United Kingdom & Ireland
While temperature is running slightly above average, the first half of May has followed in April’s dry footsteps with considerably below normal rainfall. Parts of Scotland during the opening 15 days of this month only measured 5% of normal rain and this comes after Edinburgh’s driest April in 75 years with a mere 3mm or 5% of […]
After a lengthy time apart (due to work and birth of my 2nd daughter), the Irish-Czech duo were back in the hills on Saturday 22 April. Our last climb was Suilven up in Sutherland way back last September. We met in Cumbernauld and took to the road at the once again sleepy hour of 1am for Torridon. Route […]
Posted on 18 May, 2017 by Met Office Press Office The mid-month statistics for May (1-17 May) show the month got off to a dry start, although the heavy rain yesterday brought up rainfall totals in some areas. It has also been a sunny and moderately mild early May for many. The anticyclonic theme that […]
After ‘weeks’ of rainless skies and high pressure dominance, the upper air pattern finally shifted and it was firstly Scotland’s turn to get the soaking on Monday, then northern England and Wales Tuesday followed by southern and eastern England Wednesday. Ahead of the front, warm, moist, subtropical air flowing north, aided by sunshine allowed temperatures to top 30C in Paris yesterday […]
Low pressure currently spinning over the northeast Atlantic (just west of Ireland) and high pressure over France is drawing unusually warm air aboard southwest winds north. Just as the low’s front pushed into Scotland overnight, temps held in the balmy upper teens overnight and only fell to 16C at Achnagart, Highland. Record warm for a May minimum. The warmth […]
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 […]
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 […]
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 […]
The last week or so has seen a distinct W-E split in weather and temperature thanks to winds blowing in from the east. On the whole, west has been best with temps locally topping 21C but in the east beneath cloud, fog and a stiff onshore wind, temperatures have struggled at 7-9C. Inland where winds […]
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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