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UK heatwave comes to explosive end… next up… cool, wet & windy low pressure

Written by on July 28, 2018 in Rest of Europe, United Kingdom & Ireland with 0 Comments
UK heatwave comes to explosive end… next up… cool, wet & windy low pressure

In true heat wave breaking style, powerful thunderstorms packing flooding rain, damaging wind, large hail and frequent lightning became widespread yesterday as cooling Atlantic fronts slammed into our hot, humid atmosphere. Ahead of the approaching system, temperatures both at the surface and at 5,000ft climbed 10-15C above normal across central, southern and eastern England but […]

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Britain’s driest place: Brooms Barn, Suffolk receives first rain in 52 days

Written by on July 27, 2018 in Rest of Europe, United Kingdom & Ireland with 0 Comments
Britain’s driest place: Brooms Barn, Suffolk receives first rain in 52 days

Much of Great Britain and Ireland is dry, very dry and in fact it’s the driest since 1961 for the period between June 1 through July 16. The evidence is all around and clear to see with rock hard soils and yellow scorched grass and fields. Rivers and reservoirs are running low in many areas […]

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Was February’s SSWE Responsible For UK’s Longest Rain-less Spell Since 76, Strongest + June NAO Since 99?

Written by on July 13, 2018 in Rest of Europe, United Kingdom & Ireland with 0 Comments
Was February’s SSWE Responsible For UK’s Longest Rain-less Spell Since 76, Strongest + June NAO Since 99?

After a month of continental style weather, change is on it’s way! Our 3, 4 even nearly 5 weeks of rain free days are well and truly numbered. For some, downpours and minor flooding has already occurred but for many the grass continues to brown and crops, plants wilt having not seen rain in over […]

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UK gets first rain in 3 weeks, most in 6 weeks while Libya hits 47C, Greece 40C, snow in Russia

Written by on May 15, 2017 in Africa, Rest of Europe, Rest of World, Spring 2017 with 0 Comments
UK gets first rain in 3 weeks, most in 6 weeks while Libya hits 47C, Greece 40C, snow in Russia

Firstly, this was the scene here in central Scotland back on Thursday of last week… The end of a lengthy dry spell in which high pressure dominated. Then the rains arrived and we had a very soggy Saturday over much of the UK… First rains in 3 weeks for some and most in 6 weeks! While the atmospheric tap turned back […]

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Gurteen, Co Tipperary stayed dry for 25 straight days!

Gurteen, Co Tipperary stayed dry for 25 straight days!

Thanks to 2/2.5 weeks of dry conditions, UK/Irish soils are driest since 2011. A recent visible satellite view showing a near cloudless Ireland. The impressive streak without rain is coming to an end for most today. A rainy Loughgall this morning. Since April 1, Edinburgh has only received 3mm of rain but Gurteen, Tipperary appears […]

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Drought in the United Kingdom

Drought in the United Kingdom

From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia Jump to: navigation, search Droughts are a relatively common feature of the weather in the United Kingdom, with one around every 5–10 years on average. These droughts are usually during the summer, when a blocking high causes hot, dry weather for an extended period.[1] However droughts can vary in their […]

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South/East Glasgow amoung UK’s driest places with no rain since April 20

South/East Glasgow amoung UK’s driest places with no rain since April 20

It’s been an unusually long dry period by Scottish standards and when looking at the data, parts of Glasgow’s south/east side are among the driest areas in the UK just now. According to SEPA data from SEPA, the below places have seen the longest spell without rain. Last measurable rain Dalmarnock 20 April Daldowie 21 April Annfield (Dumfirmline) 23 April […]

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Rain ends week and rainless streak but CFSv2 says dry pattern resumes 2nd half of May

Rain ends week and rainless streak but CFSv2 says dry pattern resumes 2nd half of May

I’m not entirely sure how long but I believe since at least April 25th, many places including Glasgow, Edinburgh, Carlisle and possibly Manchester haven’t seen a drop of rain and we’re going to get to probably May 12th before the rainless spell ends Thu-Fri. That’s lengthy period without rain considering how dry April was and the past winter. Why […]

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UK Heat Of 2013: Hype Verses Reality! A Look At The Next 10 Days…

Written by on July 14, 2013 in United Kingdom & Ireland with 1 Comment

The ‘heatwave’ of 2013 began last weekend and despite little sign of real cooling and the return of rain through the next 10 days, it doesn’t mean this is a repeat of 1976 especially considering that year produced probably the most drought in living memory and the heat was far worse than what we’ve seen so […]

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