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The heat wave began on 22 June 2018 as high pressure built across Ireland and the UK. Temperatures gradually rose, and new records were set in towns and cities across Britain and Ireland. [13] These include Glasgow in Scotland, Shannon in Ireland and both Belfast and Castlederg in Northern Ireland. [14]
July and August are the warmest, with mean daily temperatures of 14 to 16 °C (57.2 to 60.8 °F), whilst mean daily maximums in July and August vary from 17 to 18 °C (62.6 to 64.4 °F) near the coast, to 19 to 20 °C (66.2 to 68.0 °F) inland. The sunniest months are May and June, with an average of five to seven hours sunshine per day. [4]
Weather conditions across the country can vary drastically, even within a short distance. In Spring, Scotland's temperatures can average between 12°C (54°F) and 4°C (40°F), with an average rainfall of 48mm. In Winter, temperatures commonly range between 7°C (45°F) and 2°C (36°F) with an average rainfall of 57mm. [3]
The Met Office has issued an amber weather warning of extreme heat in eastern, southern and central parts of Scotland. Scotland could see record temperatures as UK swelters in heatwave Skip to ...
The Met Office has upgraded a weather warning for rain in eastern Scotland to amber, as some areas could see more than a month’s worth of rain in a few days. The warning is in place from 6am on ...
8 August 1967 Highest 120-min total 193 mm (7.6 in) [8] Walshaw Dean Lodge, West Yorkshire: 19 May 1989 Highest 155-min total 169 mm (6.7 in) Hampstead, Greater London 14 August 1975 Highest 180-min total 178 mm (7.0 in) Horncastle, Lincolnshire: 7 October 1960 Highest 24-hour total 279 mm (11.0 in) Martinstown, Dorset: 18 July 1955
The UK is set to turn cooler this week after 27C sunshine over the weekend as rain and breeze from the north are set to take over the rest of the country.. The Met Office forecast for the week ...
The 2013 heatwave in the United Kingdom and Ireland was a period of unusually hot weather primarily in July 2013, with isolated warm days in June and August. A prolonged high pressure system over Great Britain and Ireland caused higher than average temperatures for 19 consecutive days in July, reaching 33.5 °C (92.3 °F) at Heathrow and Northolt.