Liam Dutton

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👨🏽‍💼Channel 4 Weather Presenter ☀️Meteorologist 🎵Pianist & Musician 📚Author 🧑🏽‍💻 www.liamdutton.com

Fyvie Castle in Aberdeenshire was the warmest place in the UK, reaching 20.2C. This also makes it Scotland's warmest day of the year so far. Here is the warmest place in each nation.

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In spring, big differences between day and night temperatures are common - known as the 'diurnal range'. It's what make clothing choices tricky; wrapping up for a chilly morning, which then becomes a warm day.

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By Friday, daytime temperatures will generally only reach 5-9C, which is a few degrees below average for March. The wind will make it feel even colder. This is due to polar maritime air sweeping across the UK behind an area of low pressure.

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Saharan dust has drifted up across western Europe and reached eastern parts of the UK on Friday. Also, rain is moving up across England, which is likely to wash some of the dust out of the air. You may notice some dust on cars and other surfaces during the next couple of days.

A plume of Saharan dust is drifting northwards across western Europe at the moment, giving hazy skies. In the UK, there’ll be very high air pollution across eastern parts of England on Friday, and some dust may be washed out in the rain.

Storm Regina has whipped up a plume of Saharan dust that will reach southern and western Europe in the coming days. This will lead to hazy skies, colourful sunrises and sunsets, as well as some poor air quality and dust washed out in the rain.

A plume of Saharan dust will reach southern and western parts of Europe, including the UK, this week. This will lead to hazy skies, colourful sunrises and sunsets, as well as some poor air quality and dust washed out in the rain.

More hours of daylight and lighter evenings await as we head through March. Here's a comparison of sunrise and sunset times at the start and end of March. The clocks go forward an hour on 29th March.

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Winter 2025/26 was wetter, duller & milder than average for the UK. ▪Rainfall 13% above avg ▪Sunshine 16% below avg ▪Mean temp 0.85C above avg The West Midlands, Cornwall and Leicestershire had their wettest winter on record. Dorset and Warwickshire had their second wettest.

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February 2026 was milder, wetter and duller than average for the UK. WHOLE UK ▪️Rainfall 23% above avg ▪️Sunshine 42% below avg ▪️Mean temp 1.5C above avg NOTABLE POINTS ▪️Dullest on record for Wales ▪️3rd warmest for S. England ▪️England rainfall 70% above avg

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Storm Marta will hit Iberia with more heavy rain and strong winds this weekend. Flooding and landslides are expected. This comes only days after Storm Leonardo swept across the region, bringing damage and disruption.

There’s no imminent end in sight for the relentlessly wet weather pattern that’s been affecting southern and western Europe for weeks. During the next seven days, 25-75mm of rain expected widely, with up to 300mm in some parts of Iberia. The risk of flooding will continue.

Storm Leonardo will bring heavy rain across Iberia on Wednesday into Thursday. Southern and western areas will widely see 50-100mm, with 200-300mm falling over some hills and mountains. Flooding, landslides and travel disruption are expected, with amber and red warnings issued.

As we head through February, the amount of daylight in the UK increases by 3-5 minutes each day. Here's a look at the change in sunrise and sunset times for selected locations between the start and end of the month.

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An exceptional amount of rain is expected across southern and western parts of Iberia, and northern Morocco this week. The graphic below shows the total rainfall for the next seven days. 75-100mm of rain is widely expected, with around 300-400mm over the hills and mountains.

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