And here it is, the surface pressure chart from 7am 16th October 1987. I remember it so well. Waking up for school to news that the power at the BBC was off and that broadcasts were being made from 'the broom cupboard'. Leaping out of bed I tuned my shortwave SSB receiver

Well, the year is moving on and we are already looking as far ahead as the end of November with the ECMWF 6-week outlook. Here's what the latest forecast suggests ... 21st October to 27th October High pressure southwest of Ireland. Dry for much of Ireland, Wales and England. Wetter Scotland and northern England. Mild for

Yes those really are temperatures forecast to be at 21C tomorrow over East Anglia and southeast England. Much depends on how much sunshine there will be, but it's not bad for mid October. Just in case you are wondering the record high temperatures for October was set on 1st October 2011 at