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Weather Review, November 4th

By Jo Farrow

Glorious sunshine or heavy showers

A day of two halves, eastern areas seeing the best of the sunshine and to the west, more cloud with showers.

It was a fine but chilly start in eastern Scotland. Aboyne in Aberdeenshire had seen temperatures down to 2 Celsius overnight. However, the clear skies meant a glorious start to Thursday for many parts.

Eastern England had a rather more cloudy start as a weather front was still draped over East Anglia and the southeast, bringing a little patchy rain. This cloudy and damp weather slowly drifted off into the North Sea and by late morning, it was away from all but Kent. So for lunchtime much of England and Wales was enjoying a beautiful autumn day. It was quite cool but with blue skies and sunshine it didn’t really matter. The top temperature was 16 Celsius 61 Fahrenheit in Hastings, East Sussex. Falmouth in Cornwall saw the most sunshine with 8.3 hours. There was a little bit more cloud about for north Wales and northwest England. Through the afternoon, showers began to appear over Cumbria and the Pennines, with a good scattering by the evening.

There were lots of showers through the day across the northwest of the UK. Northern Ireland had a fair few showers, especially in the north and west. Western Scotland was really quite wet as showers fed in on a blustery westerly wind for most of the day. The showers also spread over northern Scotland and eventually further east by the evening. Tulloch Bridge in Highland had the most rain with 18mm which is 0.71 inches as the showers continued into the night.

Information thanks to the BBC Weather Website

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Nationwide extremes for 05-11-2004

WARMEST

Weather station Altitude Daytime Temperature

Shawbury 76 metres 14.6°C

Great Malvern 46 metres 13.3°C

Isle of Portland 53 metres 13.0°C

Pershore 32 metres 12.9°C

Glasgow/Bishopton 59 metres 12.8°C

Valentia 9 metres 12.8°C

Solent M.R.S.C. 9 metres 12.7°C

Chivenor 8 metres 12.5°C

Scilly, St.Marys 31 metres 12.4°C

Thorney Island 4 metres 12.4°C

COLDEST

Weather station Altitude Overnight Temperature

Redhill 63 metres -2.4°C

Bournemouth 11 metres -0.3°C

Benson 63 metres 1.6°C

Farnborough 65 metres 1.8°C

Yeovilton 23 metres 1.8°C

Larkhill 132 metres 1.9°C

Eskdalemuir 242 metres 2.1°C

Charlwood 80 metres 2.2°C

Redesdale 207 metres 2.2°C

Boscombe Down 124 metres 2.6°C

WETTEST

Weather station Altitude Total Daily Rainfall

Barra 3 metres 8.0mm

Wick 39 metres 8.0mm

Altnaharra 81 metres 7.0mm

Lerwick 82 metres 6.0mm

Rosehearty 4 metres 6.0mm

South Uist Range 10 metres 5.2mm

Loch Glascarnoch 265 metres 5.0mm

Tain Range 4 metres 5.0mm

Fair Isle 59 metres 3.7mm

Tiree 12 metres 3.0mm

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Weather Review, November 5th

By Jo Farrow

Remember, remember the 5th of November

We have had a glorious view of the fireworks from the roof camera in the Weather Centre. It did stay dry for much of England and Wales for the bonfires and firework displays but it was rather damp over Scotland and the far north of England through the evening.

Before all of the Oohs and Aahs of Bonfire Night, Friday 5th November dawned on a rather cloudy note. There was a little rain over the far north of mainland Scotland and some patchy rain for central Scotland and Cumbria. Wick in Highland had the most rain with 8.8mm, which is about a third of an inch. North and west Wales and Northern Ireland were quite overcast during the morning, but for much of England there was only high cloud which allowed the skies to seem a bit brighter.

A good part of the UK stayed dry during daylight hours. There were showers over Aberdeenshire and also southwest Scotland, with more rain over the far north of England by early afternoon. There were still some brighter skies about in the afternoon. The top sunshine total was a bit disappointing, only 4 hours at Southsea in Hampshire. It still does feel quite mild, we have yet to have a wintry cold spell. The highest temperature on Friday was 15 Celsius 59F at Torquay in Devon.

By the evening more wet weather had arrived in the north.

Information thanks to the BBC Weather Website

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Nationwide extremes for 06-11-2004

WARMEST

Weather station Altitude Daytime Temperature

Shobdon 99 metres 14.6°C

Hereford/Credenhill 76 metres 14.3°C

Great Malvern 46 metres 13.9°C

Leeming 40 metres 13.9°C

Disforth 36 metres 13.7°C

Leuchars 12 metres 13.7°C

Chivenor 8 metres 13.6°C

Church Fenton 9 metres 13.6°C

Strathallan 35 metres 13.6°C

Cardiff Weather Centre 9 metres 13.5°C

COLDEST

Weather station Altitude Overnight Temperature

Lerwick 82 metres 3.1°C

Redhill 63 metres 3.1°C

Baltasound 15 metres 4.5°C

Benson 63 metres 4.6°C

Charlwood 80 metres 4.8°C

Fair Isle 59 metres 4.8°C

Bournemouth 11 metres 4.9°C

Yeovilton 23 metres 5.3°C

Liscombe 348 metres 5.5°C

Shoreham 2 metres 5.7°C

WETTEST

Weather station Altitude Total Daily Rainfall

Barra 3 metres 26.0mm

Islay/Port Ellen 17 metres 22.0mm

Machrihanish 13 metres 22.0mm

Tiree 12 metres 21.0mm

St.Bees Head 124 metres 17.0mm

Aultbea 11 metres 16.0mm

South Uist Range 10 metres 15.0mm

Preswick rn 6 metres 13.0mm

Ballypatrick Forest 156 metres 12.0mm

Skye/Lusa 18 metres 12.0mm

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Weather Review, November 6th

By Isobel Lang

A pretty gloomy day.

I really don’t mind coming to work on a weekend with this kind of weather! A day full to the brim with warm, autumn sunshine – well, that’s a different matter.

Misty, low cloud plagued much of the UK during the early hours of Saturday. Outbreaks of mainly light rain spread across many northern and western parts, eventually arriving in Northern England and Wales by dawn. Temperatures held up well everywhere under the blanket of cloud, with the lowest value of 3C(37F) recorded in Fair Isle (between Orkney and Shetland).

During the morning, the area of thicker cloud and mostly light rain continued south across southern England and Wales. Despite drying up here for much of the rest of the day, skies remained dull and overcast, apart from a few spots where the sun managed to poke through. Newquay in Cornwall was the sunniest place with nearly 5 hours of sunshine. However, some brighter breaks allowed temperatures in Shobdon in Herefordshire to peak at 15C(59F) making it the warmest place.

After a dull, damp start across northern England and Wales, the weather dried up in most places, with the odd brighter spell east of the Pennines. The weather closed in again during the late afternoon and evening with rain across northwestern parts.

Most of Scotland and Northern Ireland had a miserable damp day with outbreaks of rain spreading steadily eastwards. Aultbea in Highland recorded 4mm rain in the hour between 1 and 2pm. However, the wettest place was Barra in the Outer Hebrides with 25.8mm (1.02 inches). Lerwick in Shetland recorded the lowest daytime temperature of 7C(45F). There were a few brighter periods, mainly in Aberdeenshire.

I am sure the weather was rather disappointing for those at firework displays during the evening, with extensive cloud and some rain, but at least it was relatively mild.

Information thanks to the BBC Weather Website

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Nationwide extremes for 07-11-2004

WARMEST

Weather station Altitude Daytime Temperature

Aboyne 140 metres 15.8°C

Aberdeen/Dyce 65 metres 15.5°C

Boulmer 23 metres 14.9°C

Cardiff Weather Centre 9 metres 14.7°C

Tain Range 4 metres 14.7°C

Strathallan 35 metres 14.5°C

Bournemouth 11 metres 14.3°C

Leeming 40 metres 14.3°C

Topcliffe 25 metres 14.0°C

Disforth 36 metres 13.9°C

COLDEST

Weather station Altitude Overnight Temperature

Baltasound 15 metres 3.6°C

Lerwick 82 metres 3.7°C

Marham 23 metres 7.7°C

Langdon Bay 117 metres 7.8°C

Wattisham 87 metres 7.9°C

Cork 153 metres 8.1°C

Lough Fea 225 metres 8.1°C

Glenanne 161 metres 8.4°C

Ballycastle 68 metres 8.5°C

Shoeburyness 2 metres 8.6°C

WETTEST

Weather station Altitude Total Daily Rainfall

Rhyl 77 metres 11.0mm

Aviemore 220 metres 6.0mm

High Wycombe 204 metres 6.0mm

Lerwick 82 metres 6.0mm

Tain Range 4 metres 6.0mm

Kinloss 7 metres 5.0mm

Walney Island 15 metres 5.0mm

Crosby 8 metres 4.4mm

Wick 39 metres 4.4mm

Aultbea 11 metres 4.0mm

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Weather Review, November 7th

By Victoria Good

Cloudy and miserable... again!

Clearer skies across eastern Scotland and the far southeast corner of England through the night meant some low temperatures in these areas first thing. The chilliest start was in fact in Langdon Bay, Kent, at 7 Celsius (45F). But even this is by no means cold for early November. Overnight cloud and a warm wind meant a misty but mild start for most of us.

And it stayed cloudy for much of the UK right through the day. If I had to pick out a few places which had a pleasant enough time, then northeast England and eastern Scotland would win today’s prizes. Aboyne, in Aberdeenshire, had a high of 16 Celsius this afternoon (61F) and Leuchars in Fife had nearly five hours of sunshine. Not bad at all!

But this really was the exception rather than the rule. The cloud meant a generally gloomy picture for most, with outbreaks of drizzle or rain, especially around the southeast of the UK. The highest temperature for Wattisham in Suffolk was merely 9 Celsius during the afternoon, which is rather poor.

With winds (albeit not strong!) feeding in from the northwest, prone coasts got a fair amount of drizzle too. Rhyl in Denbighshire was the wettest place today, with 11mm of rain falling in 24 hours.

The cloud was set to stay for a while yet, and so another mild night lay ahead for much of the UK.

Information thanks to the BBC Weather Website

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Nationwide extremes for 08-11-2004

WARMEST

Weather station Altitude Daytime Temperature

Isle of Portland 53 metres 13.7°C

Roches Point 40 metres 13.5°C

St. Athan 49 metres 13.2°C

Cardiff Weather Centre 9 metres 13.1°C

Mumbles 35 metres 13.1°C

Pembrey Sands 3 metres 13.1°C

Cork 153 metres 13.0°C

Chivenor 8 metres 12.9°C

Plymouth Wc 50 metres 12.8°C

Culdrose 82 metres 12.7°C

COLDEST

Weather station Altitude Overnight Temperature

Altnaharra 81 metres 3.5°C

Aviemore 220 metres 4.8°C

Tain Range 4 metres 5.8°C

Leuchars 12 metres 6.3°C

Loch Glascarnoch 265 metres 6.3°C

Strathallan 35 metres 6.4°C

Leeming 40 metres 6.5°C

Eskdalemuir 242 metres 6.7°C

Topcliffe 25 metres 6.8°C

Aboyne 140 metres 6.9°C

WETTEST

Weather station Altitude Total Daily Rainfall

Guernsey 102 metres 4.1mm

Manston 55 metres 3.6mm

Benson 63 metres 3.2mm

Bridlington Mrsc 15 metres 3.0mm

Coltishall 20 metres 3.0mm

High Wycombe 204 metres 3.0mm

Shoeburyness 2 metres 2.8mm

Wattisham 87 metres 2.6mm

Leek Thorncliffe 299 metres 2.4mm

Ballypatrick Forest 156 metres 2.0mm

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Weather Review, Novebmer 8th

By Victoria Good

Another gloomy day in Paradise....

The curse of the gloomy skies is yet to be broken… or is it? Well, after several days of doom and gloom (unless you live in the east of Scotland, you lucky things) the weather is finally starting to play ball, with some brighter skies forecast over the next few days. Of course, there is a price to pay – and this time, it’s northerly winds bringing in a chill, in spite of the promise of sunshine.

But that’s all looking ahead. The day, once again, has been a miserable one for most of us. There was a touch of brightness here and there, but it was fleeting! But, just for a minute or two, here and there, the skies seemed to want to let through all that sunshine… and then change its mind.

Although the overnight cloud had kept things frost free, it was nonetheless a chilly old start in the west of Scotland. Altnaharra, in the Highlands, started off the day at 3 Celsius (37F), and it didn’t get much better around here through the day. Aviemore (Highland) and Lerwick (Shetland) struggled to get the afternoon temperatures up to 9 Celsius (48F).

Across the other side of the Highlands though, the sunshine did come through once again. Perhaps not as much as recent days, but still four hours all in all; this was a great deal more cheery than most other places!

Some of the southern facing coasts, sheltered from the northerly winds which brought in low cloud and drizzle, managed to get some breaks in the cloud, and had the benefit of some warmer, drier air. To this end, it was Torquay in Devon which had the highest temperature of the day; 14 Celsius (57F) which isn’t at all bad for this time of the year.

A weather front across the southeast of England kept cloud and drizzle here through much of the day. Margate (Kent) and Norwich (Norfolk) had the most rainfall; a little over 4 mm all in all.

Information thanks to the BBC Weather Website

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Nationwide extremes for 09-11-2004

WARMEST

Weather station Altitude Daytime Temperature

Guernsey 102 metres 12.4°C

Scilly, St.Marys 31 metres 12.4°C

Jersey 84 metres 12.3°C

Plymouth Wc 50 metres 12.3°C

Cardiff Weather Centre 9 metres 12.1°C

Shobdon 99 metres 12.0°C

Chivenor 8 metres 11.9°C

Isle of Portland 53 metres 11.9°C

St. Athan 49 metres 11.9°C

Valentia 9 metres 11.9°C

COLDEST

Weather station Altitude Overnight Temperature

Aboyne 140 metres 1.5°C

Strathallan 35 metres 2.4°C

Eskdalemuir 242 metres 3.3°C

Sennybridge 309 metres 3.6°C

Tain Range 4 metres 3.6°C

Drumalbin 245 metres 4.0°C

Keswick 81 metres 4.2°C

Shap 249 metres 4.3°C

Preswick rn 6 metres 4.5°C

Aviemore 220 metres 4.7°C

WETTEST

Weather station Altitude Total Daily Rainfall

Ballypatrick Forest 156 metres 10.2mm

High Wycombe 204 metres 9.4mm

Rhyl 77 metres 9.2mm

Coningsby 7 metres 8.0mm

Aultbea 11 metres 7.0mm

Tiree 12 metres 7.0mm

Barra 3 metres 6.0mm

Coltishall 20 metres 6.0mm

Islay/Port Ellen 17 metres 6.0mm

Lerwick 82 metres 6.0mm

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Weather Review, November 9th

By Jay Wynne

Some sunshine for some

Overnight into the 9th November 2004 it was generally cloudy across the UK with some light rain and drizzle in some northern and eastern areas. It wasn’t particularly cold although we did see temperatures as low as 1C ( 34F) in Aboyne (Aberdeenshire).

During the early morning the rain over Scotland became more organised and soon extended, in a coherent band, through the Irish Sea and down towards the southwest of England. The whole band of rain pushed its way south and east spreading some, mostly light rain, over Wales, Northern England and the Midlands during the afternoon. The wettest place up until 1800 was Rhyl (Denbyshire) where 9.2mm of rain was collected and that’s just over a third of an inch.

Behind the band of rain things brightened up rapidly. Eastern Scotland, northern England, the Midlands and parts of the West Country saw some welcome sunshine after the rain. The best of the sunshine was once again to be found in the northeast of Scotland, Kinloss (Moray) seeing a full 6.5 hours worth.

Blustery showers also followed the rain but they were mostly confined to western Scotland and Northern Ireland. Some of the showers turned out to be quite sharp and there were a few rumbles of thunder. With the blustery showers it was quite cool, Loch Glascarnoch (Highlands) seeing temperatures no better than 8C (46F).

The Channel islands caught a little rain from the tail end of the same system crossing the mainland but we still saw temperatures up to 15C (59F) in Jersey.

During the evening the rain in the southeast pepped up for a time while showers spread to many western parts of the UK on an increasingly strong and gusty wind.

Information thanks to the BBC Weather Website

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Nationwide extremes for 10-11-2004

WARMEST

Weather station Altitude Daytime Temperature

Chivenor 8 metres 12.6°C

Pembrey Sands 3 metres 12.0°C

Plymouth Wc 50 metres 12.0°C

St. Athan 49 metres 11.8°C

Solent M.R.S.C. 9 metres 11.6°C

Valley 11 metres 11.6°C

Barra 3 metres 11.5°C

Bournemouth 11 metres 11.5°C

Cardiff Weather Centre 9 metres 11.5°C

Isle of Man/Ronaldsway 17 metres 11.5°C

COLDEST

Weather station Altitude Overnight Temperature

Aboyne 140 metres -1.1°C

Topcliffe 25 metres -0.2°C

Leeming 40 metres 0.4°C

Linton-On-Ouse 16 metres 0.5°C

Disforth 36 metres 1.3°C

Aberdeen/Dyce 65 metres 1.4°C

Redesdale 207 metres 1.4°C

Church Fenton 9 metres 1.8°C

Leuchars 12 metres 2.7°C

Lyneham 145 metres 2.7°C

WETTEST

Weather station Altitude Total Daily Rainfall

Capel Curig 216 metres 21.6mm

Coltishall 20 metres 8.0mm

Milford-Haven 37 metres 7.0mm

Aviemore 220 metres 6.0mm

Loch Glascarnoch 265 metres 6.0mm

Wattisham 87 metres 6.0mm

Weybourne 21 metres 6.0mm

Trawscoed 63 metres 5.2mm

Cardinham 200 metres 5.0mm

Culdrose 82 metres 5.0mm

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Weather Review, November 10th

By Jay Wynne

Much brighter for some of us..........

Overnight into the 10th November 2004 there was a scattering of showers in the southwest of the UK with a little rain in the north and east. Most inland areas were dry with variable amounts of cloud. We saw a touch of frost in more northern parts with Aboyne (Aberdeenshire) seeing temperatures dip down to 0C (32F).

During the day the showers tended to fade away and some welcome sunny spells developed in more central and western parts of the UK. The best of the sunshine was to be found in Hampshire, Hayling Island recording close to 8 hours worth.

Further east there was a lot more cloud around and light bursts of rain continued to affect coastal counties. The wettest place turned out to be Capel Curig (Gwynedd) where 21.8mm (0.86 inches) was collected but most of that fell during the overnight period.

There was a fresh west or north-westerly breeze right across the UK and that made things feel a little on the cool side. The top temperature was 13C (55F) and that was recorded in Chivenor (Devon). It was cooler than that further north, Shap Fell (Cumbria) seeing temperatures no higher than 7C (45F).

During the evening the showers in eastern England tended to fade away as the next batch of cloud and patchy rain began to spread into Scotland and Northern Ireland. Before the cloud arrived we saw temperatures in parts of Scotland briefly drop a degree or two below freezing. A touch of frost was also expected to develop overnight for some rural areas of England and Wales.

Information thanks to the BBC Weather Website

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Nationwide extremes for 11-11-2004

WARMEST

Weather station Altitude Daytime Temperature

Aberdeen/Dyce 65 metres 15.9°C

Aboyne 140 metres 14.8°C

Castlederg 51 metres 14.4°C

Lossiemouth 13 metres 14.2°C

Kinloss 7 metres 14.0°C

Rosehearty 4 metres 14.0°C

Tain Range 4 metres 13.8°C

Strathallan 35 metres 13.5°C

Boulmer 23 metres 13.3°C

Inverbervie 134 metres 13.3°C

COLDEST

Weather station Altitude Overnight Temperature

Shap 249 metres -1.9°C

Eskdalemuir 242 metres -1.5°C

Topcliffe 25 metres -1.5°C

Woodford 88 metres -1.1°C

Keswick 81 metres -0.7°C

Redesdale 207 metres -0.7°C

Spadeadam 285 metres -0.6°C

Church Fenton 9 metres -0.2°C

Warcop 227 metres -0.2°C

Sennybridge 309 metres -0.1°C

WETTEST

Weather station Altitude Total Daily Rainfall

Lerwick 82 metres 19.0mm

Inverbervie 134 metres 9.2mm

Baltasound 15 metres 9.0mm

Fair Isle 59 metres 9.0mm

Kirkwall 21 metres 8.0mm

Aultbea 11 metres 5.6mm

Aberdaron 95 metres 3.0mm

Marham 23 metres 3.0mm

Wainfleet 5 metres 3.0mm

Stornoway 9 metres 2.2mm

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Weather Review, November 11th

By Sarah Wilmshurst

A lovely Autumn day for some

It has been a stunning Autumn day across much of southeast England and East Anglia today. Here the morning started sunny and cold with a frost in places. The blue skies lasted for much of the day with 8 hours of sunshine in Bognor Regis (West Sussex), and even though temperatures were not particularly high it felt quite pleasant with only a gentle breeze. It was the sort of day to really cheer you up, especially as it has been so cloudy recently!

Talking of cloud, though, much of the UK was pretty cloudy throughout the day. This cloud was thick enough for patchy light rain and drizzle in western and northern areas. The wettest place was Lerwick in Shetland, with 19mm of rain. It was pretty murky over the high ground, especially in parts of northwest England where fog meant driving was a bit unpleasant. There was also a band of cloud flirting with the coast of Kent all day, but the rain managed to stay out in the Dover Straight. Despite starting sunny, the cloud rolled in across southwest England in the afternoon, too.

There was a big range in temperatures across the UK. England and Wales started cold with a frost in places. At Shap Fell in Cumbria the temperature overnight fell to minus 2C (28F). It felt quite chilly in those areas that clouded over quickly in the morning, for example the Midlands and parts of southwest England. The coldest spot was Lyneham in Wiltshire with a high of 9C (48F). Scotland and Northern Ireland, however, started the day on a mild note, with the frost of yesterday evening having cleared away well before dawn. Despite the cloud here it was mild, and temperature in Aberdeen managed to soar to 16C (61F), well above average for this time of the year.

During the evening the cloud rolled down across the Southeast of England, with the rain starting to get it’s act together across the northwest of Scotland.

Information thanks to the BBC Weather Website

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Nationwide extremes for 12-11-2004

WARMEST

Weather station Altitude Daytime Temperature

Farnborough 65 metres 14.8°C

Great Malvern 46 metres 14.7°C

Thorney Island 4 metres 14.7°C

Bournemouth 11 metres 14.6°C

Hereford/Credenhill 76 metres 14.4°C

London/Heathrow 24 metres 14.4°C

Northolt 40 metres 14.4°C

London MET 5 metres 14.3°C

Solent M.R.S.C. 9 metres 14.3°C

Yeovilton 23 metres 14.3°C

COLDEST

Weather station Altitude Overnight Temperature

Redhill 63 metres 2.1°C

Charlwood 80 metres 2.7°C

Herstmonceux 17 metres 2.9°C

Shoreham 2 metres 4.5°C

Thorney Island 4 metres 4.5°C

Lerwick 82 metres 4.6°C

Shoeburyness 2 metres 4.6°C

Kenley 170 metres 4.7°C

Manston 55 metres 4.7°C

Wattisham 87 metres 4.7°C

WETTEST

Weather station Altitude Total Daily Rainfall

Loch Glascarnoch 265 metres 14.0mm

Altnaharra 81 metres 11.0mm

Capel Curig 216 metres 10.2mm

Lerwick 82 metres 10.0mm

Kirkwall 21 metres 9.0mm

Fair Isle 59 metres 7.0mm

Rosehearty 4 metres 7.0mm

Stornoway 9 metres 7.0mm

Aviemore 220 metres 6.6mm

Baltasound 15 metres 6.4mm

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Weather Review, November 12th

By Sarah Wilmshurst

The weather is getting colder

Friday was a transitional day weather wise, as cold air pushed a band of rain southwards. This band of rain was on a cold weather front. This split the day into three areas, and I’ll start in the South.

Southern Britain started the day murky, grey and damp with some drizzle about. This didn’t last, though, as the cloud lifted and broke up to allow some pleasant sunny spells to come through. As the southwesterly wind was light, it felt quite pleasant with temperatures peaking at 16C (61F) in Torquay. During the afternoon the band of cloud crept southwards, with outbreaks of rain coming along with it. This rain made it into London at tea time and cleared Kent during the evening, with clearer skies coming down behind.

Meanwhile central parts of the UK, that is to say Northern England and North Wales, had a spell of cloudy skies and rain around the middle of the day. This rain did not last long before it moves south, the cloud broke and the sun came out. But even though the day had not ended yet, the temperature fell off throughout the afternoon and the evening was cold. By the end of the afternoon a few showers had made their way into Northeast England and near to the Irish Sea.

In Scotland and Northern Ireland, we had rain moving south during the morning. Loch Glascarnoch in Highland had 15mm of rain. Quickly the clearer air arrived in the far north, this filtering southwards by the end of the morning. The sunniest place was Leuchars in Fife with 5.4 hours. It did not stay dry and sunny everywhere for long as the cloud built up and the showers came down. At low levels there were rain showers, but also hail showers for example in Aberdeen and Lerwick. At higher levels there were sleet and snow showers, in fact the snow showers were heavy enough over Cairngorm to give a covering of snow!

It was windy northern parts of Britain, with northwesterly gusts up to 60mph. These winds caused the cancellation of some ferries between Scotland and Ireland. It was also a cold afternoon here, with the temperature in Lerwick climbing no higher than 5C (41F). It was certainly a different day in Aberdeen compared to Thursday with the afternoon temperature some 6C lower!

During the evening the skies cleared quickly and the temperature plummeted with a frost forming in places well before midnight. With all the showers that have fallen in Scotland and Northern Ireland, the roads are wet in places and the gritting lorries have had to go out. Oh well, winter is coming!

Information thanks to the BBC Weather Website

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I cannot help but notice that these weather forecasts suggest that we were all feeling miserable at the awful cold sunny weather and were fervently hoping that it could turn mild and drizzly again. Just like Spring (eh? Springs, at least in this part of the country, are usually decently sunny to go with it, not dull and drizzly!)

Maybe they're thinking of the sunshine they might get in their own limited quadrant of South East England- I remember February 1998 all too well. "Very mild, very dry and very sunny". In the South East, yes.

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Nationwide extremes for 13-11-2004

WARMEST

Weather station Altitude Daytime Temperature

Scilly, St.Marys 31 metres 10.2°C

Chivenor 8 metres 10.0°C

Valentia 9 metres 9.9°C

Machrihanish 13 metres 9.7°C

Pembrey Sands 3 metres 9.7°C

Barra 3 metres 9.6°C

Jersey 84 metres 9.6°C

Skye/Lusa 18 metres 9.6°C

St.Angelo 47 metres 9.6°C

West Freugh 12 metres 9.6°C

COLDEST

Weather station Altitude Overnight Temperature

Shap 249 metres -4.7°C

Sennybridge 309 metres -3.5°C

Woodford 88 metres -3.3°C

Keswick 81 metres -3.1°C

Benson 63 metres -2.8°C

Spadeadam 285 metres -2.5°C

Topcliffe 25 metres -2.4°C

Eskdalemuir 242 metres -2.1°C

Leek Thorncliffe 299 metres -2.1°C

Drumalbin 245 metres -1.3°C

WETTEST

Weather station Altitude Total Daily Rainfall

Coltishall 20 metres 5.8mm

Rosehearty 4 metres 4.0mm

Aberdeen/Dyce 65 metres 3.0mm

Altnaharra 81 metres 3.0mm

Fair Isle 59 metres 3.0mm

Isle of Man/Ronaldsway 17 metres 3.0mm

Loch Glascarnoch 265 metres 3.0mm

Weybourne 21 metres 3.0mm

Lerwick 82 metres 2.2mm

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Weather Review, November 13th

By Matt Taylor

If you thought today had a bit more of a wintry feel to it, the end of next week may also give us a reminder that Winter is almost with us!

For today though, it was one of those days I really enjoy – crisp and clear with bags of sunshine for most.

Clear skies overnight through a good portion of Wales, England and eastern Scotland lead to a frost in places. At Shap Fell (Cumbria) the mercury plummeted to -5 Celsius (23F), and despite the sunshine that followed through the day it remained on the chilly side for many places. The temperature in parts of Cumbria really struggled to recover from that cold start, with Spadeadam only reaching 5 Celsius (41F) at best.

Even at the day’s warmest spot, Saunton Sands (Devon), the temperature only just made it to 11 Celsius (52F). This was despite the glorious sunshine that graced the town. The sunniest spot for the day though was just down the road at Weymouth (Dorset). Here, the sun shone uninterrupted for 8.5 hours.

Not everywhere enjoyed some early Winter sunshine. There was always more cloud around in northern and western Scotland, Northern Ireland, west Wales, and east Norfolk. This cloud also produced the odd shower, and a cluster of showers during the morning around Cromer (Norfolk) produced 7.2mm (0.28 inches) of rain.

However, the wetter weather was fairly isolated and for most the weekend had got off to a gorgeous start; pleasant sunshine, but chilly.

While the weather may warm up again slightly during the next few days, do not hasten in putting the Winter jacket away – the cold will once again return later in the week!

Information thanks to the BBC Weather Website

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Nationwide extremes for 14-11-2004

WARMEST

Weather station Altitude Daytime Temperature

Aberdeen/Dyce 65 metres 13.7°C

Lossiemouth 13 metres 13.2°C

Aboyne 140 metres 13.0°C

Tain Range 4 metres 13.0°C

Kinloss 7 metres 12.9°C

Leuchars 12 metres 12.6°C

Inverbervie 134 metres 12.5°C

Rosehearty 4 metres 12.4°C

Aultbea 11 metres 12.1°C

Kirkwall 21 metres 11.7°C

COLDEST

Weather station Altitude Overnight Temperature

Benson 63 metres -5.5°C

Topcliffe 25 metres -4.1°C

Yeovilton 23 metres -3.7°C

Bournemouth 11 metres -3.6°C

Redhill 63 metres -3.6°C

Woodford 88 metres -3.4°C

Pershore 32 metres -3.3°C

Shap 249 metres -3.1°C

Eskdalemuir 242 metres -3.0°C

Farnborough 65 metres -3.0°C

WETTEST

Weather station Altitude Total Daily Rainfall

Altnaharra 81 metres 8.0mm

Lerwick 82 metres 7.0mm

Aultbea 11 metres 5.0mm

Baltasound 15 metres 5.0mm

Loch Glascarnoch 265 metres 4.8mm

Kirkwall 21 metres 3.4mm

Skye/Lusa 18 metres 3.0mm

Stornoway 9 metres 2.8mm

Fair Isle 59 metres 2.6mm

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Weather Review, November 14th

By Helen Young

Many of us were given our first taste of winter this morning with a sharp frost across England and Wales. With ice on the cars thank goodness it was a Sunday morning otherwise many of us would have been searching for the scrapers before the rush to work. However for those in the southeast of England there will be a frost again tonight; so have the scrapers at the ready!

The coldest spot recorded was Benson in Oxfordshire with -5 Celsius, 23F. Many other rural spots in England and Wales saw temperatures below 0 Celsius but conversely for Scotland and Northern Ireland it was a mild night. Stornoway in the Outer Hebrides was reporting 11 Celsius, 52F at the same time! This was due to the thick cloud cover here and the strong breeze.

The sun rose and shone all day in parts of southeast England. Eastbourne in East Sussex recorded just over 8 hours.

Further north there was always more cloud and a stiff breeze. Winds across the north of the mainland gusted up to 80mph over the mountains. At lower levels Kirkwall in the Northern Isles reported 55mph at midday.

In northwest Scotland there was some patchy drizzle throughout the day. Altnaharra in Highland managed to scrape just over 8mm (0.32 inches). On the other side of the mountains the moist air dried up and the air warmed too, to give what is known as a fohn effect. Aberdeen benefited from this reaching 14 Celsius, 57F, very mild for this time of year.

Where the cloud proved persistent temperatures struggled; only reaching 6 Celsius, 43F at Leek in Staffordshire and Sennybridge in Powys.

By evening the cloud was more extensive than last night so only the southeast is likely to see a frost this coming night.

Information thanks to the BBC Weather Website

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Nationwide extremes for 15-11-2004

WARMEST

Weather station Altitude Daytime Temperature

Leuchars 12 metres 13.3°C

Bridlington Mrsc 15 metres 12.9°C

Aberdeen/Dyce 65 metres 12.8°C

Valentia 9 metres 12.5°C

Aboyne 140 metres 12.4°C

Machrihanish 13 metres 12.1°C

St.Angelo 47 metres 12.1°C

Boulmer 23 metres 12.0°C

Castlederg 51 metres 12.0°C

Chivenor 8 metres 12.0°C

COLDEST

Weather station Altitude Overnight Temperature

Redhill 63 metres -4.3°C

Bournemouth 11 metres -2.5°C

Benson 63 metres -2.0°C

Charlwood 80 metres -1.4°C

Shoreham 2 metres -0.5°C

Farnborough 65 metres -0.4°C

Boscombe Down 124 metres -0.3°C

Larkhill 132 metres -0.3°C

Middle Wallop 91 metres -0.2°C

Thorney Island 4 metres -0.1°C

WETTEST

Weather station Altitude Total Daily Rainfall

Loch Glascarnoch 265 metres 15.0mm

Aultbea 11 metres 14.0mm

Stornoway 9 metres 11.0mm

Kirkwall 21 metres 10.0mm

Fair Isle 59 metres 9.5mm

Lerwick 82 metres 9.0mm

Wick 39 metres 9.0mm

Altnaharra 81 metres 7.0mm

Skye/Lusa 18 metres 5.8mm

Aviemore 220 metres 5.0mm

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Weather Review, November 15th

By Isobel Lang

A cloudy start to the new week.

Our weather on Monday was split into three main areas. A waving weak front brought some rain to parts of Scotland and Northern Ireland, with clearer, colder air to the north and rather mild but cloudy conditions to the south.

Cloud became fairly extensive across the British Isles by morning. This meant that after an early frost in Southern England, with temperatures as low as minus 4C at Redhill in Surrey, temperatures crept above freezing by daybreak just about everywhere. In fact, most places were nearer 5 to 9C by the time the sun came up. There was some patchy drizzle in western areas, more especially across Northern Ireland, central and southern Scotland and parts of Northern England.

During the day, the rain remained patchy and light for the most part, slipping slowly southwards to allow clearer, colder air to creep in across Northern Scotland. So, across Scotland, there were some marked contrasts. Lerwick in Shetland had a chilly day with a top temperature of only 7C, 45F, and scattered hail showers. It was the sunniest place too with nearly 3 hours worth. The warmest place was also in Scotland, in Leuchars, Fife, with a high of 13C, 55F, and cloudy skies. Cassley in Highland received the most rain with 19mm, 0.74 inches.

Across Northern Ireland , Wales and Western England, the cloud was thick enough to bring persistent drizzle to some parts – it was really quite miserable in places. However, further east, despite a good deal of cloud, there were a favoured few who managed to see a little bright or sunny weather, for example Newcastle.

Through the evening the rain developed and became heavier across Western Scotland. Elsewhere the weather was mainly dry and overcast. Any cloud breaks were confined to the Northern Isles where temperatures fell close to freezing.

Information thanks to the BBC Weather Website

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Nationwide extremes for 16-11-2004

WARMEST

Weather station Altitude Daytime Temperature

Teignmouth 0 metres 19.6°C

Hawarden 10 metres 14.4°C

Cardiff Weather Centre 9 metres 14.3°C

Manston 55 metres 13.9°C

Filton 59 metres 13.8°C

Roches Point 40 metres 13.7°C

Northolt 40 metres 13.6°C

Church Lawford 107 metres 13.5°C

Valley 11 metres 13.5°C

Benson 63 metres 13.4°C

COLDEST

Weather station Altitude Overnight Temperature

Altnaharra 81 metres 0.6°C

Lerwick 82 metres 1.0°C

Baltasound 15 metres 1.1°C

Loch Glascarnoch 265 metres 1.4°C

Kirkwall 21 metres 1.7°C

Fair Isle 59 metres 1.8°C

Aviemore 220 metres 2.0°C

Wick 39 metres 2.1°C

Aboyne 140 metres 2.3°C

Lossiemouth 13 metres 2.5°C

WETTEST

Weather station Altitude Total Daily Rainfall

Keswick 81 metres 14.0mm

Spadeadam 285 metres 12.0mm

Leuchars 12 metres 11.0mm

Ballypatrick Forest 156 metres 10.0mm

Islay/Port Ellen 17 metres 10.0mm

Machrihanish 13 metres 9.0mm

Albemarle 141 metres 8.0mm

Eskdalemuir 242 metres 8.0mm

Newcastle Weather Centre 30 metres 8.0mm

Tulloch Bridge 237 metres 7.4mm