UK weather warnings for wind and rain issued in run-up to Easter weekend
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by PA Media
45m ago
Met Office says unsettled conditions could disrupt travel and pose danger to life in parts of Northern Ireland and southern England Heavy rain and strong winds could disrupt travel and pose a risk to life in the run-up to the Easter weekend, forecasters have said. The Met Office issued yellow warnings across parts of Northern Ireland and the south of England ..read more
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Weatherwatch: record winter warmth may not be good news for birds
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by Stephen Moss
5d ago
Warmest February in England and Wales will have been welcomed by some but left early breeding birds vulnerable The news that last month was the warmest ever February in England and Wales will not have come as much surprise – after all, we are used to weather records being broken regularly because of the climate crisis. Towards the end of the month, temperatures in Kew Gardens in London reached a high of 21.2C (70.16F), a UK record for February. This allowed many of our resident breeding birds to start breeding a month or more earlier than usual – though the month’s record rainfall may have cau ..read more
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UK weather: Met Office issues yellow warning for snow in west of England
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by Allan Glen
3w ago
Alert says there could be ‘tricky driving conditions in a few places’ after unexpectedly cold overnight temperatures An unexpected cold snap has prompted the Met Office to issue a yellow weather warning after snow fell across parts of the west of England. The warning covered an area from south of Bristol to north of Worcester, and extends to Hereford to the west and Swindon to the east ..read more
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Gardens in England and Wales blooming four weeks early, says National Trust
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by Steven Morris
3w ago
Early flowering of magnolias, camellias and rhododendrons ‘a sign of how our seasons are shifting’ We may be the best part of three weeks away from the equinox and a month from Easter but some of the loveliest gardens in England and Wales are already basking in the sights and scents of spring with horticulturists reporting they have never known flowers out so early. Magnolia trees in gardens in the south of England and parts of Wales are blooming four weeks earlier than usual because of a largely mild winter and a particularly balmy, if wet, February, the National Trust said ..read more
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February was warmest on record in England and Wales, Met Office says
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by Staff and agencies
3w ago
South of England had its wettest February since at least 1836, and UK had its fifth warmest winter, provisional figures show Last month was the warmest February on record in England and Wales and the wettest on record in southern England, according to provisional figures from the Met Office. The UK as a whole had its second warmest February, with a mean temperature across the month of 6.3C, behind the record of 6.8C set in 1998 ..read more
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Flood warnings across England and Wales as heavy rain falls on ‘saturated ground’
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by Kevin Rawlinson and agency
1M ago
Environment Agency releases 70 warnings, with some schools closed and ferries and trains disrupted Flood warnings are in place across several parts of England as Wales as heavy rain falling on already “saturated ground” caused disruption to roads and railway lines. The Met Office issued three yellow weather warnings for rain covering most of southern, south-western, central and eastern England as well as parts of south Wales on Thursday ..read more
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Met Office issues yellow warning for heavy rain across much of England
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by PA Media
1M ago
Southern, central and eastern England should brace for possible flooding and disruption amid predictions of rain, lightning and winds of 50-70mph Heavy rain and strong winds are on the way for some parts of the UK on Thursday. The warning from the Met Office came after passengers faced train cancellations amid flooding and heavy rainfall on Wednesday ..read more
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The perfect storm for small talk? Weather forecasters aim at long-range accuracy
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by Robin McKie Science editor
1M ago
In the 70s, weather forecasts were accurate just one or two days ahead. Now a specialist university project at Reading is trying to get them right a month into the future The mainstay of casual conversation – the unexpected state of the weather – is under existential threat. Scientists plan to make forecasts so accurate they will be able to determine weather patterns a month into the future. Barbecue misery and Wimbledon washouts could take a serious hit - thanks to the new 15-year research programme that has been launched by Reading University, in partnership with the Met Office and the Europ ..read more
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Experience: I fly planes into hurricanes
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by Megan Gaston
1M ago
It can be surreal being inside the eye – you feel insignificant and aware of the power of mother nature I first discovered planes when I was 11 years old. My dad took me to an airshow. One of the acrobatic planes had a female pilot and I was blown away – I didn’t know women could do that. From that moment I wanted to be a pilot. Learning to fly planes was very difficult because early on I experienced motion sickness. Military flight training helps you overcome it, though. They put you in a spinning chair and then give you a task. You do that every day for a week or two ..read more
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UK weather live: trains in Wales disrupted by flooding as snow and rain hit UK
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by Tom Ambrose
1M ago
Network Rail reports disruption in south Wales due to heavy flooding on a line into Cardiff Heavy flooding on the line between Pencoed and Cardiff Central, and in the Llantwit Major area, is causing disruption to journeys in south Wales, National Rail said. Trains running between Bridgend and Cardiff Central may be cancelled, delayed by up to 20 minutes or revised. A yellow Met Office weather warning is in place for snow and ice from 18:00 today, until 15:00 tomorrow. This covers southern Scotland, up to and including Perth and Dundee. Please take extra care when travelling and keep up to date ..read more
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