Jo Farrow

From past 24 hours #BankHolidayMonday 21.2C the max in Derbyshire yesterday

I think it is the 8718 in 24 hours/this month 3647 today, 2nd May

For those who did sleep, or live further north

Northern France has warnings for thunderstorms for the start of May. With favourable ingredients of warm moist air, high CAPE and a warm front, southern Britain could see storms, hail and lightning. Read more here

Yes, it's been very wet but it doesn't take much for vegetation to dry out as the UK temperatures rise and the wildfire risk returns. Models can highlight areas of concern. Read more here

The annual ESOTC is a key evidence report about European climate and past weather. High temperatures, heatwaves, wildfires, torrential rain and flooding, data and insight from 2023, Read more here

https://www.reading.ac.uk/news/2024/Expert-Comment/Cloud-seeding-did-not-cause-Dubai-floods-expert-says

April temperature records were broken in many locations in Spain and France this weekend. Cooler air is on the way with a wet and wild Monday morning in the Midlands. Read more here

Reports of damage in Leek, Knutton near Stoke OT and West Bridgford as the band of heavy, thundery rain passed by this morning. My parents have refused to go out to take photos for me as "it's cold and raining" in WB, Notts.

Snow tyre this one? Dreaming of a Dry, Warm Weekend... Is It Possible? WWW.NETWEATHER.TV The weather patterns are shifting, back to a more usual setup. Rain for the northwest and warmth with something drier for the southeast. Not as windy as last weekend either.

Has been notably windy here with roaring gusts this afternoon into the evening.

The gusts have really picked up here now. The radar image shows top 10 windspeeds from 2pm and top air temps

Thanks to Storm Kathleen, IDEAL in some areas today. Laundry Drying Guide | Netweather WWW.NETWEATHER.TV No more laundry guesswork! Our hour-by-hour drying forecast makes planning your laundry day in the UK a breeze.

Warnings and Radar this morning Met Eireann who named the storm and Met Office

It's still Easter Holidays for some, the end of the school hols for others, so people travelling or wanting to get out and do stuff. Highlighting the unusual gales and high gusts for Ireland and parts of the UK will be the main push here. Storm Kathleen - Gales and Gusts with a sliver of warmth WWW.NETWEATHER.TV A windy weekend. There will be more rain but Storm Kathleen is mostly about gales and gusts. Saturday brings a bonus bit of warmth for part of the UK. Storm Kathleen arrives tomorrow bringing wind and warmth following snow and rain WWW.NETWEATHER.TV After a snowy start in Scotland this morning, turning milder and increasingly windy into the weekend as Storm Kathleen arrives to our west, bringing gales and rain to the west and warm air further east. Temperatures... Nick's yesterday