressure continued to build from the SW during the 7th, with Valentia reporting 1037 mb by late evening. As a result the day was generally dry, except across parts if N Scotland and also in areas of England before dawn, where a S'ward-moving weak cold front led to some light patchy falls. The front meant a cloudy start to the day outside Scotland, but this cloud gradually cleared in most areas. It was a sunny day in the Channel Islands and parts of E Scotland, and became quite warm in the London area, NE England and E Scotland. W Scotland and the Northern Isles has a cloudy day. (Kew Gardens 26.5C, Fair Isle 12.6C maximum, Altnaharra 7.9C minimum, Resallach 3.8 mm, Edinburgh Gogarbank 14.1 h.)

Although pressure remained high on the 8th, fronts moved S'wards across Scotland and into N England and N Ireland by late evening. This resulted in a little light rain and drizzle in affected areas; elsewhere S Ireland and much of England and S Wales had a very sunny day and away from SW and NW areas it was a very warm day over England, although the Northern Isles struggled to reach 13C. (Teddington Bushy Park 29.3C, Fair Isle 12.5C maximum, Shawbury 8.0C minimum, Resallach 7.0 mm, St Athan 14.5 h.)

Overnight into the 9th there was a little light rain in parts of N and W Scotland and N Ireland; it was a warm night in parts of NW and Cent S and SE England with minimum temperatures above 15C in places. With high pressure persisting (centre 1034 mb to the W of Ireland during the afternoon), rain was mostly confined to the Northern Isles, although a few spots of drizzle fell from a warm front in other parts of Ireland and Scotland. Largely clear skies dominated across most of England, Wales and S Ireland and 25C and above was widely reported in inland areas of England. (Heathrow 27.5C, Lerwick 12.9C maximum, Balmoral 5.4C minimum, Fair Isle 5.2 mm, Morecambe 15.6 h.)

Prevailing high pressure meant a mainly dry day on the 10th, the exceptions being N Scotland and Northern Isles overnight, and the Northern Isles during the day. Elsewhere, away from W Scotland and N Ireland, the day was very sunny and temperatures passed 25C away from the coasts across Cent Ireland, E Wales, E Scotland and much of England (except in the SW). (St James Park 30.1C, Fair Isle 12.3C maximum, Shap 4.7C minimum, Fair Isle 10.8 mm, Boulmer 16.1 h.)

The 11th dawned after a warm night in many areas of S Ireland, Wales and England with minimum temperatures remaining above 16C in parts of S Wales, S England and the Channel Islands. There was some early fog around the Solway Firth, S Ireland and E Scotland. By early evening frontal rain had spread SE'wards into W Ireland and W and N Scotland other areas remained mainly dry and it was very sunny across England and Wales. Temperatures reached 30C over the Midlands, Cent S and SE England, E England and East Anglia with 25C reached widely across Cent Ireland, E Scotland and most of England and Wales. (Northolt 32.0C, Lerwick 12.6C maximum, Kinbrace 6.4C minimum, Giants Causeway 0.4 mm, Jersey Airport 14.6 h.)

Overnight into the 12th temperatures remained above 18C in parts of N England, the Midlands, Cent S England and the Channel Islands. There were measurable falls of rain over W Scotland and Ireland and these moved S'wards into England and Wales during the day, although amounting to no than a few spots in some places. It was much cooler behind the frontal rain area 13C in parts of W Ireland but 30C in the London area at 1200 GMT. It was a sunny day over NE Scotland and on the Channel Isles, but elsewhere it was rather cloudy. (Wisley 31.7C, Stornoway 14.7C maximum, Lerwick 12.0C minimum, Achnagart 12.8 mm, Kirkwall 12.8 h.)

A cold front slowly moved S'wards across S areas of the UK during the 13th but falls of rain were almost non-existent. Other fronts gave some rain during the day across N areas of Scotland. It was a warm night E of a line Cardiff-Hull with minimum temperatures remaining above 20C around the London area. During the day the warmest conditions were to be found ahead of the cold front with most of Scotland and Ireland remaining below 20C. The best of the sunshine was to be found in N England and N Wales. (Gosport Fleetlands 30.1C, Resallach 12.7C maximum, Katesbridge 5.4C minimum, Resallach 8.8 mm, Aberdaron 13.7 h.)

Minimum temperatures remained above 15C into the 14th in some coastal sites along the English Channel, with much cooler conditions further N. Overnight rain was mostly confined to N Scotland, but there were some isolated falls further S. During the day there was some further light rain in parts of Scotland, with scattered light falls in parts of N England and N Ireland. Elsewhere, in N and W Wales and in S England and the Channel Islands, it was a sunny day with parts of Cent S England, East Anglia and the London area reaching 25C. On the Northern Isles temperatures just reached 15C in some places. (Wiggonholt 26.6C Fair Isle 13.3C maximum, Aboyne 4.2C minimum, Auchincruive 6.8 mm, Exeter Airport 15.0 h.)

High pressure persisted during the 15th although frontal rain spread E'wards across areas of Ireland, Scotland and N England, giving moderate falls in places. Minimum temperatures remained above 14C in a few places, notably in Ireland and NW England, but the frontal cloud meant that the sunniest places were to be found across S England. The warmest areas were across East Anglia and in Cent S and SE England, away from the coasts. (Heathrow 27.2C, Lerwick 12.9C maximum, Sennybridge 5.7C minimum, Edinburgh Gogarbank 8.0 mm, Camborne and Jersey Airport 14.7 h.)

It was a warm night into the 16th over the Channel Islands and in parts of S England. Most areas then had a dry day, except for some frontal across Ireland and later from separate fronts over N Scotland. It was a sunny day across England, resulting in temperatures widely reaching upwards of 25C here and in E Wales and the Channel Islands. (Heathrow 29.1C, Fair Isle 13.2C maximum, Eskdalemuir 3.6C minimum, Magilligan 3.4 mm, Odiham 14.5 h.)

A trough led to some further falls of rain into the 17th across areas of Ireland, Scotland and N England overnight, while the day was largely dry away from some E areas of Scotland and NE England. Minimum temperatures remained above 15C in parts of Ireland, E Scotland and quite widely across W, S and Cent England. It was a sunny day across East Anglia, S England and S Ireland but rather cloudy elsewhere especially over the N half of Scotland. Most inland areas of Ireland, England, Wales and S Scotland reached 25C with 30C and above in some places in England and Wales, as far N as North Yorkshire. (Hawarden 33.0C, Fair Isle 15.2C maximum, Exeter Airport 9.5C minimum, Craibstone No.2 3.8 mm, Heathrow and Jersey Airport 13.2 h.)

A S'ly flow on the 18th drew hot air from W Europe over the British Isles. The Met Office had issued a red extreme heat warning for today and tomorrow covering much of England, from London and the south-east up to York and Manchester. It was generally a dry day after a warm night overnight minimum temperatures were widely above 15C across Ireland, Wales and England with Guernsey Airport reporting a minimum of 20.9C. It was a sunny day in most areas, away from N and W Scotland and daytime maximum temperatures reached 30C away from the coasts as far N as NE Scotland. 35C was reached in many parts of the Midlands, East Anglia and Cent S and SE England. Provisional data from the Met Office suggested that 35.3C at Gogerddan today was the highest temperature ever recorded in Wales. Some schools closed early - or chose not to open at all. Network Rail said people should travel only "if absolutely necessary" today and tomorrow, with some cancellations already announced, and speed restrictions in place across the network. As people stayed at home ahead of the heat, road congestion dropped by up to 10% in London, Birmingham, Bristol and Glasgow in the morning. St Helier on Jersey recorded 38C, passing the previous record temperature in the Channel Islands of 36C in August 2003. (Santon Downham 38.1C, Fair Isle 14.5C maximum, Shobdon 8.7C minimum, Herstmonceux 0.6 mm, Shoeburyness 13.6 h.)

There were a few showers overnight into the 19th but most places were dry and very warm/hot. Minimum temperatures remained above 20C in parts of England and Wales, from Cumbria to Kent and Dorset. The UK provisionally had its highest minimum temperature on record overnight, with Kenley in Surrey not falling below 25.8C according to the Met Office. This represents an increase of nearly 2 degC on the previous highest minimum temperature of 23.9C. The Welsh record was also broken, with Aberporth not falling below 24.5C. The UK record was likely to have been broken at Emley Moor in West Yorkshire, where 25.9C was recorded overnight. This warmth was followed by extreme heat during the day, although frontal rain spread across Ireland and W Scotland, and a band of rain (some of it thundery) affected S England and the Midlands by late evening although falls were mostly light. In the early evening there were thundery activity over N and Cent Scotland. Temperatures of 30C were recorded across England, Wales and E Scotland with 35C in many areas in the E half of England. A provisional report of 40.3C at Coningsby set the highest all-time UK temperature record, while in Scotland a new national record of 34.8C was set at Charterhall. Thousands of people lost power after hot conditions caused equipment to overheat; about 2,500 properties in Yorkshire and Lincolnshire lost electricity, with some believed to have been off since Monday afternoon. Temperatures approaching 40C led to conductors sagging and transformers overheating. Age UK has warned older people are more at risk from overheating and dehydration and has urged the public to check in on elderly friends or relatives. Police have warned about the risks of swimming in open water after a number of people died trying to cool down in the heat. The weather continued to affect transport. Network Rail said there were no direct trains between London and Scotland, due to damage to overhead electric lines on the West Coast mainline. Later, fire crews worked through the night damping down wildfires which broke out; in Wennington, east London, around 100 firefighters tackled a blaze which began in grassland before spreading to nearby homes. Major incidents were declared by London Fire Brigade as well as by fire services in Leicestershire, Hertfordshire, Suffolk, Norfolk, Lincolnshire and Yorkshire. (Coningsby 40.3C, South Uist 15.9C maximum, Eskdalemuir 11.1C minimum, Achnagart 9.2 mm, Weybourne 13.8 h.)

It was a warm or very warm night into the 20th across England and Wales, with minimum temperatures above 18C in many places, and as high as 21.1C at Weybourne. There was a little overnight rain in NE Scotland and E areas of England with some thunder in East Anglia and SE Scotland. The day was a generally cloudy one, leading to lower temperatures than previously but still rising widely above 25C in E areas of England. There were further falls of rain across some S and Cent areas of England and in N areas of England and Ireland during the day. (Tibenham Airfield 29.6C, Fair Isle 15.1C maximum, Port Ellen 9.8C minimum, High Wycombe 6.6 mm, Dundrennan 13.6 h.)

With high pressure established to the W of Scotland on the 21st the day had a N'ly flow in many areas. However there was a warm night initially across E and S areas of England with minimum temperatures widely above 15C here. There was a little rain at frost in the London area with further light showers in places during the day. Away from parts of E and SW Scotland, and SW England and S Wales, it was a rather cloudy day but temperatures managed to reach 25C in parts of Hampshire and Sussex. (Herstmonceux 26.3C, Loch Glascarnoch 13.5C maximum, Swyddffynnon 5.1C minimum, Pateley Bridge Ravens Nest 7.0 mm, Bude 11.8 h.)

Away from SW England and the Channel Islands, the 22nd was rather cloudy day with some rain and showers falling due to passing troughs, mainly across England and Wales. Showers turned thundery around midday over Hampshire and Sussex with thunder over parts of the Midlands in the afternoon. Away from pars of N Ireland and N England the day followed a warm night, with minimum temperatures remaining above 15C over parts of S Wales, Cent and S England. But, during the day, 25C was not reached. (Frittenden 24.9C, Lerwick 12.6C maximum Altnaharra 6.9C minimum, Astwood Bank 12.4 mm, Bude 11.5 h.)

Low pressure to the W of Ireland pushed fronts across most areas on the 23rd. Overnight falls of rain were most widespread across Ireland and S Scotland; during the day it remained largely dry over England away from the NW and SW with precipitation largely confined to the W half of the British Isles. During the early evening there was some thunder over N Ireland and SW Scotland, which then moved away into Cent Scotland by midnight. It was a mild night at first across S Ireland although during the day the hottest conditions were to be found around London, East Anglia and adjacent counties. Six people were rescued during heavy flooding in the Londonderry and Strabane areas; one person was rescued from a vehicle in water, while five people trapped in flooded properties were also rescued. The Foyle Maritime Festival ended its programme of events for Saturday evening early for health and safety reasons. (Cavendish 28.5C, Fair Isle 13.4C maximum, Sennybridge 7.2C minimum, Magilligan 64.4 mm, Charlwood 11.7 h.)

Low pressure on the 24th (centre 996 mb close to Shetland at 1200 GMT) and associated frontal systems continued to maintain a NW-SE split in the weather. Overnight rain (heavy in places) was mainly confined to Scotland, Ireland Wales and parts of N England with all areas away from the N half of Scotland seeing temperatures remain above 15C and above 17C in E and S areas of England. Rain and showers fell across the same wet areas during the day; a few very slight falls fell further E in England later in the day. There were thundery outbreaks in the afternoon and early evening over N Ireland. It was a sunny day over East Anglia and SE England (rather cloud elsewhere) and temperatures reached 30C in parts of East Anglia. (Weybourne 31.7C, Baltasound 13.3C maximum, Lerwick 10.8C minimum, Tyndrum 56.8 mm, Heathrow 10.9 h.)

Most of England and Wales had another mild night into the 25th with minimum temperatures widely above 15C. Wales, Scotland and NW England had further heavy rain in places during the night as bands of showers moved SE'wards across most areas of the British Isles, although falls amounted to no more than a few spots of rain in most E areas of England. During the day the bands moved SE'wards across all areas although in many places falls were, again, very slight. It was a cloudy day in all areas, with a quite breezy flow from the N or NW. Even in the warmest parts, in S and Cent England, temperatures remained below 23C in many places. (Weybourne 24.9C, Baltasound 11.8C maximum, Lerwick 10.6C minimum, Kinbrace 20.0 mm, Wittering 5.0 h.)

On the 26th a ridge pushed into the British Isles from the SW. Overnight temperatures remained above 15C on the Channel Islands, and there was some rain over N England and parts of E Scotland before dawn. During the day some light showers affected parts of NE England and NE Scotland; most places away from SW England and the Channel Islands had a cloudy day. (Wiggonholt 23.8C, Lerwick 11.4C maximum, Sennybridge 5.8C minimum, Bramham 21.4 mm, Camborne 12.9 h.)

Away from parts of E Yorkshire and Lincolnshire it was largely dry into the 27th - with a touch of ground frost in a few places in N Wales, the NW Midlands and N Ireland. The day remained largely dry although a weak trough brought some light rain to parts of Ireland, Wales and the Midlands. Most areas, especially Ireland and W Ireland, were quite cloudy. (Coton-In-The-Elms 23.9C, Wick Airport 14.6C maximum, Tyndrum 2.3C minimum, Waddington 3.8 mm, Boulmer 9.9 h.)

N England had some falls of rain into the 28th due to a slow-moving trough while across S England minimum temperatures remained above 15C in several areas. During the morning these pushed N'wards into S Scotland, reaching Cent Scotland later in the day. Thunderstorms affected the Isle of Man around dawn and during late morning, while there were also some falls of rain over S Ireland during the morning. It was a sunny day in parts of S England, and also in W and N Scotland. (Charlwood 26.5C, Fair Isle 14.8C maximum, Braemar 4.9C minimum, Stonyhurst 10.0 mm, Tiree 13.9 h.)

Light rain affected areas of N England, N Wales and S Scotland into the 29th - which dawned with minimum temperatures above 15C in some coastal areas of W Ireland, S and E England and S Wales. During the day the rain continued to affect parts of N England and SE Scotland, with scattered, light falls across Ireland. East Anglia, S England and N Scotland had the sunniest conditions, with temperatures rising above 25C in parts of Cent S and SE England, the Midlands and East Anglia. A hosepipe ban began at 2300 GMT on the Isle of Man following a period of extremely dry weather. (Heathrow 28.4C, Lerwick 15.8C maximum, Katesbridge 4.2C minimum, Albemarle 20.0 mm, Yeovilton 12.7 h.)

Overnight into the 30th frontal rain spread from the W across Ireland, Scotland, N England and N Wales. However, it was a mild night in all areas with minimum temperatures widely above 15C across Ireland, Wales and England with instances also in N Scotland. During the day rainfall was widespread, and heavy at times, across Ireland and N England, with falls also affecting Wales, SW England and S Scotland. By late evening outbreaks, generally slight, had reached areas of East Anglia and SE England. It was a warm day across East Anglia and SE England and in E Scotland but most areas were rather cloudy. (Cavendish 27.5C, Fair Isle 15.1C maximum, Exeter Airport 10.1C minimum, Morecambe 19.0 mm, Jersey Airport and Leuchars 8.1 h.)

Away from the Isle of Man and the N and W of Scotland, the 31st was a rather cloudy day due to areas of rain that affected much of Ireland, Wales and N and Cent England overnight - before they pushed E'wards across other areas of England during the day, but giving only a few spots of rain in many E areas. The rainclouds led to a mild night across Ireland, Wales and England and a warm day followed in the Midlands, Cent S and SE England and East Anglia. (Heathrow 27.6C, Fair Isle 14.4C maximum, Kinbrace 3.7C minimum, Gogerddan 27.6 mm, Ronaldsway 13.1 h.)

British Isles weather, August 2022

During the 1st, after a generally dry night, there was widespread rain across Ireland, W Scotland, NW England and N Wales that spread into the Midlands by late evening. After a warm night in S England and East Anglia, there were sunny periods here and in E areas of Scotland. It was a warm day in inland areas of East Anglia, S England and the Midlands. Areas of Cent Scotland were cooler overnight, with a ground frost before dawn. (Charlwood 28.2C, Fair Isle 14.8C maximum, Altnaharra 1.4C minimum, Dundrennan 15.4 mm, Kirkwall 10.9 h.)

It was warm overnight everywhere into the 2nd, with minimum temperatures above 15C across most of Ireland, Wales and England and above 19C in parts of the Midlands and East Anglia. There was widespread rain overnight across Ireland, Scotland, Wales and N England; there were thundery outbreaks across areas of Ireland that moved over the Isle of Man and into SW Scotland by mid-morning before dissipating. The rain-bearing fronts weakened as they pushed SE'wards, producing only cloud across most of England later in the day. Temperatures rose above 25C in many S, Cent and E areas of England ahead of the fronts. (Monks Wood 29.5C, Lerwick 16.1C maximum, Baltasound 9.0C minimum, Capel Curig 57.6 mm, Aldergrove 9.8 h.)

Into the 3rd rain was mostly confined to N Scotland, N and SW England, Ireland and Wales with minimum temperatures across most of England and Wales remaining above 15C and above 18C in many parts of the Midlands, East Anglia, S and E England. During the day there was further rain across Ireland and over parts of Scotland; some also fell over SW England, S Wales and the Midlands but then largely faded out before reaching East Anglia and SE England. The best of the sunshine was across Wales once any rain had cleared while it was a very warm day across parts of E England, the Midlands and East Anglia. (Charsfield 29.1C, Fair Isle 14.6C maximum, Kinbrace 11.4C minimum, Achnagart 15.4 mm, Aberdaron 11.6 h.)

Into the 4th it was a warm night across East Anglia and SE England while frontal rain fell across Scotland, N and W Ireland and N Wales. The rain made little progress E'wards during the day, although there were cloudy spells at times in most areas. 25C was reached in parts of Essex and SE England. (Frittenden 27.1C, Loch Glascarnoch 13.8C maximum, Redesdale Camp 7.3C minimum, Inverbervie 17.8 mm, Shannon Airport 12.8 h.)

Overnight into the 5th it was mainly dry, except across parts of N England, W and N Scotland, N Wales and Ireland and in many areas the night was cooler than in recent nights. Continuing high pressure again meant a widely dry day although there were a few scattered showers across parts of Scotland, N England and Ireland. Across S England and the Channel Islands it was a sunny day. A hosepipe began for Southern Water customers in Hampshire and the Isle of Wight from 1600 GMT. (Wiggonholt 24.6C, Fair Isle 13.9C maximum, Balmoral 2.5C minimum, Bainbridge 7.6 mm, Jersey Airport 14.0 h.)

Although pressure remained high to the S on the 6th (close to 1032 mb in SW Ireland at 1200 GMT), an area of frontal rain spread E'wards across N and Cent Scotland during the day. After a cool night in parts of Cent England and Wales, it was a warm day across much of S and Cent England and very sunny over much of Wales, S and Cent England. (Wiggonholt 25.6C, Fair Isle 13.4C maximum, Sennybridge 2.6C minimum, Cassley 10.4 mm, Hurn 14.2 h.)

Rain tended to die out across N and Cent Scotland overnight into the 7th, and the day was very sunny across S Ireland, Wales, Cent and S England and the Channel Islands. A few showers did affect N and Cent Scotland at times during the day. After a warm night across Scotland, and in a few coastal locations further S, temperatures rose above 25C widely in the Midlands, and also in some areas of S England and East Anglia. (Frittenden 28.1C, Fair Isle 13.9C maximum, Sennybridge 3.9C minimum, Resallach 14.6 mm, Hurn 14.4 h.)

There was some mist and fog in parts of W Ireland and S Scotland into the 8th, with a little rain in some places here also. N and NW Scotland had some heavier rainfall during the day. Across S England, under high pressure, minimum temperatures remained above 15C in some places. A sunny day followed over S Scotland S'wards with temperatures widely rising above 25C in E, Cent and S areas of England. In the London area temperatures were closer to 30C in places. (Charlwood 30.0C, Fair Isle 14.0C maximum, Swyddffynnon 3.8C minimum, Harris Quidnish 10.0 mm, Weybourne 14.2 h.)

Away from N Scotland, the 9th was a generally dry day and it was very sunny over most of Ireland, Wales and England. Parts of S England and S Wales remained above 15C overnight with many areas of E Ireland, England and Wales then rising above 25C during the day. (Ross-On-Wye 30.1C, Baltasound 15.5C maximum, Shap 4.6C minimum, Lerwick 5.4 mm, Shawbury 14.2 h.)

A ridge of high pressure across the British Isles on the 10th led to an E'ly flow in S areas and a W'ly flow across N Scotland. While there was some early mist and fog across parts of W Scotland and Ireland, the day was widely sunny except in W Scotland and the Northern Isles. After a warm night in parts of England and Wales, temperatures then rose widely above 25C in the sunny areas, away from coasts with an onshore breeze; many areas of S Wales, Cent and S England reached 30C. (Usk No.2 31.8C, South Uist 16.8C maximum, Katesbridge 3.9C minimum, Baltasound 3.6 mm, Morecambe 14.6 h.)

Away from N Scotland and W areas of Scotland and Ireland, the 11th was mostly dry day. Overnight minimum temperatures were widely above 15C across the Channel Islands and much of Wales and S England. Almost cloudless skies under high pressure led to close to 14 h of bright sunshine being widely reported across England, Wales, S and E Scotland and S Wales with maximum temperatures passing 30C in E Wales, the Midlands, East Anglia, Jersey and S England as a result. (Wiggonholt 34.2C, Lerwick 13.3C maximum, Aboyne 3.7C minimum, Lerwick 13.0 mm, Boulmer 14.6 h.)

Into the 12th there was some overnight rain across N Scotland and some mist patches around dawn in parts of Scotland and Ireland. Minimum temperatures remained above 15C in many parts of England, Wales and S Ireland. During the day there was some further light frontal rain across the extreme N of Scotland but from Cent Scotland S'wards there was almost continuous sunshine without more than a wisp of cloud in places. Temperatures rose above 30C in parts of E Ireland and Wales, and across most of England away from coastal areas. Hosepipe bans began in parts of Kent and Sussex today. A provisional new Irish temperature record for August was set at Oak Park, Co Carlow with 31.7C reached. This has provisionally exceeded the all-time August temperature record for Ireland, which was 31.5C, set at Ballybrittas, Co Laois in 1975 and Oak Park in 1995. (Wiggonholt 34.5C, Fair Isle 13.5C maximum, Katesbridge 5.6C minimum, Cassley 2.0 mm, Dundrennan 14.2 h.)

It was a very warm night into the 13th in many areas of Ireland, Wales and England. There was a little frontal rain overnight in parts of N Scotland, and some dawn mist in parts of E and S Scotland, Cent England and East Anglia. There was only patchy cloud at times in many areas of Cent and S Scotland, Ireland, Wales and England with temperatures widely above 28C in these sunny areas, and above 32C in much of Cent, S and E England away from the coasts. There were sferics in Cent and E Ireland during the late afternoon and evening. A new provisional Irish temperature record for August was set with Durrow, Co Laois reaching 32.1C. (Charlwood 34.9C, Lerwick 13.9C maximum, Braemar 5.2C minimum, Baltasound 2.8 mm, Leeming 14.1 h.)

It was a warm night into the 14th across much of England, Wales and Ireland with minimum temperatures remaining above 20C in some parts of S England. Sferics developed before dawn in Cent Ireland moved into SW Scotland by late morning later fading across N Scotland in the late afternoon. There were further outbreaks over N Wales and NW England, Ireland, S and E Scotland later during the day and evening. Although most of England and Wales had a sunny day, skies were rather more cloudy than in recent days here. 30C occurred widely across E Wales, the Midlands, S England and East Anglia. There have been almost 500 more wildfires this year than the whole of 2021, according to Mark Hardingham, chair of the National Fire Chiefs Council, who said that the hot and dry weather had combined to create the perfect conditions for wildfires. So far in 2022, he said there had been 745 wildfires in the UK - more than a 200% increase from the total figure of 247 for all of 2021. (Charlwood 34.1C, Lerwick 14.6C maximum, Aboyne 5.6C minimum, Altnaharra 28.0 mm, Leconfield 13.3 h.)

Low pressure on the 15th (centre 1002 mb over the Humber at 1200 GMT) brought rain associated with troughs and fronts to many areas, with thundery outbreaks in some areas. Overnight it was warm in most places from S Scotland S'wards with some heavy falls of rain in parts of Ireland, E Scotland and SW England and with lesser falls in many other W areas. During the day the W half of Scotland and E half of England was mainly dry; there were thundery outbreaks across SW and parts of Cent S England, S Wales, S and Cent Ireland, Essex and E London and in parts of NE England. A Tesco supermarket and Vue cinema in Inverness were closed after their roofs collapsed following an intense downpour at Inshes Retail Park this morning. A lightning strike caused severe damage to the roof of a home in Douglas, Isle of Man, leaving the owners with no choice but to leave; emergency services said four homes in total were hit during the thunderstorm. Heavy rain in SW England causing flooding in Cornwall and Devon. E, S and Cent areas of England saw temperatures widely above 25C during the day, while 49 mm of rain fell at Dublin Airport in the 12 hours ending 1800 GMT. (Coningsby 32.1C, Altnahinch Filters 13.9C maximum, Resallach 10.5C minimum, Salsburgh 32.0 mm, Leconfield 7.5 h.)

Many areas of England and Wales had minimum temperatures above 15C into the 16th, with some heavy rain over E Scotland and in parts of SW England and S Wales. Bands of rain and showers affected most areas of S and Cent England, East Anglia and parts of NE England during the day, and these were thundery at times in these areas. N and E areas of Scotland also had some rain. It was a mostly cloudy day with the sunniest areas being in SW Scotland and Ireland. Heavy, thundery rain caused flash flooding in Worksop, in Nottinghamshire, in the evening that forced some rail and bus services to be suspended. Torrential rain passed over Market Rasen, Lincolnshire, at about 1600 GMT that also led to flash flooding. Louth, Spalding, Pinchbeck and Boston were also affected by flooding. Properties in Bridport, Burton Bradstock and West Bay in Dorset were flooded and roads left almost impassable. (Santon Downham 26.8C, Lerwick 10.7C maximum, Sennybridge 8.5C minimum, South Newington 41.0 mm, Magilligan 8.8 h.)

Overnight into the 17th there was very heavy rain in many parts of the Midlands and Lincolnshire, with lesser falls in neighbouring areas. At Holbeach 143 mm fell in the 12 hours ending 0600 GMT with 118 mm falling in the final six hours. It was a warm night in these areas, and in more southern parts of England, with minimum temperatures widely about 15C. To the S of the rain areas it was misty in many places around dawn. However, in parts of N and Cent Scotland there was a ground frost. During the day the most widespread rain was confined to parts of East Anglia and Cent S and SE England and there were additional falls over the Midlands and Ireland; falls over the UK were accompanied by thunder in places, while rain moved into W Scotland in the evening. Rain filled the north London high streets of Stoke Newington and Stamford Hill, with cars seen struggling to drive through the water. Other areas of London were also affected by localised flooding after heavy rainfall. It was a rather cloudy day away from parts of W Ireland, E Scotland and the extreme NE of England. (Kew Gardens 26.4C, Lerwick 11.2C maximum, Tulloch Bridge 0.3C minimum, Holbeach 138.8 mm, Boulmer 11.2 h.)

It was misty in parts of England by dawn on the 18th, while overnight there had been falls of frontal rain across parts of Ireland and W Scotland. Ahead of the rain it was a warm night over most of England and Wales. During the day there were scattered falls of frontal rain in most areas, away from parts of NW Scotland and Cent S and the extreme SE of England. It was a rather cloudy day in many parts of England and Wales, while temperatures rose above 25C in East Anglia and the London area. (Heathrow 27.8C, Lerwick 14.4C maximum, Pateley Bridge Ravens Nest 6.9C minimum, Eskdalemuir 11.8 mm, Shoeburyness 8.4 h.)

It was warm into the 19th across much of E, SE and Cent S England. Some scattered frontal rain crossed most areas of England and Scotland overnight with lesser falls in Wales and Ireland; however, falls were generally slight. During the day there was some rain across Ireland and Scotland but amounts were mostly small. It was a warm day ahead of his rainfall. A drought was officially declared in parts of Wales after an extended period of dry weather and low rainfall caused water levels to plummet. It comes as the first hosepipe ban in Wales for more than 30 years also comes into force from 0700 GMT, covering Pembrokeshire and parts of Carmarthenshire. (Cavendish 26.5C, Dalwhinnie 14.1C maximum, Kielder Castle 5.7C minimum, Achnagart 17.0 mm, Aberporth 10.9 h.)

Low pressure to the NW of Scotland on the 20th pushed a cold front E'wards across W areas of the British Isles. Overnight, rain fell across Ireland and W Scotland while cloudy skies led to a mild night across Wales and SW England. The rain area was slow-moving during the day, with falls mostly across N and Cent Ireland, S Scotland and N England following by showery conditions across N and W Scotland. With variable amounts of cloud across the British Isles, the best of the sunshine was in the Channel Islands, Cent S and SE England, East Anglia and adjacent counties. (Heathrow 26.0C, Blencathra 14.6C maximum, Aboyne 3.9C minimum, Keswick 47.0 mm, Jersey Airport 11.6 h.)

Overnight into the 21st there was widespread rain and showers across W Scotland, N Wales and NW England, and it was a warm night in parts of SW England and S Wales. During the morning the weakening band of rain affected S Wales, S Ireland and SW England with a separate front giving some rain over parts of N Scotland. The rain across S areas eventually moved N'wards, still diminishing in intensity as another area of rain and drizzle spread into Cornwall later. In many areas it was a rather cloudy day. (Cavendish 25.6C, Loch Glascarnoch 14.2C maximum, Katesbridge 4.6C minimum, Achnagart 14.4 mm, Leconfield 12.0 h.)

Overnight into the 22nd rain and drizzle spread from the W across Ireland, S Wales, SW England while another weak front gave some rain that moved N'wards over N England and S Scotland. It was a mild night in parts of S Ireland, SW England, S Wales and the Channel Islands while there was a slight ground frost in a few places in N and Cent Scotland. During the day the rain areas made slow progress E'wards with East Anglia and the extreme SE of England remaining dry. The best of the sunshine was to be found across East Anglia. 15 mm fell at Ballyhaise, and 14 mm at Ronaldsway, in the 12 hours ending 1800 GMT. (Marham 26.4C, Salsburgh 14.4C maximum, Altnaharra 2.4C minimum, Leek 18.2 mm, Shoeburyness 7.0 h.)

There were light falls of frontal rain in many areas into the 23rd, with some heavier falls in parts of N England. Overnight it was warm in all areas, with minimum temperatures widely above 15C from S Scotland S'wards. During the day there were light falls of rain across parts of Ireland, Scotland, Wales and SW England with temperatures widely rising above 25C in the E half of England, despite a relative lack of sunshine. South West Water began a hosepipe ban in Cornwall today. (Santon Downham 28.6C, Lerwick 14.3C maximum, Altnaharra 9.2C minimum, Gt Cumbrae Millport 10.0 mm, Shoeburyness 6.8 h.)

Into the 24th a cold front brought rain, heavy in places, to Ireland, W and S Scotland, Wales and SW England with most of England and Wales having a warm night ahead of the rain; at Heathrow the overnight minimum temperature was 20.0C. During the day the frontal rain was slow-moving and largely confined to SW England, S Wales, some W areas of England and to areas of Scotland; as the day developed the rain tended to die out in many areas. It was a sunny day in parts of East Anglia and SE England, and warm or very warm in areas of E England ahead of the rain. Thames Water introduced a hosepipe ban from today. (Cavendish 29.5C, Fair Isle 14.1C maximum, Stornoway 8.2C minimum, Edinburgh Gogarbank 20.4 mm, Shoeburyness 9.8 h.)

The weakening cold front continued to move E'wards across England into the 25th while a trough N'wards over SE areas of England and East Anglia; rain on the two features merged and intensified, and there were thundery outbreaks over the Channel Islands, SE England and East Anglia before 0900 GMT. Falls were very heavy in places and led to flooding in parts of Norfolk and Suffolk with over 60 mm falling in several places between midnight and 0900 GMT. It was a warm night over Cent and E areas of England ahead of the rain. A separate front gave light falls overnight in W Scotland and Northern Ireland. During the day the heavy rain in E England moved away NE'wards while an approaching low (centre 1015 mb at Belmullet at 1800 GMT) gave some rain and showers over Ireland and SW Scotland. There were also some showers over N and W areas of Scotland. (Frittenden 24.0C, Lerwick 15.4C maximum, Katesbridge 4.3C minimum, Brooms Barn 76.2 mm, Ronaldsway 11.3 h.)

The 26th dawned with some mist and fog in E areas of England, while frontal rain spread E'wards across Ireland, Scotland and into Wales and SW England. The rain made little progress E'wards across the UK during the day, and became gradually confined to parts of Scotland by late afternoon. It was a sunny day across parts of S England and East Anglia, the Northern Isles, the Channel Islands and S Ireland. A hosepipe ban began today in Yorkshire. (Charlwood 25.8C, Banagher Caugh Hill 15.0C maximum, Loch Glascarnoch 2.3C minimum, Valley 11.0 mm, Shannon Airport 12.1 h.)

It was mostly dry into the 27th as the British Isles lay under a weak area of high pressure. There was a touch of ground frost in some Cent areas of Scotland, while in S England overnight minimum temperatures remained above 15C in places. There was a misty start to the day in some areas which was then mostly dry away from N Ireland and W Scotland, where some frontal rain fell. The sunniest places were to be found around the Irish Sea and in parts of E England. (Coton-in-the-Elms 26.4C, Fair Isle 14.3C maximum, Achnagart 2.6C minimum, Harris Quidnish 5.0 mm, Ronaldsway 12.6 h.)

Pressure remained high on the 28th but a weak front gave some light rain in parts of Ireland and W Scotland. It was a mild night in most areas, especially those bordering the English Channel, and most places then had a mix of cloud and sunshine except in the rain areas. (Bramham 25.6C, Lerwick 13.3C maximum, Kielder Castle 6.4C minimum, Thomastown 6.2 mm, Shoeburyness 9.9 h.)

Pressure continued to be high on the 29th with a centre to the N of Scotland. There were a few outbreaks of rain over NW Scotland and Ireland, with an E'ly flow bringing cloud and some light spots of rain onshore over parts of E England and East Anglia. After a mostly mild night (overnight minimum temperatures of 17.1C at Valentia, 17.4C at Jersey Airport and 17.0C on Scilly) it was a sunny and warm day in W Ireland and the SW quarter of the UK, but rather cloudy in E areas. (Whitechurch 25.5C, Lerwick 12.6C maximum, Sennybridge 6.4C minimum, Tulloch Bridge 14.8 mm, Tiree 13.0 h.)

It was mostly dry into the 30th as high pressure persisted (1031.8 mb at 1200 GMT at Baltasound), although an E'ly gave some light falls of rain and drizzle in parts of E Scotland. Jersey Airport reported an overnight minimum temperature of 17.1C as the mildest overnight conditions were mostly confined to extreme S areas close to the English Channel. There was little rain during the day although some falls occurred near the North Sea coast of England in an E'ly flow. The sunniest places were in Ireland and in W areas of the UK. Bristol, Somerset, south Gloucestershire, Dorset and parts of Wiltshire have been moved to drought status following some of the driest conditions in nearly 90 years. River levels across the Wessex area are exceptionally low - many showing the lowest flows on record and public and businesses were urged to use water wisely. (Wiggonholt 25.4C, Lerwick 12.5C maximum, Shap 6.2C minimum, Cromer 6.2 mm, Tiree 12.9 h.)

It was a warm night into the 31st in some coastal areas of England, while onshore winds led to some early rain in E Yorkshire and NE England. Cent Scotland and Cumbria, however, had an early ground frost in places and there were a few fog patches around dawn in parts of Ireland, Scotland and N England. There was little rain during the day although an E'ly wind did bring a few onshore showers to parts of E England. Most areas had spells of sunshine, these being longest around the Irish Sea and in W Scotland. (Usk No.2 25.1C, Fair Isle 12.4C maximum, Altnaharra 1.0C minimum, Fylingdales 4.6 mm, Stornoway and Ronaldsway 13.0 h.)

British Isles weather, September 2022

Most places had a dry day on the 1st due to prevailing high pressure. There were a few overnight showers that blew ashore in an E'ly flow in NE England while the Channel Islands and parts of Cent S and SE England had some showers during late afternoon and into the evening. After a warm start across much of S and E England and the Channel Islands (Jersey Airport had a minimum temperature of 17.7C), temperatures reached 25C in parts of East Anglia and SE England. It was sunny day in many areas of Scotland (after an early air frosts in a few places in E areas here) and E England, but rather cloudy elsewhere. (Herstmonceux 26.7C, Baltasound 12.8C maximum, Kinbrace -0.6C minimum, Shoreham 20.8 mm, Stornoway 12.4 h.)

Low pressure centres 2nd became established to the W of Ireland and Scotland during the day, pushing frontal rain across Ireland and W Scotland during the day. Overnight there were some showers in SE England with a few showers also in SW England and Wales during the day and with scattered falls in parts of Cent England. After a warm night across most of England and Wales, 25C was reached in East Anglia; many areas away from the Northern Isles and East Anglia had a rather cloudy day. (Santon Downham 26.4C, Harris Quidnish 15.1C maximum, Balmoral 2.7C minimum, Tiree 42.0 mm, Kirkwall 10.7 h.)

The 3rd dawned with widespread mist and fog across England and Wales, after a night that gave some heavy falls of rain in parts of Ireland, SW Scotland and W Wales. This affected Wales and W England during the day while the rain across Scotland moved NE'wards. There were a few showers in E areas of England during the day, with sferics in NE England and Norfolk during mid-afternoon and evening, and in W Ireland in the evening as the rain gave way to showers here. Ahead of the day it was a sunny day across Shetland. (Marham 26.2C, Lough Fea 13.8C maximum, Ravensworth 8.9C minimum, Tiree 62.8 mm, Lerwick 11.1 h.)

The 4th dawned mild across most of Scotland, Wales and England, but much cooler across W Ireland, following a wet night across most of Ireland, W Scotland, SW Wales and SW England. During the day the main rain areas moved N'wards, being largely confined to N Scotland by midday, but showery outbreaks developed in some areas of England, Wales and Ireland. During the evening there were further heavy, thundery outbreaks near the Channel Islands and just to the SE of Northern Ireland, both of which moved N'wards to affect Cent S and SE England and the Midlands, and E areas of Northern Ireland, by midnight. (Weybourne 26.5C, Fair Isle 15.5C maximum, Derrylin Cornahoule 8.8C minimum, Plymouth 41.0 mm, Dublin Airport 10.9 h.)

An area of thunderstorms affected the extreme SW of Scotland before dawn on the 5th, while a widespread area of thunderstorms across the Midlands moved into Yorkshire, Lincolnshire and Norfolk before dying out before dawn. Wider areas of rain across Ireland, Wales and N England continued to push N'wards into the morning, clearing all but N and Cent Scotland by dawn with mist and fog at dawn across many areas of England and Wales. The rain across Scotland largely cleared N'wards by the evening, while further S showers affected many areas and these turned thundery later across SW England and S areas of Wales and Ireland. The thundery activity then spread across most S and Cent areas of England into N England, East Anglia and Kent by midnight, after some heavy falls in places. (East Malling 26.5C, Lerwick 14.4C maximum, Okehampton 9.7C minimum, Port Ellen 37.4 mm, Ronaldsway 10.7 h.)

Thunderstorms over East Anglia and SE England moved NE'wards and died out before dawn on the 6th. There were further showers and more general rain overnight in Ireland, SW England and in the N half of Scotland, caused by a slow-moving depression W of Ireland (centre 986 mb to the W of Valentia at 0000 GMT). The night was mild in most areas and rather misty with some fog by dawn across many areas of E England and E Scotland. Showers were thundery in E Scotland during the morning and were generally widespread across the British Isles during the day, with further thundery outbreaks in places. A tornado was seen sweeping across the Isle of Wight in the afternoon; building materials were blown about 30 m by the wind at Sandown Bay Holiday Centre in Yaverland, and a roof was ripped off at a nearby derelict building. It was a mostly cloudy day between the showers. (Shoeburyness 24.4C, Fair Isle 14.8C maximum, Braemar 8.2C minimum, Balmoral 54.8 mm, Valley 4.6 h.)

There were widespread showers across the British Isles overnight into the 7th with some more general, heavier rain across N Scotland, although it was a mild night across S England. During the day showers were widespread across he British Isles as the low pressure centre moved to the S of Ireland. Many of these showers turned thundery from the afternoon onwards across the Channel Islands, Ireland, Wales and England, moving N'wards. (Cromer 24.0C, Lerwick 14.4C maximum, Redesdale Camp 8.5C minimum, Otterbourne 30.4 mm, Boulmer 9.3 h.)

The 8th dawned with widespread rain and showers across the British Isles, particularly across S England and S Ireland where it was also a mild night. As the low centre moved into SE Wales by early evening, there were widespread falls of rain and showers across the British Isles during the day, some of them heavy and thundery in places. The heavy rain affected rail and road travel in parts of Scotland. Network Rail Scotland said trains were unable to get out of Perth station because of flooded tracks. It said south of Perth a waterfall had formed at Moncrieffe Tunnel and there were several flooding incidents near Hilton Junction. Torrential rain disrupted some services between Edinburgh Waverley and Haymarket, and affected driving conditions in and around the city. The sunniest areas were the Channel Islands and NW Scotland, where it was a mainly dry day. (Killowen 21.9C, Kirkwall 14.9C maximum, Shap 6.6C minimum, Wiggonholt 35.6 mm, Stornoway 7.7 h.)

The 9th began with low pressure centred over the S Midlands (1002 mb) that led to overnight showers across England, Wales and S Ireland while there was heavier frontal rain across N Ireland and in S and E areas of Scotland. Further outbreaks of rain and showers were widespread during the day (some of them thundery), especially in the E half of the UK as the depression moved away towards the E. (Porthmadog 22.2C, Brizlee Wood 13.5C maximum, Shap 7.4C minimum, Chillingham Barns 20.2 mm, Valley 7.5 h.)

On the 10th rainfall was mostly confined to E areas of England and SE Scotland, as fronts associated with the low to the E of the UK continued to push away E'wards. Pressure rose gradually across the British Isles and winds became generally light, with mist forming in places by late evening over England as the skies cleared. During the day the best of the sunshine had been across the W half of Scotland and the N half of Ireland. (Charsfield 23.0C, Brizlee Wood 13.0C maximum, Tulloch Bridge 0.9C minimum, Durham 12.2 mm, Stornoway 12.1 h.)

The 11th dawned with widespread mist and fog across the British Isles and some heavy frontal rain, moving N'wards, over S Ireland. During the day the rain moved N'wards and E'wards across Ireland and affected most of Scotland, N Wales and N England, merging with another area of rain advancing into Scotland from the NW. Other areas of the British Isles remained largely dry, with some sunny periods once the early fog and low cloud had lifted. (Northolt 24.0C, Banagher Caugh Hill 14.7C maximum, Aboyne 1.5C minimum, Killylane 28.8 mm, Jersey Airport 11.9 h.)

The 12th dawned following a night with some rain across all areas N of a line Cardiff-The Wash. To the S of this line there was overnight mist in most areas and the night was widely a mild one for the time of year. During the day rainfall was mostly confined to the N Midlands, N England, Ireland, N Wales and N Scotland, but there were soe light falls in S England in the evening. It was a warm day in parts of S England and East Anglia. (St James Park 27.2C, Cassley 13.5C maximum, Stornoway 8.7C minimum, Porthmadog 26.2 mm, Leuchars 7.9 h.)

It was a warm night into the 13th across S areas of England and Wales and there were a few spots of rain here and in East Anglia and S Ireland, with heavier falls in parts of N Scotland. These tended to die out during the day, when rainfall was mainly confined to S areas of England and Wales, and to the Channel Islands. Further rain spread into N areas of Scotland in the evening. It was a sunny day across Ireland, N England and S Scotland. (Gogerddan 21.0C, Baltasound 13.3C maximum, Topcliffe 4.8C minimum, Bude 9.2 mm, Morecambe 12.0 h.)

The 14th began with frontal rain across S areas of England and Wales, and with a few showers across N and W areas of Scotland. There were a few sferics around the Channel Islands early in the day. Other areas of England and Wales, along with Ireland and S Scotland, had mist or fog in many areas at first. To the S of the cold front in S areas, it was a mild night. The day was mostly dry, but there were some showers across parts of Ireland and N Scotland; the rain over S England soon cleared away to the S. (Charsfield 23.0C, Loch Glascarnoch 11.8C maximum, Eskdalemuir 2.3C minimum, Thorney Island 22.2 mm, Glasgow 10.9 h.)

The 15th was dominated by a N'ly flow across the British Isles. A front gave some rain across N Scotland overnight and this rain spread slowly S'wards during the day, tending to be rather showery as it reached SE Scotland and N Ireland. It tended to be a cloudy day in most areas away from S Scotland. (Pershore 20.5C, Lerwick 11.2C maximum, Shap 3.2C minimum, Aviemore 9.6 mm, Glasgow 9.8 h.)

Pressure built slowly from the W on the 16th with a N'ly flow persisting. There were a few showery outbreaks overnight over N Scotland, in areas close to the North Sea and in parts of N Wales and N Ireland. These outbreaks continued during the day at times, but there was also widespread sunshine. (Pershore 19.4C, Balmoral 10.0C maximum, Katesbridge 2.3C minimum, Weybourne 8.6 mm, Glasgow 11.6 h.)

Pressure remained high on the 17th (1027 mb near Shannon Airport at 1200 GMT) but weak troughs gave some light rain notably across some N areas of Scotland. After a cold night across S Scotland and N England, there was persistent sunshine over the S half of the British Isles but cloudier skies further N. (Pershore 19.9C, Lerwick 10.0C maximum, Shap -1.7C minimum, Resallach 11.2 mm, Shoeburyness 12.0 h.)

Despite continuing high pressure, the 18th saw S'ward-moving fronts give out breaks of rain across Ireland, Scotland and N England at times. Parts of S Wales and SW England had a cold start to the day under clearer skies and during the day the best of the sunshine was to be found across S England and the Channel Islands. Elsewhere, it was rather cloudy. (Pershore 20.5C, Balmoral 11.4C maximum, Exeter Airport 0.8C minimum, Altnaharra 7.0 mm, Jersey Airport 9.6 h.)

Winds were light under high pressure on the 19th but most areas had a rather cloudy day. A weak front led to some outbreaks of rain over E and SW Scotland, N England and the Midlands but elsewhere it was a mostly dry day. (Plymouth 20.1C, Lerwick 11.4C maximum, Fyvie Castle 0.4C minimum, Coton-In-The-Elms 6.2 mm, Bude 11.0 h.)

Cloudy skies meant a mainly mild night into the 20th away from Shetland. Most areas had a dry day although some from rain reached N and W areas of Scotland later in the day and into the evening. Despite the widely cloudy skies, it was a mild day in many areas. (Pershore 21.1C, Harris Quidnish 14.5C maximum, Baltasound 1.3C minimum, South Uist 5.2 mm, Valley 9.1 h.)

Fronts led to falls of rain during the 21st across W Ireland and in N and W areas of Scotland that made only slow progress E'wards. Most areas had a cloudy day, away from SW and Cent S England and the Channel Islands although it was a mild day in most parts of England. (Charlwood 22.2C, Lerwick 14.2C maximum, Swyddffynnon 3.4C minimum, Harris Quidnish 33.0 mm, Jersey Airport 11.2 h.)

A cold front made slow progress E'wards across the W half of the British Isles on the 22nd with a shallow wave depression forming over SW Wales (centre 1015 mb at 1800 GMT). It was a warm night on Scilly and over S Wales and S Ireland where temperatures remained above 15C in places before dawn. By mid-evening some rain had spread into East Anglia after a day in which the best of the sunshine had been across the SE corner of England and over the Channel Islands. (Monks Wood 21.0C, Warcop 13.9C maximum, South Newington 3.4C minimum, Bridgefoot 35.2 mm, Jersey Airport 8.6 h.)

The front finally cleared SE England by the evening of the 23rd. There were some heavy falls of rain in parts of SE England and some showery conditions in W areas of the British Isles, as high pressure developed from the W (1022 mb in SW Ireland by 1800 GMT). Most areas to the rear of the front had some cloud and sunny spells. (Cardiff Bute Park 20.8C, Banagher Caugh Hill 13.4C maximum, Eskdalemuir 0.4C minimum, Herstmonceux 36.8 mm, Morecambe 10.7 C.)

Troughs led to showery outbreaks on the 24th in many areas after clearing skies had led to a cool night in parts of mainland Scotland. There was some early mist across England and Wales before a day with sunny periods developed here and in S Scotland. (Usk No.2 19.6C, Loch Glascarnoch 12.3C maximum, Tyndrum -0.2C minimum, Culdrose 10.6 mm, Ronaldsway 10.3 h.)

The 25th dawned with some mist and fog across N areas of England, following a cool night in sheltered inland areas of the UK. Frontal rain spread across N and W Scotland and into Ireland, E Scotland and N England later. It was windy day over N areas and the best of the sunshine was to be found over East Anglia, S England and the Channel Islands. (Plymouth 18.1C, Spadeadam 12.2C maximum, Eskdalemuir -0.3C minimum, Resallach 10.2 mm, Jersey Airport 8.6 h.)

Frontal rain, spreading SE'wards, affected all areas of the 26th, finally clearing most areas by late evening. Cooler, showery conditions followed the main frontal rain areas and it was noticeably cool across the N half of Scotland. (Langdon Bay 17.5C, Baltasound 7.8C maximum, Eskdalemuir 5.3C minimum, Swyddffynnon 18.4 mm, Glasgow 8.4 h.)

The 27th was a breezy day in most areas with spells of rain and showers in all areas after a cool start. Later, further frontal rain pushed into S Ireland, SW England and S Wales, moving NE'wards. The sunniest conditions were to be found across S Scotland and N England. In the evening some sferics were reported in parts of Lincolnshire and East Anglia. (Isles of Scilly 17.0C, Dalwhinnie 9.1C maximum, Kielder Castle -0.8C minimum, Loch Glascarnoch 22.6 mm, Dundrennan 9.4 h.)

The rain in SW areas of the British Isles tended to weaken before dawn on the 28th although during the day there were widespread showery falls across Ireland, S Scotland, N England, Wales and SW England. It was a cool night in some sheltered areas of S England although most areas away from N Scotland had some sunny periods. (Pershore 17.4C, Aberporth 12.5C maximum, Benson -0.3C minimum, Achnagart 35.0 mm, Ronaldsway 10.1 h.)

A weak, meandering front led to a cloudy day with some falls of rain in places on the 29th although it was a sunny day in East Anglia and in parts of E Scotland. It was a cool night in many areas of England away from the N and SW. (Walney Island 19.2C, Baltasound 11.0C maximum, Writtle 0.7C minimum, Okehampton 12.4 mm, Shoeburyness 10.4 h.)

The 30th dawned with widespread mist and fog across many areas of England and Wales, and with rain across Ireland and W Scotland, moving E'wards, associated with a deep low to the W of the Western Isles. At 1200 GMT Stornoway was reporting MSL pressure of 975.6 mb. It turned very windy across N Scotland with Lerwick reporting a mean wind speed of 43 kn at 1500 GMT. The rain spread SE'wards across all areas of the British Isles during the day with heavy falls in places, the best of any sunshine being later in the day across Scotland. Across S and W Scotland and NW Ireland some showers turned thundery in the afternoon and evening. Dozens of sheep are thought to have died during flash flooding in Borrowdale, Cumbria; farmers were left unable to do a thing to help as sheep were swept away. The water later receded but Met Office data show 97.2 mm of rain fell at Seathwaite and 93.6 mm at Honister. (Shoeburyness 17.4C, Fylingdales 11.2C maximum, Hurn 1.1C minimum, Capel Curig 50.2 mm, Tiree 4.6 h.)

British Isles weather, October 2022

The 1st dawned after a mostly mild night although by dawn showers had developed over parts of Ireland and W Scotland. During the day much of England, except for the SW, had a dry day. Elsewhere there were showery spells, with some sferics in NW England in the late afternoon. Late in the afternoon some frontal rain fell over SW England and by midnight this had spread into the Channel Islands and to parts of S Ireland, Sussex and Cent S England. It was a sunny day in SE Scotland and in many E areas of England. (Merryfield 20.2C, Resallach 11.8C maximum, Aboyne 2.7C minimum, Cassley 28.0 mm, Weybourne 10.7 h.)

Overnight into the 2nd rain spread across the Channel Islands, the extreme S of Ireland and S England, subsequently clearing away to the S by midday; there were some heavy falls in Cornwall. Elsewhere, showery conditions affected N Ireland, Scotland and N England, tending to become less widespread during the day. During the day the rain in the S soon cleared, affecting only the Channel Islands by late morning. Except on the Channel Islands, and across NW Scotland, the weather in most areas developed into a day with sunny periods being quite warm over S England. (Gosport Fleetlands 19.9C, Loch Glascarnoch 12.4C maximum, Topcliffe 3.1C maximum, Culdrose 20.0 mm, Leuchars 9.8 h.)

The 3rd dawn generally cloudy, with some mist or fog across many parts of England and Wales, and with some frontal rain over Ireland. Parts of the Midlands and East Anglia had a slight ground frost. The rain spread into S Scotland during the morning and later further NE'wards. There was some sunshine across Wales and S and Cent areas of England but, elsewhere, it remained rather cloudy with the rain being quite heavy in parts of W Scotland. (Chivenor 19.5C, Redesdale Camp 12.3C maximum, Santon Downham 1.3C minimum, Achnagart 22.4 mm, Bude 7.6 mm.)

The 4th saw fronts pushing E'wards across most areas of the British Isles after a mainly mild night; overnight minimum temperatures remained mostly above 10C, and above 15C in parts of S Ireland and S England. Overnight rainfall, heavy in places, was mostly confined to Ireland and to W and N areas of Scotland. During the day most Cent and S areas of England had little rain but there but there were some heavy falls across N England and N Wales at times. The day was mostly cloudy except over NW Scotland. (Coningsby 20.4C, Tulloch Bridge 12.1C maximum, East Malling 8.6C minimum, Achnagart 67.0 mm, Stornoway 6.1 h.)

The 5th dawned very mild across most of England and S Wales with overnight minimum temperatures above 16C in places. Elsewhere there was widespread and, in places, heavy frontal rainfall before dawn, due to a wave depression (centre 995 mb near Tiree at 0000 GMT), that had largely cleared NW Scotland by dawn. Frontal rain spread SE'wards during the day, clearing SE England by the evening and introducing a cooler flow to all areas. Showers followed the rain in many places; there was some thunder in parts of Ireland and SW Scotland during late morning, and N Wales and NW England during the afternoon. (Coningsby 21.1C, Dalwhinnie 8.8C maximum, Kinbrace 5.8C minimum, Blencathra 43.8 mm, Cork Airport 7.7.h )

There was rain across N Scotland into the 6th and another area of rain spread into W Ireland by mid-morning. It was cool across much of the E half of England overnight, under clear skies. During the day, rain and showers were mainly confined to Scotland, Ireland, Wales and N England with a heavy band affecting N and W Scotland and NW Ireland by late evening, this being due to an advancing cold front. It was a mild day across England, Wales and much of Ireland - and quiet sunny over S and E areas of England. (Northolt 19.8C, Loch Glascarnoch 11.9C maximum, South Newington 3.5C minimum, Kinlochewe 45.8 mm, Shoeburyness 10.3 h.)

The 7th dawned with a cold front giving rain, heavy in places, across N England and Ireland, this having moved SE'wards overnight. There were widespread showers to the rear of the front across Scotland. During the day the frontal rain pushed SE'wards, affecting all but SE England by the evening. It was warm with sunny spells ahead of the front, with cooler conditions, showers and sunny intervals behind it. (Cambridge NIAB 20.3C, Loch Glascarnoch 10.3C maximum, Dalwhinnie 6.2C minimum, Kinlochewe 40.2 mm, Shannon Airport 7.7 h.)

Overnight into the 8th there was some rain across N Scotland with scattered showers elsewhere, which were largely confined to W areas of the British Isles by dawn. Away from the coasts it was a largely cool night with a ground frost in parts of Cent Ireland and places in and adjacent to the S Midlands. Under building high pressure (1026 mb in S Devon at 1200 GMT) showers were mostly confined to W areas of the British Isles during the day. Much of England and Wales had quite a sunny day. (Yeovilton 17.9C, Baltasound 10.8C maximum, Exeter Airport 1.8C minimum, Achnagart 7.0 mm, Almondsbury 10.1 h.)

Under largely clear skies, E Wales and inland areas of England had a cool night into the 9th with a widespread ground frost in Cent S England, the Midlands and E Wales. Further N and W, largely cloudy skies led to a warmer night with, for example, 13.4C being the overnight minimum temperature on Sherkin Island. During the day a cold front spread rain across Ireland and over N and W Scotland. It was a mild day in the E half of England but cooler with some showers to the rear of the front as it pushed SE'wards; by midnight frontal rain was falling in Cornwall, Wales and N England. (St James Park 18.9C, Dalwhinnie 11.6C maximum, South Newington -1.1C minimum, Tyndrum 39.6 mm, Shoeburyness 9.5 h.)

By dawn on the 10th the frontal zone across East Anglia and Cent S England was pushing away to the SE. There were a few overnight showers across N and W Scotland and N Ireland, with a ground frost in parts of S Ireland. Once the rain in the SE had cleared, precipitation was generally in the form of showers across N Ireland, W and N Scotland and NW England. It was quite a sunny day across much of England, Wales and S Ireland. (Cardiff Bute Park 17.3C, Dalwhinnie 9.3C maximum, Katesbridge -0.1C minimum, Aberdaron 11.4 mm, Liscombe 10.3 h.)

Clear skies led to an early air frost on the 11th in parts of Cent England with a widespread ground frost over inland areas of England; there were a few showers overnight in some W areas of Scotland. Further showers fell here and in parts of N Ireland during the day, while much of E England had a sunny day. At 1200 GMT MSL pressure was 1027 mb over Cent S England. (Plymouth 17.9C, Dalwhinnie 10.2C maximum, Benson -1.2C minimum, Tiree 5.4 mm, Jersey Airport 10.0 h.)

The 12th brought frontal rain from the W across much of Ireland and Scotland before dawn with a short-lived warm sector crossing Ireland. Further E, under clearer skies, it was a cool night with a ground frost in East Anglia and the Midlands. The main rain area, often light and patchy in nature, had spread to N England, Wales and SW England by the evening with some isolated falls ahead of this rain belt. Most places had a generally cloudy day and it turned cooler from the W once the frontal rain had cleared. (Swanage 18.5C, Loch Glascarnoch 10.9C maximum, South Newington -0.7C minimum, Capel Curig 15.6 mm, Jersey Airport 6.0 h.)

Overnight into the 13th there was rain across S England, with some heavy falls in parts of Sussex, Surrey and Hampshire. Elsewhere it was a cool night away from coasts with a ground frost in places, especially over N England and S Scotland. There was also widespread mist and fog across England by dawn. During the day, the rain soon cleared away from SE England and showers were mainly confined to Ireland, W and N Scotland, with the best of the sunshine to be found across N England, N Wales and S Scotland. (Reading University 18.7C, Dalwhinnie 10.7C maximum, Redesdale Camp -2.0C minimum, Thorney Island 30.0 mm, Boulmer 9.9 h.)

The 14th dawned rather misty on parts of England after a night with spells of frontal rain across Ireland, Scotland and W areas of England and Wales. Widespread cloud meant a mild night in most areas. During the day spells of rain or showers spread SE'wards to affect most areas, with much of England and Wales having a rather cloudy day as a result. (Shobdon 18.4C, Dalwhinnie 8.9C maximum, Drumnadrochit 1.3C minimum, Achnagart 15.8 mm, Morpeth Cockle Park 7.0 h.)

Overnight into the 15th bands of rain and showers continued to affect most areas, pushed E'wards by low pressure centres to the W of the British Isles. The SE quarter of England remained mainly dry, however. There was widespread mist and fog around dawn in many E areas of England. It was a cool night in Cent and E areas of Scotland with an air frost in places. During the day spells of rain pushed E'wards, affecting most areas of the British Isles although falls across much of England were generally light away from the NW. (Shoeburyness 18.1C, Dalwhinnie 8.5C maximum, Aboyne -3.8C minimum, Achnagart 32.2 mm, Wittering 7.8 h.)

Weather on the 16th was dominated by areas of low pressure over, and close to, N Scotland. Associated fronts led to widespread rain overnight over Ireland, Scotland and W England while into the evening another area of low pressure reached SW Ireland, with associated frontal systems affecting Ireland, Wales and the S half of England with heavy falls in places. 55 mm of rain fell at Cork Airport in the 12 hours ending 1800 GMT. After a near-cloudless start to the day across many areas of England, cloud and rain spread to most Cent and S areas by late evening. It was windy in N areas with some showers over Scotland. The evening crossing of the Ben-my-Chree ferry from Douglas to Heysham and its overnight return were scrapped as 60 mph gusts hit the Isle of Man. (Cambridge NIAB 17.9C, Lough Fea 8.8C maximum, Drumnadrochit 0.1C minimum, Derrylin Cornahoule 22.0 mm, Nottingham 9.0 h.)

As the low centre pushed N'wards close to W Ireland into the 17th frontal ran spread across all areas of the British Isles, also leading to a mild dawn across much of England and Wales. In parts of S England the overnight minimum temperatures were 14-15C, despite largely clear skies by dawn. Away from Scotland and N Ireland the day was mostly dry, ones the overnight rain had cleared SE England. However, falls over W areas of Scotland were often heavy in places. It was a sunny day across most of S Ireland, Wales and England, and warm across England. (Kew Gardens 19.9C, Dalwhinnie 9.9C maximum, Fyvie Castle 1.5C minimum, South Uist 48.2 mm, Hawarden 9.1 h.)

Clear skies into the 18th led to widespread mist and fog at first in many areas of the British Isles, although there were a few spots of rain in parts of S Ireland, S Wales and SW England at first. There was also some light rain in parts of N Scotland. Many inland areas of the British Isles had a cool night. During the day most areas remained dry although there were some falls of rain in SW Scotland and in parts of Ireland. It was a sunny day across much of England (except in the SW), Wales, E Ireland and W Scotland. (Wiggonholt 20.0C, Baltasound 9.2C maximum, Katesbridge -0.8C minimum, Prestwick 2.8 mm, Weybourne 9.5 h.)

On the 19th the British Isles lay between high pressure to the N (1031 mb over Shetland at 1200 GMT) and low pressure to the SW. Overnight, frontal rain spread across Ireland and into SW England and W Wales (15 mm fell at Valentia in the 12 hours ending 0600 GMT) with minimum temperatures remaining above 15C in parts of S Ireland, SW England and the Channel Islands. It was warm over the Channel Islands and in areas of S England during the day with further heavy rainfall in parts of Ireland, SW Scotland and W Wales. The rain was thundery in places - in SW England before dawn and in parts of W Wales in the morning. Thundery outbreaks were widespread across Ireland during the day, with further occurrences of thunder over SW England in the early evening that spread N into Wales and many parts of Ireland later in the evening. (Jersey Airport 22.1C, Lerwick 7.2C maximum, Aviemore -1.6C minimum, Murlough 28.2 mm, Stornoway 7.9 h.)

Overnight into the 20th frontal rain affected most areas of the British Isles before dawn. This was thundery in many parts of England and S Scotland and the rain was very heavy in some places. Two schools and a museum were closed after heavy rain in Bedford; Bedford Free School, Castle Newnham School and The Higgins Bedford museum were affected. During the day there was widespread heavy rain across many places in the E half of England and in S Scotland this steadily pushed in Cent and N areas of Scotland, while another area of rain spread from the SW into S Ireland in the evening. Except across Wales and in SW England skies were generally cloudy during the day. (Chivenor 19.3C, Baltasound 9.7C maximum, Lentran 5.7 minimum, Cardington 53.8 mm, Camborne 7.3 h.)

Weather on the 21st was the result of an area of low pressure close to W Ireland that pushed numerous fronts N'wards across much of the British Isles during the day. Overnight it was mild minimum temperatures overnight by dawn were above 14C in parts of S Ireland, SW England and the Channel Islands and rain affected many areas, especially S Ireland. Around dawn there were some sferics over the NE Midlands. During the day bands of rain and showers were particularly widespread across Ireland, Wales, the Midlands, SW and Cent S England. There was little sunshine but it was mild due to a S'ly flow. (Shoeburyness 19.6C, Lerwick 11.0C maximum, Capel Curig 5.7C minimum, South Newington 33.8 mm, Rostherne 4.3 h.)

On the 22nd bands of rain and showers moved N'wards across the British Isles, maintaining a generally S'ly flow across all areas. Overnight minimum temperatures were as high as 13-15C in many areas of S Wales and S England with rain in most areas except across W Scotland. During the day the E half of England was mainly dry but there were some heavy falls across N Ireland and S Scotland with 24 mm falling in the 12 hours ending 1800 GMT at Connaught Airport. Scotland and N Ireland had a rather dull day with E England seeing the best of the sunshine. (Writtle 19.4C, Lerwick 11.2C maximum, Loch Glascarnoch 4.7C minimum, Killylane 22.8 mm, Weybourne 7.6 h.)

By 0300 GMT on the 23rd thunderstorms were affecting many parts of SW England; these, and further outbreaks, moved N'wards into SE Ireland, S Wales, the London area and the S Midlands by dawn. During the morning these reached as far N and the NE Midlands, although by midday the thundery area was largely confined to SE England and died out in the early afternoon over East Anglia. By mid-afternoon another thundery area had affected the Channel Islands and had reached S Hampshire. These storms moved N/NE-wards and affected most places E of a line Hampshire-Lincoln by mid-evening, leading to heavy falls of rain and some reports of hail. A tornado swept through areas of Hampshire leaving a zoo, properties and trees damaged; signs, lampposts and vehicles in the car park at Marwell Zoo, near Winchester were damaged as the storm passed in the afternoon. A large fire at a home started after lightning struck the roof, a fire service has said; crews from five stations were sent after the fire broke out in the house on Merlin Way, Christchurch, Dorset shortly after 1430 GMT. Elsewhere over the British Isles there were non-thundery showers that meant many areas saw some rainfall although there were sunny spells over areas of Wales and Ireland. (Wiggonholt 19.9C, Lentran 11.0C maximum, Kinloss 4.5C minimum, Holbeach 35.6 mm, Aberdaron 3.8 h.)

On the 24th low pressure centres over S areas of the British Isles tended to move N'wards, introducing a SW'ly flow across all areas. There were associated falls of rain in most areas at some time during the day; these were heavy in the early hours in parts of England and N Scotland, but were lighter (and more showery) during the day. It was a mild day for the time of year in most areas and quite sunny in parts of S England. (Northolt 18.7C, Lerwick 10.9C maximum, Katesbridge 3.6C minimum, Leek 32.8 mm, Shoeburyness 9.1 h.)

On the 25th the SW'ly flow turned S'ly in W areas and there were widespread showers across W areas overnight and during the day. Later in the day an area of more general rain spread into SW areas and by late evening was affecting Ireland, Wales, SW England and parts of SW Scotland. The E half of the UK was largely dry during the day and sunshine in E England and East Anglia led to a warm day here. (Northolt 18.4C, Kinbrace 12.5C maximum, Aboyne 1.7C minimum, Morecambe 19.6 mm, Weybourne 8.1 h.)

Overnight into the 26th areas of frontal rain affected most areas of the British Isles, although East Anglia and SE England were mostly dry; 18 mm fell at Valentia in the 12 hours ending 0600 GMT. The fronts were due to a SW'ly slow around a depression to the W of Ireland (pressure 982.4 mb at Belmullet at 0600 GMT) that led to a mild night in all areas overnight minimum temperatures above 15C on the Channel Islands and in parts of Cent S England. Rain and showers pushed E'wards during the day although falls across most of Wales and England were mainly slight. Away from W and N Scotland most places had spells of sunshine, and it was a warm day in E and Cent areas of England. (St James Park 20.5C, Baltasound 12,3C maximum, Lerwick 8.2C minimum, Kielder Castle 25.0 mm, Leconfield 7.2 h.)

On the 27th a warm front pushed N'wards over most areas of the British Isles. Cloudy skies under a S'ly flow led to a mild night in most areas (minimum temperatures above 15C in parts of S England overnight), while the warm front led to some short spells of rain and warmer conditions advancing from the S. It was mainly dry across N Scotland during the day while over S England and East Anglia temperatures rose to 20C in places. (Kew Gardens 21.3C, Fair Isle 13.1C maximum, Derrylin Cornahoule 5.7C minimum, Scampton 10.0 mm, Shoeburyness 4.7 h.)

Low pressure over and close to Ireland into the 28th helped to maintain the S'ly flow across the British Isles and there was widespread frontal rain, pushing N'wards, over Ireland, Wales, W England and SW Scotland before dawn. 40 mm fell at Mullingar in the 12 hours ending 0600 GMT while minimum temperatures remained above 15C in parts of SE Wales and S England. There were further falls of rain across Scotland, NW England and N Ireland during the day, with a few scattered showers in Wales and other W areas of England. It was generally a warm day, especially in E areas of England (Santon Downham 19.9C, Lerwick 11.9C maximum, Tain Range 5.8C minimum, South Uist 42.6 mm, Aberdaron 6.7 h.)

Overnight into the 29th warm fronts pushed N'wards across the S half of England, reaching N Ireland and S Scotland by late morning. Ahead of the rain it was generally dry apart for a few showers over W Scotland. During the day the warm front was slow-moving N'wards across Scotland; it was a sunny in N Scotland ahead of the front. Further S a following cold front spread E'wards across Ireland and W areas of the UK not reaching E areas of the UK until the evening. Falls from the cold front were mostly light in E areas. It was a warm day across the Midlands, East Anglia and S England, the maximum at Kew Gardens being (reportedly) the highest temperature for the 29th in the UK on record. (Kew Gardens 22.9C, Baltasound 11.4C maximum, Kinbrace 3.7C minimum, Capel Curig 20.2 mm, Kirkwall 7.9 h.)

Low pressure to the W of Ireland on the 30th pushed fronts and troughs across the British Isles, giving some (mostly light) rain at times to most areas overnight or during the day. It was a cloudy day in many areas (notably E England) but there were sunny spells across Ireland, the Channel Islands and Ireland. It was another mild day with temperatures over 15C as far N as N Scotland. (Kinlochewe 18.1C, Tulloch Bridge 11.8C maximum, Kielder Castle 4.6C minimum, Blencathra 16.6 mm, Casement Aerodrome 6.2 h.)

The 31st dawned with a SW'ly flow across all areas. There were some overnight falls of rain across parts of S England, S Ireland, NW England ad S Scotland. These intensified and became more widespread across Ireland and Scotland during the day with the best of any sunshine being confined to East Anglia and SE England. By 1800 GMT storm Claudio was located to the W of Cornwall (centre 994 mb) and this spread rain and strong coastal winds across England and Wales as it moved to N Wales by midnight. In the evening floods hit the M4 at Swansea, according to South Wales Police. Much of E Scotland and E England remained dry until the evening. (Northolt 18.0C, Lerwick 12.1C maximum, Drumnadrochit 5.5C minimum, Tyndrum 28.4 mm, Shoeburyness 5.4 h.)

British Isles weather, November 2022

It was windy in many parts of the British Isles into the 1st due to a low pressure centre moving N'wards over the UK. Accompanying fronts brought heavy rain to many areas, particularly over Wales. By dawn people across Hampshire and Dorset were warned of widespread disruption following high winds from Storm Claudio. Rail services between Portsmouth Harbour and Weymouth were operating at reduced speeds, and Southsea to Ryde hovercraft crossings were stopped. Homes and businesses, including parts of Devon and the New Forest and the Isle of Wight, were suffering power cuts. Trees brought down in many areas led to blocked roads and railways. Flooding has caused travel disruption in Aberdeen and surrounding areas after a night of torrential rain; cars became stuck in deep water, including in Polmuir Road near the city's Duthie Park. There were also flooding issues in Orkney. A number of roads were closed, including the A965 between Kirkwall and Finstown, and some properties in St Margaret's Hope were flooded due to a burst burn. Further rain fell in many areas, especially in N Scotland during the day. Sferics spread NE'wards into parts of SW England and S Ireland during late morning, with many areas of Wales and England having further outbreaks accompanied by hail in places during the remainder of the day. (Santon Downham 16.8C, Pennerley 9.8C maximum, Killylane 6.6C minimum, Porthmadog 37.6 mm, Magilligan 4.8 h.)

Most areas saw further spells of rain on the 2nd as anther low centre header towards Scotland centre 974 mb to the W of the Outer Hebrides at 1800 GMT. It was sunny at first in parts of E England (and for longer across the Northern Isles) but rain across W Scotland and E Ireland by dawn then spread across much of Scotland and into Wales by midday, and had fallen across most areas of England by early evening. There were some heavy falls across parts of SE England in the evening from a cold front. There were a few sferics in the afternoon across parts of Ireland and SW Wales, and later in parts of Cumbria, S and E Scotland. (Swanage 16.0C, Loch Glascarnoch 7.8C maximum, Aboyne 1.6C minimum, Libanus 52.6 mm, Lerwick 5.7 h.)

Into the 3rd there were some heavy falls of rain across N Scotland and in Cent S and SE areas of England. Other areas of the British Isles also saw overnight falls. Several roads and rail routes in London were party closed in the morning due to flooding caused by heavy rainfall overnight. Sections of the A41, M25 and A1 in north London were blocked, as well as part of the A40 at Old Oak Common. Flooding and signal failures also affected several lines on the London Underground, with disruption across the network. London Fire Brigade said it had been called to about 45 flooding-related incidents overnight. Further rain fell in many areas during the day as a low centre pushed across S and Cent Ireland and drove fronts ahead of it from the W. The best of the sunshine was across SW Scotland and N Ireland. (Manston 15.3C, Tyndrum 7.7C maximum, Katesbridge 2.4C minimum, Kew Gardens 42.8 mm, Aldergrove 8.0 h.)

Overnight into the 4th rain was mostly confined to the S half of England and Wales; there was some mist and fog in other areas of England and Wales while clearer skies across Scotland and N England led to an air frost in places here. A weak ridge led to a mostly dry day away from N Scotland and England and Wales were generally sunny. However, further rain spread into S Ireland in the evening. (Swanage 14.7C, Spadeadam 7.8C maximum, Braemar -3.7C minimum, Charlwood 15.0 mm, Yeovilton 8.3 h.)

Overnight into the 5th widespread rain spread across Ireland, Wales and the W half of England and Scotland. This had spread to all areas of the British Isles by mid-morning (except for NE Scotland) and as it made further progress E'wards during the day it was followed by showery conditions in all areas. Ahead of the rain there was some air frost in Cent Scotland, while it was a mild night in SW Ireland and Scilly (where the minimum temperature overnight was 11.8C). There was some sunshine across Ireland during the morning and this later spread into some W areas of the UK. (North Wyke 14.9C, Aboyne 7.4C maximum, Aboyne -3.8C minimum, St Bees Head 28.8 mm, Thomastown 5.5 h.)

The 6th brought further bands of rain and showers from the W, while a wave depression brought heavier rain (and some sferics) for a while across East Anglia and SE England. Overnight it was cool in parts of E Scotland, E Wales and the Midlands (and some other areas) where cloud cover remained low. The day was generally mild, with sunny spells in most areas (except across N England, Wales, the Midlands and East Anglia). There were a few thundery outbreaks in showers across S Wales in the evening. (Swanage 14.9C, Braemar 8.5C maximum, Fyvie Castle -1.1C minimum, Herstmonceux 30.2 mm, Aldergrove 5.8 h.)

Low pressure to the W of Ireland on the 7th led to a windy day in many W areas; at 1800 GMT MSL pressure was down to 976.8 mb at Belmullet. Parts of mainland N Scotland had an overnight air frost, but it was a mild start to the day across S areas of England. After a mainly dry start to the day in most E areas of the UK, there were outbreaks of rain and showers in all areas at times during the day. Except across the Northern Islands and the Channel Islands it was a mostly cloudy day. It was mild in all areas for the time of year. (Guernsey Airport and Jersey Airport 16.3C, Cassley 9.1C maximum, Tain Range -1.3C minimum, Eskdalemuir 29.8 mm, Kirkwall 2.4 h.)

The 8th was a windy day in many areas, especially across the W of the British Isles. A SW'ly flow led to another mild day. A band of frontal rain initially over E Ireland and W areas of Britain soon cleared away to the E, and was then followed by widespread showery outbreaks. These showers turned thundery during the morning and afternoon over areas of S Ireland, Wales and England especially to the SE of London. (Kew Gardens 16.3C, Dalwhinnie 8.4C maximum, Derrylin Cornahoule 4.4C minimum, Libanus 40.4 mm, Aldergrove 4.5 h.)

The 9th was another showery day, although as the day progressed it turned drier across SE England and then across most E areas of the UK. E Scotland and much of England and Wales had some sunny spells, while across Ireland and W Scotland widespread frontal rain spread from the W in the later afternoon and evening. (Gosport Fleetlands 15.7C, Dalwhinnie 8.7C maximum, Kinbrace 1.4C minimum, Achnagart 43.6 mm, Exeter Airport 7.6 h.)

Overnight into the 10th frontal rain spread NE'wards across Ireland, Scotland, W Wales and NW England. Cloudy skies in these (and adjacent) areas meant that overnight minimum temperatures were widely above 10C across Ireland, SW England and W Wales. Much of England (except from some N areas) was largely dry elsewhere there were a few showers, while some very heavy falls of frontal rain affected W and NW Scotland in the afternoon and evening. Away from the Channel Islands, and some parts of E Scotland, it was a dull day. E Scotland and parts of W Ireland were unusually mild for the time of year maximum temperatures of 15C and above were quite widespread across the British Isles. (Kinloss 17.6C, Libanus 11.8C maximum, Dalwhinnie 7.1C minimum, Achnagart 108.8 mm, Jersey Airport 4.9 h.)

There was frontal rain overnight into the 11th across N Ireland, W and N Scotland with further very heavy falls in parts of W Scotland. It was a mild night in all areas due to a pronounced SW'ly surface flow; overnight minimum temperatures included 15.1C at Shannon Airport. Northern Ireland experienced its warmest November night on record, according to Met Office provisional figures - the minimum temperature recorded there was 14.5C at Magilligan; the previous record was 13.9C in Armagh on 21 November 1947. Likewise in Scotland - minima of 14.6C at both Kinloss and Prestwick were higher than the previous record from 2007 of 14.5C at Dyce. Further frontal rain affected Ireland and Scotland during the day, which was mostly cloudy away from areas of Essex. According to the Met Office the UK recorded its highest Armistice Day temperature on record with 19.5C at Myerscough, Lancashire provisionally breaking the previous record of 17.8C set in 1954 and 1977. (Myerscough 19.5C, Eskdalemuir 13.0C maximum Stornoway 9.8C minimum, Achnagart 77.0 mm, Shoeburyness 5.5 h.)

The 12th dawned with mist and some fog across England, following a night with rainfall across Ireland and S Scotland due to a N'ward-moving warm front. Overnight minimum temperatures remained above 13C in parts of S Ireland. During the day there was some further, mostly light rain, across Ireland and Scotland as the front cleared away N'wards. Most places had a mild day with some sunny periods over England and E Scotland. (Kew Gardens 18.2C, Cassley 10.2C maximum, Balmoral 2.2C minimum, Eskdalemuir 10.6 mm, Morecambe 7.7 h.)

The 13th dawned dry, but with widespread mist and fog across England and E Wales. It was a mild night in most areas, the exceptions being some places over England where skies cleared before the fog formed. During the day rain was largely confined to Ireland, the result of E'ward-moving fronts. Across parts of England it remained misty for much of the day, with widespread mist and fog forming here (and in E Scotland) in the evening. While much of E England remained dull, there were long sunny spells in many other areas away from the rain leading to a mild day generally. 21.2C at Porthmadog was a new UK high temperature record for this late in the year, according to the Met Office. (Porthmadog 21.2C, Bingley 9.4C maximum, Cassley 4.0C minimum, Castlederg 16.6 mm, Jersey Airport 8.1 h.)

There was rain across Ireland, W Wales and Cornwall into the 14th, while in E Scotland and elsewhere over England and Wales there was widespread mist fog by dawn. Mist and fog (thick in places) persisted in some areas all day while the rain in W areas tended to weaken as it made progress E'wards. In the evening a low pressure centre close to W Ireland pushed some further frontal rain across Ireland. It was a cloudy day except over E areas of East Anglia and across Ireland. (Herstmonceux 17.6C, Pateley Bridge Ravens Nest 8.8C maximum, Braemar 1.6C, Tiree 30.2 mm, Tibenham Airfield 8.0 h.)

The 15th dawned with showers across Ireland and rain (heavy in places) affecting most W and Cent areas of Britain. Ahead of the rain it was a mild night across N Scotland and in S England. The rain gradually moved NE'wards and by late evening was only affecting N and E Scotland; the rain was following by showery outbreaks in many areas. Areas of Ireland remained dry, with the best of any sunshine. (Chertsey Abbey Mead 15.0C, Salsburgh 8.1C maximum, Derrylin Cornahoule 3.4C minimum, Cardinham 28.8 mm, Thomastown 6.2 h.)

Overnight into the 16th there were showers in places, these being heavy and prolonged in parts of S England and the Channel Islands. Areas of N England, Ireland and S Scotland had some mist and fog forming by dawn in the moist air while frontal rain affected the Northern Isles at first. Light showers continued in places during the day, while in the afternoon a low centre moved E'wards along the English Channel (centre 975 mb S of Devon at 1800 GMT) and into Sussex by midnight. This resulted in widespread, heavy rain spreading NE'wards across S England and S Wales in the afternoon and into the Midlands and East Anglia by mid-evening. After a sunny day in many parts of Ireland, fog formed in many parts of N Ireland in the evening although areas around the low centre were quite windy. (Jersey Airport 14.2C, Lentran 4.9C maximum, Derrylin Cornahoule -0.1C minimum, Wiggonholt 40.8 mm, Dublin Airport 7.1 h.)

Overnight into the 17th the area of heavy rain spread N'wards across N England and into E Scotland as the associated low centre moved slowly across East Anglia before dawn. West Sussex Fire and Rescue Service urged people to "only travel if necessary" after 20 cars became stuck on the A27 due to floodwaters. The M23 motorway in Sussex was closed after heavy rain caused disruption between junctions 10 and 11. West Sussex Fire and Rescue Service said it responded to 70 incidents overnight. Flooding also caused disruption to Southern services between Lewes and Brighton and the cancellation of trains on the Isle of Wight in the morning. There was widespread fog across Ireland by dawn with reports of snow flurries in a few E areas of Ireland as the temperature fell. During the day the rain moved slowly N'wards and became mostly confined to N England and Scotland, with some showers affecting Ireland and S areas of Britain. It was a cool day in parts of Northern Ireland. (Gosport Fleetlands 14.0C, Derrylin Cornahoule 3.5C maximum, Derrylin Cornahoule -1.2C minimum, Fylingdales 55.8 mm, Hurn 6.6 h.)

Weather on the 18th was dominated by widespread rain across Scotland that slowly moved away N'wards; there were some very heavy falls in areas of E Scotland. Elsewhere there were showery outbreaks in many areas due to the slow-moving low that was centred over Cent Scotland by the evening (centre 998 mb). Parts of Northern Ireland had a slight air frost and the day was generally cooler over the British Isles than in recent weeks. Some parts of the village of Ballater on Royal Deeside were left without power due to flooding and more than 300 properties in Brechin, Angus, were given the opportunity to evacuate and spend the night in a local school amid fears of further flooding. Aboyne in Aberdeenshire recorded as much rain in 48 hours as would be normally expected during the entire month of November. The A90 closed southbound near Stacathro services due to standing water and no trains were running between Dundee and Aberdeen, Aberdeen and Inverness, Perth and Inverness, Inverness and Wick. Ferry sailings across Scotland were axed, with services to Shetland cancelled for a fourth day. (Swanage 13.2C, Salsburgh 6.3C maximum, Derrylin Cornahoule -1.1C minimum, Aboyne 71.2 mm, Liscombe 7.2 h.)

Into the 19th there were further falls of rain in areas close to the E coast of Britain, while clearer skies further W led to an air frost in parts of Ireland, Wales and W England. By mid-morning a frontal system was beginning to push rain into W Ireland and this continued to move E'wards, affecting Wales, W Scotland and W England by the evening. Showery outbreaks continued to affect areas of Scotland and NE England close to the North Sea during the day, although in between the two rain areas there were sunny spells for a while. (Gosport Fleetlands 13.1C, Llysdinam 4.4C maximum, Katesbridge -4.2C minimum, Bridlington 15.6 mm, Morecambe 6.3 h.)

Rainfall in W areas early on the 20th spread across the whole of the UK by mid-morning, although some sheltered spots in East Anglia saw an air frost before the cloud arrived. During the day bands of showers followed the rain, especially in W parts of the British Isles and most areas, except in parts of W and N Scotland there were spells of sunshine. (Isles of Scilly 13.0C, Killylane 5.1C maximum, Tibenham Airfield -0.6C minimum, Threave 28.4 mm, Exeter Airport 5.6 h.)

On the 21st a depression to the W of Ireland pushed frontal rain NE'wards across the British Isles, although the rain made only slow progress across N Ireland. Clear skies ahead of the rain led to a widespread inland air frost in N England, N and E Scotland and in a few other areas. Heavy rain and strong winds caused travel disruption across SW England. The A38 in Cornwall was closed in both direction near Saltash due to flooding. Train lines were also affected by the weather; for example, the branch line between Par and Newquay was flooded. Scotland remained largely dry, except for a few showers along the E coast. (Isle of Portland 11.8C, Lentran 1.1C maximum, Altnaharra -5.5C minimum, Lough Fea 32.6 mm, Cork Airport 6.3 h.)

The 22nd dawned cold across N Scotland, but warmer in SW areas of the British Isles to the S or an area of frontal rain that affected N and Cent England overnight. E Scotland had further showers blowing in from the E while further spells of rain affected S Ireland, S Wales and SW England before dawn. Rain in N areas pushed away to the E of Britain during the day, while in S areas the rain moved SE'wards, leading to a very sunny day in parts of SE England, Wales and the Midlands. Thames Water lifted its hosepipe ban for customers across London and the Thames Valley today, partly as a result of recent wet weather. It turned misty, with some fog, in many areas in the evening. (Herstmonceux 12.7C, Lentran 2.8C maximum, Drumnadrochit -4.5C minimum, Okehampton 25.0 mm, Shobdon 7.6 h.)

Overnight into the 23rd frontal ran spread rapidly from W Ireland across Ireland, Wales and SW England followed by showers in places. Ahead of the rain it was a cold night in E Scotland. The rain cleared much of SW Scotland, E and N England by midday with further showers and sunny spells in the following W'ly flow. By late evening frontal rain had cleared N Scotland. These showers were thundery over S Ireland, S Wales and SW England later in the morning, while in the afternoon there were thundery outbreaks over S Ireland, Wales, S England and the Channel Islands, with hail also falling here and in other parts from heavy showers. The A470 in Wales between Builth Wells and Erwood was closed after a ‘mini tornado' knocked over trees. Amroth seafront in Pembrokeshire was also closed due to pebbles and debris being thrown across the road from the high tides. (Hurn 13.4C, Loch Glascarnoch 5.5C maximum, Aviemore -5.9C minimum, Whitechurch 23,6 mm, Hurn 5.8 h.)

The 24th dawned with some heavy rain over W Ireland and weaker falls in W Scotland, following a night with some showers in areas further E. There were some sferics over S Ireland and W Wales in the morning in showery conditions, with further outbreaks in the afternoon. The heavy, frontal, rain in the W moved steadily E'wards during the day, clearing all areas by the end of the evening. It was followed by showers, some of them heavy, across Ireland W parts of Britain. (Swanage 14.0C, Brizlee Wood 6.6C maximum, Cassley -0.2C minimum, Achnagart 46.6 mm, Dublin Airport 3.3 h.)

There were some showers overnight into the 25th in W areas of the British Isles while clearer skies developed across most other areas. During the day a low centred to the NW of Scotland drove showers across N Ireland and W Scotland which were heavy and thundery in a few places. S Ireland and much of England and Wales had a sunny day. (Cardiff Bute Park 13.6C, Braemar 7.2C maximum, South Newington 1.8C minimum, Tyndrum 42.4 mm, Wisley 7.4 h.)

The 26th dawned generally dry, away from rainy areas over Ireland and parts of Scotland where there were some overnight showers. On the Isles of Scilly the minimum temperature overnight was 11.9C and it was a mild night in other SW areas of the British Isles. The rain across Ireland spread NE'wards into SW Scotland accompanied by strong winds and then into Wales and W areas of England, later affecting E areas of England and Scotland by late evening. Gales over the Irish Sea led to the cancellation of daytime ferry sailings between the Isle of Man and Lancashire. Showers followed the rain in W areas of the British Isles. (Kinloss 14.5C, Fylingdales 9.1C maximum, Frittenden 2.2C minimum, Whitechurch 26.4 mm, Tibenham Airfield 3.1 h.)

On the 27th rain was slow to clear SE England, while bands of showers affected many W areas of the British Isles. The showers were thundery in parts of Ireland and W Scotland during the day, and in parts of Wales in the evening. It was a mild day in all areas, sunny across much of Scotland and Ireland but rather dull over England. (Heathrow 13.4C, Lentran 7.6C, Lough Fea 4.5C minimum, Shoreham 33.0 mm, Leuchars 5.6 h.)

Overnight into the 28th showers fell across Ireland, W Scotland and parts of S England, while many areas of England had mist and fog patches by dawn. During the day there were some light outbreaks of rain and drizzle, mainly over Wales, Ireland and the S half of England. Many areas, especially mainland Scotland, had a sunny day while it remained many in many areas of E England. (Isles of Scilly 12.6C, Ravensworth 4.0C maximum, Redesdale Camp -1.4C minimum, Valley 13.4 mm, Boulmer 6.5 h.)

A weak ridge of high pressure led to a mainly dry start to the 29th although mist and fog was widespread across England Wales, S Scotland and N Ireland by dawn and this led to some light drizzle in places. There was a widespread air frost in E Scotland. Winds were generally light during the day, especially in E areas of Britain; it was a sunny day in N Wales, NW England, S and E Scotland but cloudy elsewhere, with a few spots of drizzle in places. It was mild in SW England and the Channel Isles, but cool in E areas. (Isles of Scilly 12.7C, Balmoral 0.8C maximum, Braemar 5.3C minimum, Harris Quidnish 1.6 mm, Boulmer 6.4 h.)

The 30th dawned with a widespread air frost in E Scotland, widespread mist and fog over Wales, England and S Scotland and some frontal rain spreading into W Ireland. During the day the frontal rain affected Ireland and W Scotland, while a few scattered showers fell across parts of E Scotland and E England; 6 mm fell in the 12 hours ending 1800 GMT at Cork Airport and Sherkin Island. It was a dull day in most areas with mist lingering in some areas all day. (Isles of Scilly 13.1C, Charterhall 0.4C maximum, Aviemore 6.0C minimum, Derrylin Cornahoule 3.8 mm, Aberporth 6.4 h.)

British Isles weather, December 2022

A weak ridge of high pressure on the 1st led to a cool start to the day in E areas, while Wales and W areas of Britain had a mild night at Valentia the minimum temperature overnight was 11.3C. Cloud in these W areas gave some light rain in places. Most places were dull during the day with some frontal rain across many areas of Scotland. (Achnagart 12.9C, Lyneham 3.0C maximum, Redesdale Camp -2.1C minimum, Wick Airport 15.6 mm, Liscombe 6.1 h.)

There was an air frost into the 2nd over parts of Wales and Cent England, while there were spells of rain over Shetland before dawn. Mist and fog was widespread by dawn across England and E Scotland. The day was largely dry away from Shetland while an onshore wind led to a few showers in E areas of Scotland and England. It was a mostly cloudy day, but mild over Ireland, W and N Scotland. (Isles of Scilly 11.5C, Sennybridge 2.6C maximum, Libanus -2.8C minimum, Lerwick 7.8 mm, Bude 4.7 h.)

Wales and N England had sunny spells on the 3rd but elsewhere the day was rather cloudy. There was mist and fog in many areas of Ireland by dawn. E areas of the UK, and Shetland, had some overnight rain and there were further outbreaks in these areas during the day. W Scotland had more general, widespread frontal rain during the day. (Harris Quidnish 9.8C, Pennerley 3.0C maximum, Bridgefoot -1.4C minimum, Tiree 9.6 mm, Dundrennan 5.8 h.)

There was an air frost in many inland areas of Scotland, N England and N Ireland into the 4th while many parts of British Isles had some overnight rain, most notably E Scotland and N England. During the day there were further showery falls over E Scotland and N England with a trough bringing rain E'wards across Ireland. It was a cool day in E areas in an E'ly wind with little sunshine away from W Ireland and W and N Scotland. (Isles of Scilly 9.3C, Okehampton 1.9C maximum, Drumnadrochit -3.8C minimum, Redesdale Camp 13.2 mm, Tiree 5.8 h.)

High pressure to the NW of Scotland on the 5th led to a mostly E'ly or NE'ly flow. There was an early air frost in NE Scotland and the day was mostly cold. Cent areas of Scotland and N parts of Ireland had a sunny day at times; elsewhere it was rather dull with showery falls of rain close to E coast areas of the UK, over SW England and in E and S areas of Ireland. (Holbeach 9.2C, Aviemore 1.9C maximum, Altnaharra -6.8C minimum, Killowen 7.2 mm, Tiree 6.4 h.)

The 6th dawned with a widespread air frost over inland areas of Scotland, N England, N Wales and NE Ireland and with a ground frost everywhere except over NE Scotland, SW England, S Wales and S Ireland. Showers fell overnight and during the day in E areas of the UK, S Ireland and in some places close to the English Channel. At Sherkin Island 9 mm of rain fell in the 12 hours ending 0600 GMT. Most areas of Ireland, England and Wales, except N England, had sunny spells during the day. (Isles of Scilly 9.6C, Pennerley 2.2C maximum, Machrihanish -4.0C minimum, Fylingdales 12.4 mm, Aberdaron 6.9 h.)

The 7th dawned after a widespread, inland air frost although not across East Anglia and N Scotland. A N'ly flow gave rain showers in many coastal areas, especially over N and E Scotland, and E England overnight, while the day dawned misty in Cent areas of England. During the day showers fell mostly across N Scotland and N Ireland, with a few further falls over E coast areas of England; the showers fell as snow over N Scotland in the afternoon and evening. It was a sunny day over many areas of England and S Ireland. (Chivenor 9.0C, Warcop 1.0C maximum, Shap -5.7C minimum, Bridlington 13.0 mm, Wellesbourne 6.9 h.)

The 8th dawned with an air frost almost everywhere away from coasts, with grass minimum temperatures below -10C over parts of Cent S England, the Midlands, NW England and Scotland. Overnight showers affected N and W Scotland and N Ireland, and they were wintry in these areas. The wintry showers tended to diminish during the day, with just a few falls over Cumbria and N Scotland. Many areas had a sunny day away from W Wales and N Scotland, where showers tended to be more persistent. (Isles of Scilly 8.5C, Warcop -1.0C maximum, Shap -8.9C minimum, Whitechurch 10.2 mm, Yeovilton 7.4 h.)

The 9th dawned with widespread mist, and some fog, across England and Ireland; overnight air frost was widespread, except over the Northern Isles, and there were some wintry falls overnight over Ireland, N Wales, Scotland and N England. Reported snow depths included 7 cm at Loch Glascarnoch at 0900 GMT. During the day there were further falls of showery snow over hight ground in Scotland, N Wales and N Ireland with rain showers in many W'ward-facing coastal areas the flow being the result of low pressure (centre 999 mb at 1200 GMT) to the SE of Shetland. In parts of Ireland and N England daytime maximum temperatures remained below 0C. Much of England had a sunny day once early mist and fog cleared. (Machrihanish 6.6C, Spadeadam -0.6C maximum, Benson 9.0C minimum, Aultbea 25.0 mm, Bude 7.0 h.)

Away from the Northern Isles and parts of NE Scotland, the 10th dawned with a widespread air frost, minimum temperatures below -5C in many areas. There was some overnight mist in parts of Ireland and England, with wintry showers over high ground in Ireland, Wales and Scotland, and in parts of S, N and NW England. Snow depths at 0900 GMT included 6 cm at Loch Glascarnoch, 7 cm at Aviemore and 4 cm at Liscombe. Ice caused accidents on several roads across the UK; the A39 near Baxworthy in Devon was blocked due to ‘extreme snow and ice'. Manchester Airport briefly closed its runways due to "heavy snow fall" in the morning. Further snow showers fell in Scotland and N Wales, in particular, during the day while mist and fog patches lingered for much of the day in parts of East Anglia, N England and Ireland. Daytime temperatures remained below 0C in some foggy/cloudy parts of East Anglia, N England and S Scotland and sports events were cancelled in places as a result. (Isles of Scilly 8.2C, Kielder Castle -1.2C maximum, Eskdalemuir -9.2C minimum, Dyce 17.6 mm, Wellesbourne 7.0 h.)

The 11th dawned with widespread fog over Ireland and England and with an inland air frost almost everywhere. Overnight snowfalls were reported from parts of Wales, E Ireland, NW and SW England, the Midlands and N and E Scotland. There were further showers during the day across N Scotland and S England, which turned to periods of snow in places - including parts of the S Midlands, Cent S and SE England and East Anglia. Snow depths at 1200 GMT included 3 cm at Altnaharra, 8 cm at Aviemore, 4 cm at Eskdalemuir and Spadeadam, 6 cm at Little Rissington and 2 cm at both Brize Norton and Lough Fea. In many areas of Ireland and England freezing fog was slow to clear during the day. Some motorways were closed after heavy snowfall caused a series of crashes and left drivers in treacherous conditions. The M54 between junctions 3 and 2 in Shropshire was shut as was the southbound M5 in Gloucestershire. Trains across the West Midlands were also hit by delays. In the evening some heavy falls of snow affected SE England and East Anglia, leading to flight diversions and cancellations. About 40 people were forced to take refuge in The Bear Inn, in Burwash, East Sussex overnight after heavy snowfall forced some to abandon their cars on impassable roads. Several children died after falling through ice on a lake near Solihull. Daytime temperatures remained below 0C across parts of Cent S England, East Anglia, N England, N Scotland and Cent Ireland. (Isles of Scilly 7.7C, Warcop 2.1C maximum, Marham -8.6C minimum, Baltasound 15.4 mm, Glasgow 5.9 h.)

The 12th dawned with widespread mist and fog across Ireland, Wales and England and with lying snow in many areas of Scotland, NW England, SE England and East Anglia; Andrewsfield reported 8 cm lying at 0600 GMT with 4 cm at Charlwood and Herstmonceux. Air frost was widespread overnight with some heavy snow for a while in East Anglia and SE England. A number of schools were closed for the day from Cornwall to the Highlands, while ScotRail reported disruption to rail services. Network Rail said icicles in tunnels caused overhead line and signalling faults at Edinburgh Haymarket before they were cleared. This followed reported of minimum temperatures below -10C in some areas. Snowfall caused the closure of the snow gates at the A939 Cock Bridge and the A939 Tomintoul. In SE England and East Anglia some flights were cancelled due to adverse weather conditions and rail and road travel in and around London was disrupted. During the day there were some further showers, mainly across Ireland, W and N Scotland and East Anglia with misty conditions elsewhere across England, while much of Scotland and Wales had spells of sunshine. The Met Office noted that the UK had provisionally recorded it's coldest day since 2010, with a maximum temperature of just -9.3C in Braemar. (Isles of Scilly 8.2C, Braemar -9.3C maximum, Braemar -15.7C minimum, Logan Botanic Garden 25.0 mm, Aberporth 6.5 h.)

Overnight into the 13th precipitation was mostly confined to the Northern and Western Isles and S Ireland; this fell as snow over N Scotland while 10 mm of rain fell in the 12 hours ending 0600 GMT at Sherkin Island. Away from coastal areas and the extreme S of Ireland, there was a widespread air frost with grass minimum temperatures below -10C in many parts of mainland Scotland. By mid-morning about 3,800 homes were without power in Shetland after the islands were hit by heavy snow that froze and stuck to overhead lines, causing them to fall. During the day there were further falls of snow across N and E Scotland, with some sleet and snow later over high ground in SW England as an area of rain affected S Ireland, S Wales and parts of S England. It was a sunny day at times over S Scotland while daytime temperatures remained below 0C across many parts of N England, the Midlands, East Anglia, S and E Scotland. (Isles of Scilly 8.3C, Glasgow -5.1C maximum, Braemar 17.3C minimum, Kinloss 6.4 mm, Charterhall 6.4 h.)

The 14th dawned with showers (of snow in many places) over N and E Scotland and NE England and some light rain in SW England and the Channel Islands. Away from these areas of rain air frost was widespread with misty conditions around dawn across much of England. During the day there were further light snow showers across N and E Scotland, and in E England, while some light rain fell in the Channel Islands. Away from the extreme S of England, many areas had sunny spells during the day but temperatures remained below freezing in many inland areas of Britain. (Isles of Scilly and Guernsey Airport 5.5C, Drumnadrochit -3.1C maximum, Drumalbin -11.8C minimum, Stornoway 4.6 mm, Aberdaron 6.6 h.)

Under largely clear skies, mainland areas had a widespread air frost into the 15th, with temperatures dropping below 10C in parts of Cent Scotland, N England and the Midlands. N and E Scotland, and parts of Ireland, had snow showers in the N'ly airflow. Snow depths at 0900 GMT included 15 cm at Loch Glascarnoch, 12 cm at Altnaharra and 13 cm at Aviemore. During the day precipitation tended to be confined close to N-facing coats in Scotland, N Ireland and NE England. Across much of England, Wales, Ireland and S Scotland it was a very sunny day with few clouds although daytime temperatures still remained below 0C in some places, notably in the S Midlands. (Magilligan 6.8C, High Beach -2.4C maximum, Benson -12.9C minimum, Aultbea 30.4 mm, Liscombe 7.1 h.)

The 16th dawned with another widespread air frost under clear skies. There was some mist in places, while in Cent Scotland a band of frontal snow was moving E'wards; there were a few snow showers over N Scotland overnight. Wintry conditions affected some of Scotland's main routes as heavy snow hit the central belt. Traffic Scotland said wintry conditions were affecting the M73, M80, and M8, with problems on A9 southern sections. All Megabus and Scottish Citylink services northbound from Glasgow and Edinburgh were temporarily suspended until the A9 and M90 reopened at midday. Glasgow Airport's runway was closed until 1130 GMT while it was cleared of snow and ice. During the day the heavy snow in Cent Scotland lessened but snow continued to affect many Cent, N and E areas of Scotland, with misty conditions (and sunshine) across many parts of England and Wales, and some light rain in many areas of Ireland later in the day. It remained below freezing in many parts of mainland NE Scotland during the day. (Isles of Scilly 8.8C, Kinbrace -6.3C maximum, Loch Glascarnoch -13.5C minimum, Tiree 18.6 mm, Shoeburyness 6.8 h.)

Much of W and SW Scotland, W Wales and many parts of Ireland, avoided an air frost into the 17th. N Scotland and parts of the far N of England had some overnight snowfalls while these milder areas had some light falls of rain. During the day there were showery falls over N and W Scotland and more widespread frontal falls over N England, Wales and Ireland. Temperatures rose above freezing at low levels everywhere with the best of the sunshine to be found in parts of S and E Ireland. (Isles of Scilly 9.9C, Killylane 0.7C maximum, Writtle -12.2C minimum, Porthmadog 38.4 mm, Dublin Airport 6.5 h.)

Into the 18th there was a widespread air frost away from much of Ireland and W areas of the UK, with temperatures rising before dawn as a S'ly flow brought frontal rain into Ireland and SW England by dawn. There was a misty start to the day across most of E England. During the day the rain spread E and N, reaching S Scotland and all of England by mid-evening and preceded by sleet or snow in places in England as it fell into cold air. Another area of rain also affected N areas of Scotland. Away from some W areas of Ireland, which cleared behind the rain, it was a dull day. But by mid-evening air frost was confined to higher ground in NE Scotland with 10-13C being widespread across Ireland, W Wales and SW England. (Bude 13.9C, Brizlee Wood 0.1C maximum, Fyvie Castle -10.3C minimum, Plymouth 34.6 mm, Shannon Airport 2.2 h.)

The 19th dawned with temperatures above 10C in W Scotland, Ireland, Wales and most of England. Bands of rain affected all areas at times overnight with a brisk SW'ly wind. Further rain affected most areas during the day, gradually becoming confined to the S half of England and N Scotland by mid-evening. There was little sunshine during the day, except over W Ireland. Lying snow was mainly confined to N Scotland by the end of the day as temperatures remained largely mild for the time of year, although they had dropped a little across Ireland and W Scotland by the evening. (Hawarden 15.9C, Cassley 7.4C maximum, Brizlee Wood 0.0C minimum, Tyndrum 40.4 mm, Cork Airport 3.0 h.)

The 20th dawned largely dry, except in parts of SE England and East Anglia where the frontal rain was clearing away to the E. The rain was followed by clearing skies across England and Wales although there were showers in W areas of Ireland and Scotland during the day. Away from W and parts of NW England and N Wales here were long sunny spells in many places. (Swanage 12.4C, Dalwhinnie 4.7C maximum, Aboyne 0.3C minimum, Okehampton 20.4 mm, Weybourne 6.0 h.)

One or two places in SE England had a slight air frost on the 21st in clear skies ahead of rain bands. Ireland, W Scotland, Wales and N England had a wet night in places due to these bands. The rain bands moved S across S areas of the British Isles but gave little rain in most places; across N Scotland rain and showers were more widespread and heavier. The continuing mild conditions across Scotland, compared to past weeks, resulted in most low-level lying snow having cleared by the evening. The best of the sunshine was to be found across Ireland and Wales. (Yeovilton 13.0C, Cassley 4.8C maximum, Frittenden -1.0C minimum, Achnagart 33.6 mm, Valley 5.2 h.)

Away from parts of the Midlands and N Scotland there was little air frost into the 22nd. An area of low pressure (centred 999 mb over S Ireland at 0600 GMT) gave some frontal rain to SW England and S Ireland, in particular, with lighter falls (often of drizzle) in other S areas of Wales and England. Many areas of England dawned with mist or fog, while Scotland dawned largely dry after some rain in the N. During the day these misty conditions persisted in many places; there was some light rain and drizzle in England and Wales, and some, mostly light, rain in N areas of Scotland. The Channel Islands and Cornwall saw some heavier rain later in the day and there was little sunshine except in Ireland and SW Scotland. (Exeter Airport 12.8C, Dalwhinnie 3.9C maximum, Santon Downham -1.1C minimum, Culdrose 12.0 mm, Cork Airport 5.1 h.)

Overnight into the 23rd heavy rain spread NE'wards over S Ireland, S Wales, SW and Cent S England. This spread steadily NE'wards during the day, giving falls of light snow in places as it ran into cooler air over high ground in N areas. It turned warmer as the rain cleared from the S, but there were some heavy showers in S areas during the day. It was a cool day across N Scotland, while the best of the sunshine was to be found in parts of S England and S Ireland. (Wisley 14.4C, Braemar 2.1C maximum, Altnaharra -2.3C minimum, South Farnborough 19.2 mm, Shannon Airport 2.1 h.)

The 24th dawned with some mist across England, Wales and Ireland, and with frontal rain slowly pushing N'wards across Scotland. There was little air frost at low levels, while minimum temperatures overnight in locations close to the W end of the English Channel remained above 10C. During the day it was windy in some W areas of the British Isles, due to two depression centred to the W of Scotland and to the W of S Ireland at 1200 GMT. Rain spread NE'wards across Ireland, with sferics and some hail moving NE'wards from S Ireland to the Isle of Man during late afternoon. Showers affected Scotland but much of England and Wales had a dry day, although there was some light rain in the SE corner of England. (Bude 13.0C, Cassley 4.8C maximum, Baltasound 0.8C minimum, Dundrennan 25.2 mm, Leconfield 5.7 h.)

Areas of rain or showers affected most areas at some time on the 25th. Cloudy skies and a mostly S'ly mean a mild day with little sunshine in most areas. Later in the day colder air spread SE'wards into W Scotland and Ireland, with snow reported falling in parts of N Scotland and Northern Ireland. Falls of precipitation were heavy in parts of N Wales, NW Ireland, and in parts of SW England at times during the day. (Chertsey Abbey Mead 12.7C, Loch Glascarnoch 4.3C maximum, Loch Glascarnoch 2.7C minimum, Capel Curig 25.4 mm, Dublin Airport 4.0 h.)

A W'ly flow dominated the weather on the 26th. It was a cool day across Scotland, N Ireland and N England but milder across S England. Precipitation was widespread overnight as a cold front cleared E England around dawn, while E England remained largely dry during the day. Snow fell over parts of N Ireland, and N and Cent Scotland with some falls in S areas of Scotland later in the day. Snow depths at 1800 GMT included 10 cm at Tulloch Bridge and 6 cm at Loch Glascarnoch. Much of England and S Ireland had a sunny day. (Isles of Scilly 9.7C, Dalwhinnie 0.4C maximum, Drumnadrochit -3.7C minimum, Shap 14.8 mm, Tibenham Airfield 6.9 h.)

The 27th saw further falls of snow over N and Cent Scotland, with some falls also over higher ground in S Scotland. There was a scattered air frost in many places at first including as far S as Hampshire and Sussex, before a new series of fronts spread across Ireland then over most areas of the UK by mid-evening. This was associated with a depression, centred at 992 mb to the W of Stornoway at 1800 GMT. It was a mostly dull day (except on the Channel Islands), with heavy falls of rain across Wales. (Swanage 11.9C, Balmoral 0.1C maximum, Braemar -6.1C minimum, Capel Curig 48.4 mm, Jersey Airport 5.3 h.)

The 28th dawned with a large area of frontal rain spreading NE'wards across much of Ireland, S Wales and S England; this affected much of S Scotland by midday. After a slight air frost in parts of NE and Cent Scotland, the day was generally mild once the rain arrived, although it did not reach N Scotland until late evening. It was a dull day in all areas with showers in many W areas after the main rain area had passed. (Exeter Airport 13.6C, Balmoral 0.7C maximum, Braemar -4.7C minimum, Tiree 27.8 mm, Hawarden 0.5 h.)

The 29th dawned after a mild night in many areas but with showers in many W areas of Ireland and the UK. These continued during the day with generally dry conditions in E areas of Britain; it was windy on any W and N areas due to low pressure centres to the N of Scotland. Rain spread into Ireland and W Scotland in the evening. (Isles of Scilly 10.9C, Braemar 3.3C maximum, Drumnadrochit -2.8C minimum, Achnagart 16.4 mm, Cork Airport 5.5 h.)

The 30th dawned after widespread and, in places heavy, rainfall across Ireland, W Wales, SW England and much of Scotland. This was the result of a deep depression to the W of Scotland (967 mb over Stornoway at 1200 GMT) which led to windy conditions in N and W areas of the British Isles. The rain spread rapidly E'wards to clear most of the UK by midday to be followed by showers, especially in the W. Flooding caused travel disruption across Cent and S areas of Scotland after heavy rain. Several rail services were cancelled and sections of the M9 and the M74 motorways were closed. It was a cloudy day in most areas. (Yeovilton 14.1C, Dalwhinnie 4.6C maximum, Drumnadrochit -2.2C minimum, Threave 69.4 mm, Kinloss 2.5 h.)

The 31st dawned very mild in places close to the English Channel with air frost confined mostly to N Ireland and to N and Cent parts of Scotland. Frontal rain fell across much of England, Wales, Ireland and S Scotland overnight with heavy falls in N Wales and on the Channel Islands and temperatures rose to warm levels across the S half of England and Wales before dawn; 14C was being reported in the W London area by 0600 GMT. During the day rain was rather persistent across much of England, Wales and S Scotland although S England was mostly dry. N Scotland was cold with falls of snow at times snow depths at 2100 GMT included 2 cm at Lerwick, 7 cm at Loch Glascarnoch and 6 cm at Altnaharra. It remained mild over Wales, Cent and S England and parts of S Ireland. (Frittenden 14.8C, Balmoral -1.6C maximum, Tulloch Bridge -4.7C minimum, Capel Curig 56.4 mm, Kinloss 4.9 h.)


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