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High pressure returning says CFS

by Dr. Simon Keeling -

Take a look at the latest weekly’s from the CFS. These are the 500hPa anomalies. Read from right to left (I’m turned them around to make them easier to read). Look at Week 1 (this week) on the right. The green colours show below average heights and hence lower pressure and more

5 Weekend Weather Things to know

by Alexi Venerus -

The weekend is approaching so let's have a look at what it has in store for us; A ridge of high pressure moves in on Saturday allowing for dry and settled day for most Cloudier further north and west where there is the risk of some patchy rain, best of

A Warm Start To October?

by Daniel Graves -

It's always a dangerous game talking about the weather from 6 weeks out, but I can't help but be excited by this one. Below, I've pasted the ECMWF week-average forecast wind field for 5th October to 12th October. These are the winds at 850hPa, or approximately at the height of

August Rain Round-Up

by Daniel Graves -

How did August rainfall stack up against the historical average? Certainly more rain than July, but we're still below average in many places. The image below is the percent of average rainfall chart for August, relative to the August average for 1991-2020: Certainly better than July (where in parts of England, no

Rainfall totals this week

by Alexi Venerus -

Welcome to the start of meteorological autumn! It certainly feels like it across the country as we've recently moved into a more seasonal pattern. This week will remain changeable, bringing a mixture of rain and showers, along with some dry days and sunny spells. However, it's the rain that many of

September 2026 – Weather Guidance

by Dr. Simon Keeling -

+++ THIS FORECAST IS FOR PRIVATE CLIENTS ONLY AND MAY NOT BE DISTRIBUTED OR COPIED IN ANY WAY WITHOUT PRIOR PERMISSION. +++ SEPTEMBER 2026 - WEATHER GUIDANCE ================================== Issued: Sunday 30th August 2026 Contact: simon@weatherweb.net HEADLINES ========== + Mixed to start, mainly north + Warmer south and east + Cooler for all from mid month, few showers FACTORS AFFECTING SEPTEMBER

Greece Trapped in a Cycle of Heat, Humidity and Drought

by Filotas Paschos -

While our main focus is usually on the weather across the UK and Ireland, it is worth looking further southeast, where a very different and increasingly concerning weather story is unfolding. Greece remains locked into a prolonged period of heat, high humidity and exceptionally dry conditions. Temperatures continue to remain above

5 things for the weekend

by Filotas Paschos -

🌦️ Low pressure will keep the weekend changeable, with a mixture of rain, showers and occasional brighter intervals. 🌧️ Saturday will see a band of rain spreading northeastwards across Ireland and the UK, becoming heavy in places. 💨 Winds will strengthen at times, particularly around southern and western coasts and over exposed

You want rain? You got rain coming

by Alexi Venerus -

The next four days look wet, and very wet for some. With multiple areas of low pressure moving in across the UK and Ireland over the coming days there will be places seeing particularly high volumes of rainfall whether it is in the form of persistent frontal rain and/or localised

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