-1C mountains ⛰️ in Scotland +17C SE England

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UK winters are getting wetter Updated figures...

The West Midlands, Cornwall and Leicestershire all experienced their wettest winter on record...

Through next week Low pressure dominating ⬇️ High pressure dominating More settled weather developing

1st of March .. 1st day of Meteorological Spring 🌻 St David's Day A month where we gain significant daylight..

Outlook snapshot: 1. Friday's rain clearing 🌧 2. Ridge high pressure today 🌤 3. Rain bearing weather systems for Sunday/Monday 🌧 4. High pressure for Tuesday 🌤

Spring starts with something more settled Low pressure ➡️ higher pressure

"Clear"! Can the spv stratospheric polar vortex recover this season?...

Pretty marked signal from GFS and EC for a major ssw sudden stratospheric warming event early March..

The spv stratospheric polar vortex is getting str-etch-ed..

18.6C the provisional high so far today..

Very very mild for many 17/18C now SE England 🌡📈 Though shy of the 21.2C UK February record set 26.2.19 at Kew Gardens

Today's EC output also following the GFS trend towards a wind reversal at 10hpa 60N next week..

Interesting turn of events.. GFS now plumping for a significant spv stratospheric polar vortex weakening, and potential major ssw sudden stratospheric warming ..one to 👀

Storm Hernando continues to bear down on the E US ...

It's much warmer than on average at 10hpa above the N Pole The spv stratospheric polar vortex is much weakened as a result, and losing some of its 3d coherent structure

Working the 12hr weekend media shifts at the MetOffice... made so much more straightforward at the moment with no weather warnings, wind storms/flooding rains or snow levels and snow amounts to tax the weary brain..a rare occurrence of late!

16.1C at Yeovilton this afternoon 🌡📈

Here's your latest metoffice national weather forecast Hint.. ..'warmer rain' in store! youtube.com/watch?v=Ick-...

After weeks of chilly weather, today's been the warmest day of the year so far with 14.3°C recorded in Exeter 🌡️ This exceeds the previous highest temperature of 2026; 13.9°C in Westonzoyland, Somerset on 6 February.

Almost 50C warming at 10hpa above the N Pole recently The spv stratospheric polar vortex much weakened as a result

A shift N in the jet stream means N Europe holds onto very changeable weather in the days ahead..more mobile than of late though and a milder Atlantic based airstream- we've lost the relentless and often chilly E/SE flow now Meanwhile, S Europe sees relatively higher pressure

Much milder weather incoming now for the coming days.. 🌡📈

It never rains anymore here in the SW..... ...IT JUST POURS INSTEAD 😩

It's rained every day since 31st December 2025 at Cardinham, Bodmin, up to 17th February. raising the "wet wave" here to 49 days. Today will be the 50th. The longest such streak here though is 72 days, set on 27th November 2000.

Cardinham, Cornwall now at 49 consecutive days with rain..50 when today's added 🌧😱

Wintry hazards today/tomorrow Much milder come the weekend though 🌡📈.. we could see a local 16C!

#Metoffice yellow warning ⚠️ for rain and snow issued for N Ireland 0400 to 2000 tomorrow #weatheraware www.metoffice.gov.uk

Another evening with snow on Dartmoor..

Big changes in store with our weather in the coming days Chilly 'til Friday with some rain and snow in places, then a much milder, though changeable W'ly Atlantic based airstream come the weekend, with the jet more N'ly placed than of late

#Metoffice yellow warnings ⚠️ for rain and snow issued for Wednesday and Wednesday night #weatheraware www.metoffice.gov.uk

Some wintry weather possible in the south mid week One to 👀

#Metoffice yellow warnings ⚠️ for snow and ice issued for later today into tomorrow morning #weatheraware www.metoffice.gov.uk

A significant warming taking place at 10hpa in the stratosphere above the N Pole, accompanied by a significant weakening of the spv stratospheric polar vortex (as captured by the lowering zonal mean zonal wind at 10hpa 60N)...

Colliford reservoir letting the side down here in the SW All other reservoirs now full

Another mixed week of weather ahead..though I guess mixed is an improvement to some extent, relative to the almost non stop rainfall we've become accustomed to ...

#Metoffice yellow warning ⚠️ for ice issued #weatheraware www.metoffice.gov.uk

#Metoffice yellow warning ⚠️ for snow in force until 4pm #weatheraware www.metoffice.gov.uk

Snowing again on Dartmoor this evening...

Nice while it lasted! 🌞➡️☁️

#Metoffice yellow warnings ⚠️ for snow and ice issued for this evening into Sunday morning #weatheraware www.metoffice.gov.uk

Snowing on Dartmoor this evening ❄️..

Plenty of wintry hazard warnings ⚠️ issued for the next few days #weatheraware www.metoffice.gov.uk

La Nina ➡️ ENSO neutral

No it's not your imagination UK weather is getting wetter

Weekend weather Sunshine Saturday Soggy Sunday-some snow

A brief spell of colder weather in coming next few days across NW Europe 🌡📉

Short-lived sunny skies Saturday

Big contrast in temperature 🌡 N to S today Colder air affecting some N areas