By Friday, daytime temperatures will generally only reach 5-9C, which is a few degrees below average for March. The wind will make it feel even colder.
This is due to polar maritime air sweeping across the UK behind an area of low pressure.
Wet and windy weather returns in the coming days.
The wettest weather will be across the hills and mountains in the west.
Not only is it going to turn very unsettled across the UK from midweek, colder air will also return with wintry showers and frost at night.
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Saharan dust has drifted up across western Europe and reached eastern parts of the UK on Friday.
Also, rain is moving up across England, which is likely to wash some of the dust out of the air.
You may notice some dust on cars and other surfaces during the next couple of days.
The UK had its warmest day of the year so far today, with 19.2C recorded in Northolt, London.
Here is the warmest place in each nation.
A plume of Saharan dust is drifting northwards across western Europe at the moment, giving hazy skies.
In the UK, thereโll be very high air pollution across eastern parts of England on Friday, and some dust may be washed out in the rain.
I noticed the same thing when I was on my way home this evening!
Storm Regina has whipped up a plume of Saharan dust that will reach southern and western Europe in the coming days.
This will lead to hazy skies, colourful sunrises and sunsets, as well as some poor air quality and dust washed out in the rain.
It looks like Wiggonholt reached 18.2C at 1.46pm.
A plume of Saharan dust will reach southern and western parts of Europe, including the UK, this week.
This will lead to hazy skies, colourful sunrises and sunsets, as well as some poor air quality and dust washed out in the rain.
More hours of daylight and lighter evenings await as we head through March.
Here's a comparison of sunrise and sunset times at the start and end of March.
The clocks go forward an hour on 29th March.
Winter 2025/26 was wetter, duller & milder than average for the UK.
โชRainfall 13% above avg
โชSunshine 16% below avg
โชMean temp 0.85C above avg
The West Midlands, Cornwall and Leicestershire had their wettest winter on record. Dorset and Warwickshire had their second wettest.
Additional information is available below. www.metoffice.gov.uk/about-us/new...
February 2026 was milder, wetter and duller than average for the UK.
WHOLE UK
โช๏ธRainfall 23% above avg
โช๏ธSunshine 42% below avg
โช๏ธMean temp 1.5C above avg
NOTABLE POINTS
โช๏ธDullest on record for Wales
โช๏ธ3rd warmest for S. England
โช๏ธEngland rainfall 70% above avg
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Storm Marta will hit Iberia with more heavy rain and strong winds this weekend. Flooding and landslides are expected.
This comes only days after Storm Leonardo swept across the region, bringing damage and disruption.
Aberdeen has had no sunshine for the past 14 days, according to the Met Office.
This is its longest sunless period since records there began in 1957.
Thereโs no imminent end in sight for the relentlessly wet weather pattern thatโs been affecting southern and western Europe for weeks.
During the next seven days, 25-75mm of rain expected widely, with up to 300mm in some parts of Iberia.
The risk of flooding will continue.
Storm Leonardo will bring heavy rain across Iberia on Wednesday into Thursday.
Southern and western areas will widely see 50-100mm, with 200-300mm falling over some hills and mountains.
Flooding, landslides and travel disruption are expected, with amber and red warnings issued.
As we head through February, the amount of daylight in the UK increases by 3-5 minutes each day.
Here's a look at the change in sunrise and sunset times for selected locations between the start and end of the month.
Such heavy rain will bringing a significant risk of flooding, landslides and travel disruption.
Already, amber and red weather warnings have been issued by the Spanish and Portuguese weather services.
An exceptional amount of rain is expected across southern and western parts of Iberia, and northern Morocco this week.
The graphic below shows the total rainfall for the next seven days.
75-100mm of rain is widely expected, with around 300-400mm over the hills and mountains.
After a dry and cold start to January, it then turned persistently wet and often windy, leading to saturated ground and flooding in some parts of the UK.
What was the most memorable aspect of the weather for you this January?
JANUARY WEATHER STATS
Whole UK
โ๏ธrainfall 17% above avg
๐ก๏ธmean temp 0.5C below avg
โ๏ธsunshine avg
โช๏ธwettest Jan on record for Cornwall & County Down
โช๏ธ2nd wettest Jan for N. Ireland
โช๏ธ6th wettest Jan for S. England
โช๏ธ 3 named storms - Goretti, Ingrid and Chandra
The next seven days are looking very wet for southern and western Europe. Parts of Iberia could see 300-400mm.
A blocking high pressure over NE Europe is diverting low pressure systems towards the UK and southern Europe instead - hence the ongoing rain and flooding.
Aurora borealis alert!
Thereโs a powerful geomagnetic storm taking place, with the possibility of seeing the aurora as far south as Wales, the Midlands and East Anglia.
Unfortunately, cloud breaks are quite limited at the moment.
Look north in the sky.
Image: Aurora Watch UK
You may have seen chatter about the UK turning colder next week. My thoughts...
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Turning colder from next weekend
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โHow cold it'll get
โHow long it'll last
โAny detail related to snow
Beware of outlets click baiting and claiming to know any more than this.
My latest newsletter on another year of exceptional warmth for Earth as our climate continues to warm.
Last Monday, in the midst of the cold spell, temperatures across the UK were close to or barely above freezing at 1pm.
Today at the same time, the arrival of milder air means that temperatures are widely close to or into double figures.
