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August Bank Holiday weather extremes 23 Aug 2013 | 02:45 pm
The August Bank Holiday is always the last Monday in August, although these statistics include Saturday and Sunday, to look at the whole weekend. At this time of year it can still be quite hot, althou...
No heat wave just sunshine and showers this weekend 21 Aug 2013 | 06:34 pm
You may have seen more headlines in the newspapers today talking about a heat wave heading our way for the weekend. Once again these stories seem a little over-hyped. The Met Office forecast for the ...
Typhoon Utor makes landfall in southeast China 14 Aug 2013 | 07:54 pm
Typhoon Utor is currently a strong tropical cyclone and has recently made landfall near Yangjiang, southeast China which is approximately mid-way between Hong Kong and Zhangjiang. Utor is currently mo...
Sorry, no heatwave in sight 8 Aug 2013 | 04:11 pm
An article on the front page of today’s Daily Express suggests that there is a new UK heat wave in the offing for next week and temperatures could soar into the 90s °F (32-37 °C). This is not a forec...
24 hour rainfall totals 6 Aug 2013 | 03:05 pm
High rainfall totals were recorded yesterday as a band of heavy rain crossed the country. Libanus in Powys saw the most rain, with 58.8 mm recorded in a 24 hour period. The highest hourly total was 1...
July finishes in top three sunniest and warmest 2 Aug 2013 | 08:30 pm
Met Office figures show that, with a mean temperature of 17 °C, July 2013 was the third warmest in the national record going back to 1910, behind 2006 (17.8 °C) and 1983 (17.3 °C). This July’s heatwa...
Warm air to bring short hot spell 31 Jul 2013 | 08:17 pm
Temperatures are forecast to exceed 30 °C tomorrow in some areas with a heat health warning in place for parts of the south east. However, these high temperatures are expected to be short lived with t...
Rainfall figures for the weekend 29 Jul 2013 | 04:18 pm
With thundery showers bringing heavy rain, some areas saw high rainfall totals over the weekend. The wettest was Carlisle, in Cumbria, which saw 97.4 mm of rain over the last 48 hours. 48 hour rainfa...
Weather on the 27 July 27 Jul 2013 | 12:51 pm
Today marks a year since the opening ceremony of the Olympic Games, so to celebrate a year since the Games, we’ve taken a look back at the weather on 27 July. The Met Office holds the UK’s weather an...
Guest blog: Stay safe this summer with Norfolk’s firefighters 19 Jul 2013 | 07:13 pm
With summer finally making an appearance Norfolk’s firefighters are offering some timely safety advice. Every year fire destroys thousands of acres of countryside, forestry and other wildlife habitat...
