[European weekend heat and a wild start to Monday for the UK]

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.

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[Midlands regional discussion - Spring 2024]

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.

[SE, London and East Anglia Weather Discussion - Dec 2023 on]

 Snow tyre this one? 

Dreaming of a Dry, Warm Weekend... Is It Possible?

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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.

 

[Storm Kathleen]

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

[Storm Kathleen]

The gusts have really picked up here now.

The radar image shows top 10 windspeeds from 2pm and top air temps

[Putting the washing out on the line, even in the winter months]

Thanks to Storm Kathleen, IDEAL in some areas today. 

Laundry Drying Guide | Netweather

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No more laundry guesswork! Our hour-by-hour drying forecast makes planning your laundry day in the UK a breeze.

 

[Storm Kathleen]

Warnings and Radar this morning

Met Eireann who named the storm and Met Office 

[Storm Kathleen]

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

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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

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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

[Storm Kathleen]

 Rush2019 Yes Olivia was the Friday one and then Kathleen has followed. 

[Storm Kathleen - Gales and Gusts with a sliver of warmth]

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.

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[SACRA]

Snow overnight for Dartmoor, Exmoor and Welsh Mountains with a bit down to lower levels. Tuck of cold air from the northern Atlantic , with low "Nelson" named by AEMET Spanish Met Service. 

[Pothole problems after a wet, rather than a cold and frosty winter]

The UK climate demands a lot of our road surfaces: it becomes increasingly hot in summer and floods in winter. Even without a hard cold winter, the rain has added to pothole problems.

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[Putting the washing out on the line, even in the winter months]

No, but I work from home, so have more flexibility. The campaign was about letting people know it was possible, not to write off all the winter months and forget about drying outside. It won't fit everyone but it is still an open topic for discussion.

[Putting the washing out on the line, even in the winter months]

Love your laundry | Brabantia

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 The campaign launched yesterday

[Putting the washing out on the line, even in the winter months]

 pinball wizard East Lothian, SE Scotland

[Putting the washing out on the line, even in the winter months]

 pinball wizard  Yes, I've dried my laundry outside on 18 days in March

[Putting the washing out on the line, even in the winter months]

Netweather and Jo Farrow have assisted with Brabantia's Love your Laundry campaign to encourage people to dry their laundry outside all year round. It is possible.

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[Snow this week, any truth in the rumours?]

Don't believe everything you read or hear. It will turn colder for the end of this week but it's showery so a look at where might see a bit of snow.

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[Spain Weather]

 MidlandsWeatherWatcher

There are the Travel world cities forecasts 

barcelona, SPAIN Weather Forecast - Worldwide Weather - Netweather.tv

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Weather forecast for barcelona, SPAIN. Detailed forecast for the next 7 days. Updated four times a day to keep you totally up to date.

and AEMET is the national agency for spain, for any warnings.  This weekend looks wet and windy for Spain frmo the NW due to the same low that affects the UK but there seems to be some improvement next week, at least initially

[Weather for Nordic countries]

It's a very generational thing. I was excited to see the Aurora but also the snow, mountains, wildlife, scenery and Tromso ,even how the snow was cleared in a different country. One of my teens said "so you did see the Aurora, you can tick that off?" At the airport, there were definitely some folk who had bought a showy Arctic outfit with fur edging and were all about getting the pose of themselves in front of the Aurora. Which is fine and may enliven the shared aurora pics but what happens when the lights don't show that evening? Big disappointment?    I was enchanted by life in the Arctic, I've read and watched as much as I can access since returning. I'd looked at the railway journeys, didn't fit with my trip but your photos look wonderful @TillyS

[Weather for Nordic countries]

Reflections on my recent visit to the Arctic Circle on a Weather Holidays trip (part of Netweather). Thanks to @ArcticBrit and Paul  and Daniel.  

The best way to see Northern Lights in Norway

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Seeing the Aurora in the Arctic Circle has become a bucket list activity. What does a Weather Holidays chase tour in Norway involve, by day and night?

 

[The best way to see Northern Lights in Norway]

Seeing the Aurora in the Arctic Circle has become a bucket list activity. What does a Weather Holidays chase tour in Norway involve, by day and night?

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[Dépression LOUIS and ROLF]

By Friday morning, the low centre of Louis had moved towards the Alps and a new centre deepened across the NOrth Sea and was named ROLF by the Danish Met, with amber warnings for wind. 

Red rain warning for northern Italy from remnants of Louis, with snow, wind and other rain warnings. 

Wind warnings for southern Scandinavia too from ROLF

[Weather for Nordic countries]

Storm ROLF for Denmark (Northern naming group) which developed across the North Sea overnight, as Storm Louis (Southwestern naming group) hit France and the Netherlands yesterday. (Red warning for rain in northern Italy for that today)

'Storm Rolf hits the west coast of Jutland Storm Rolf lies over the north-eastern part of the North Sea and continues north-eastwards at high speed towards Oslo.'   'Storm warning with hurricane force gusts The storm is called: Rolf. DMI Warning for a storm with wind gusts of hurricane force along the west coast of Jutland and the Skagerrak coast. As well as DMI warning gale force winds with wind gusts of strong storm force or hurricane force.'  Danish Met Institute   Yellow flood , high tide and strong winds/gust warnings for Oslo 

[#NameOurStorms: is it a good idea?]

The French called Thursday's low Louis, which the Netherlands acknowledged when they had orange warnings. That low centre looks to have headed to the Alps but another low developed across the North Sea and we have ROLF for Denmark . Storm Rolf, part of the Northern naming group