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Incredibly close to UK October MSLP record with 948.1 hPa at Stornoway at 22Z Saturday, but just slightly north of the centre of #Boelo. It's likely a lower MSLP value would have been recorded had there been an observation station farther south on Harris. xitter.cf/danholley_/status/2113…
Dan Holley@danholley_Oct 23
As Storm #Boelo tracks across N/NW Scotland on Sat night, its central pressure is likely to be 946-949 hPa. The current UK Oct low MSLP record is 947.9 hPa (Storm Amy 2025). There's a chance we could beat this... just one week after near-record high MSLP xitter.cf/danholley_/status/2111…
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As Storm #Boelo tracks across N/NW Scotland on Sat night, its central pressure is likely to be 946-949 hPa. The current UK Oct low MSLP record is 947.9 hPa (Storm Amy 2025). There's a chance we could beat this... just one week after near-record high MSLP xitter.cf/danholley_/status/2111…
Dan Holley@danholley_Oct 17
1040.4 hPa at Tulloch Bridge on Saturday morning makes this the strongest high pressure over the UK in October since 2018 — and in Scotland since 2016. Several sites with ~30 years of data have set new October MSLP records in S'ern Scotland, N'ern England & Northern Ireland.
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Lots of reports on local Facebook of trees down, roads blocked/closed, power lines down and minor structural damage, mainly roof tiles, across Cornwall this morning. Some schools have closed and bus, road, rail and air travel have all been impacted. #StormAusten
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A busy day for our teams @metoffice with Storm #Austen expected to bring impacts to SW England and W/SW Wales early Friday, and then Storm #Boelo across more northern parts of the UK over the weekend... 🌀 youtube.com/watch?v=-xwVvTEa…

22/10/2026 - Austen Powers In - Evening Weather Forecast UK - Met Office Weather

Wet and windy weather expected across the south of the country as w...

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1040.4 hPa at Tulloch Bridge on Saturday morning makes this the strongest high pressure over the UK in October since 2018 — and in Scotland since 2016. Several sites with ~30 years of data have set new October MSLP records in S'ern Scotland, N'ern England & Northern Ireland.
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Dan Holley retweeted
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@BBCNewsOct 15
Severe drought declared in parts of southern England bbc.in/3VMqw5E

Severe drought declared in parts of southern England

Reservoir levels continue to drop after a hot summer and less September rain than normal.

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Analysed as 931 hPa on 12Z ASXX, with a fall in central pressure of 49 hPa in 24 hours, this exceptionally deep low near Iceland more than satisfies explosive cyclogenesis. Potentially a record deep low for October in Iceland with 935 hPa observed on land xitter.cf/metoffice/status/21103…
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@metofficeOct 14
A rapidly deepening area of low pressure has undergone explosive cyclogenesis today 🌀 This is pulling warmer air northwards, but also bringing stormy conditions across the far northwest 👇
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It was an exceptionally warm night across the UK for late September, with some stations recording 22°C during the early hours. Temp has been rising all through the night at Edinburgh, for example. Red box highlights just how much last night stands out from individual site records
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Just 4 weeks to go until the TORRO Autumn Conference 2026, on Saturday 17th October at Oxford Brookes University... More details, including ticket purchasing, can be found on our website. Looking forward to seeing some of you there! torro.org.uk/conference

The Tornado and Storm Research Organisation (TORRO)

TORRO is a privately-supported research body specialising in severe convective weather in Britain and Ireland

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Dan Holley retweeted
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@metofficeAug 13
Temperatures provisionally reached 38.1°C at Kew Gardens, making it the hottest day of the year so far This is the second time this year we have reached 38°C. The only other time this has happened twice in one year was in 2022. It also makes it the 5th hottest day on record
A map showing 38.1°C recorded at Kew Gardens. This makes it the hottest day of the year so far.

ALT A map showing 38.1°C recorded at Kew Gardens. This makes it the hottest day of the year so far.

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The Partial Solar Eclipse of 12th August 2026 over east Devon – maximum obscuration around 94% ☀️🌗🌍
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Dan Holley retweeted
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@metofficeAug 12
Wales have provisionally recorded their hottest August day on record with temperatures reaching 35.3°C in Gogerddan 🌡️
An map of the UK showing 35.3°C in Gogerddan meaning Wales have provisionally recorded their hottest August day on record.

ALT An map of the UK showing 35.3°C in Gogerddan meaning Wales have provisionally recorded their hottest August day on record.

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Dan Holley retweeted
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@metofficeAug 11
From one extreme to the other ☔☀️ To start 2026, Cardinham in Cornwall saw 55 consecutive days of rain Now it's the opposite, with Wisley experiencing 55 days without rain The longest dry spell on record is 73 days, observed at Mile End in London from 4 March to 15 May 1893
Days without rain (10 10 Aug) Wisley, Surrey = 55 days Heathrow, London = 49 days Odiham, Hampshire = 49 days Coningsby, Lincolnshire = 46 days Andrewsfield, Essex = 45 days Swanage, Dorset = 42 days

ALT Days without rain (10 10 Aug) Wisley, Surrey = 55 days Heathrow, London = 49 days Odiham, Hampshire = 49 days Coningsby, Lincolnshire = 46 days Andrewsfield, Essex = 45 days Swanage, Dorset = 42 days

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A short video, panning from SW to NE, of totality from the 8th April 2024 Total Solar Eclipse, taken at ~2pm local time in rural Illinois. Such a surreal experience, especially the shadow bands immediately before totality. xitter.cf/danholley_/status/1777…
Dan Holley@danholley_9 Apr 2024
What an incredible experience viewing the total solar eclipse in Bungay (Illinois, not Suffolk 😉) Four minutes of totality featuring an eerie twilight all around, a 3°C drop in temperature, winds falling light and a glimpse of solar prominence and the Sun's corona... 🌑☀️
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July 2026 was a remarkable month for a large part of England and Wales – these diagrams highlight just how exceptional it was when combining temperature, rainfall and sunshine (less so for e.g. N Scotland) More details in this week's Met Office Deep Dive: youtube.com/watch?v=m-omXmID…
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Dan Holley retweeted
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@metofficeJul 29
Following rigorous quality control checks, 38°C has been verified as the new UK and England June daily temperature record, which is higher than our previously reported 37.7°C at the same site at Lingwood.
The image has the Met Office logo and a news release banner dated 29 July 2026. Overlaid text reads: “New June daily temperature records heading into the record books”.

ALT The image has the Met Office logo and a news release banner dated 29 July 2026. Overlaid text reads: “New June daily temperature records heading into the record books”.

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On this day 5 years ago, thunderstorms caused significant flooding in parts of East Anglia, London and SE England. Brettenham (Suffolk) received ~180 mm of rain in less than 2 hours – one of the most intense short-duration rain events recorded in the UK. youtube.com/watch?v=PNP0RJ7e…

The Brettenham storm of 25 July 2021

First presented at the TORRO Spring Conference 2022, Meteorologist ...

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Here's a look at numerous individual weather stations across a swathe of England + Wales, comparing the maximum temperature recorded during June 2026 with the whole of summer 1976 – in some cases temperatures were over 4°C hotter in the recent heatwave 🌡️ xitter.cf/metoffice/status/20716…
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@metofficeJun 29
As further data from our observation network has been made available over the weekend, the provisional new UK highest June temperature on record is 37.7°C at Lingwood, Norfolk. 🌡️
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The exceptional June 2026 #heatwave: - 130 wx stations (13 with data spanning ≥100 years) set new June TMax records - 124 (10 spanning ≥100 years) set new June TMin records - 26 set all-time TMax records, largely focussed in coastal counties - 65 sites set all-time TMin records
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Dan Holley retweeted
MetJam
@MetJam_Jun 27
37.3°C at Santon Downham provisionally makes it the 5th hottest in the UK annual maximum temperature series since 1875 - the 4th time in just 8 years that the UK maximum temperature has broken into the top 5 (2019, 2020, 2022, 2026). The average for the 2020s so far is 35.96°C!
A dark grey background scientific line chart titled 'UK Absolute Annual Maximum Temperature (1875–2026*)'. The y-axis shows temperature from 24°C to 42°C, the x-axis shows years from 1875 to 2026. The annual maximum temperature is shown as a bold red line. A white line shows the 10-year running mean, illustrating a clear upward trend particularly from the 1990s onward. A dashed grey line shows the linear trend of +0.15°C per decade. A horizontal dashed white line marks the 1991–2020 average of 33.5°C. The UK all-time record of 40.3°C set in 2022 is annotated in the upper right. The provisional 2026 value of 37.3°C is marked with a red dot and white label, the 5th hottest year in the 152-year record.

ALT A dark grey background scientific line chart titled 'UK Absolute Annual Maximum Temperature (1875–2026*)'. The y-axis shows temperature from 24°C to 42°C, the x-axis shows years from 1875 to 2026. The annual maximum temperature is shown as a bold red line. A white line shows the 10-year running mean, illustrating a clear upward trend particularly from the 1990s onward. A dashed grey line shows the linear trend of +0.15°C per decade. A horizontal dashed white line marks the 1991–2020 average of 33.5°C. The UK all-time record of 40.3°C set in 2022 is annotated in the upper right. The provisional 2026 value of 37.3°C is marked with a red dot and white label, the 5th hottest year in the 152-year record.

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