Record rainfall and floods hit Paris
A storm unleashes the heaviest July rainfall on record in the French capital.
1st of December marks the start of meteorological winter, a period that finishes (for statistical purposes) at the end of February.
Before looking ahead, let's take a look at how November has shaped up so far.
November looks like being a sunnier month than normal. Scotland is on course for one of its sunniest November months on record, with data going back to 1929. Sunny days have been followed by some cold nights and temperatures are below the average.
There was one notable exception to the autumn chills. During 19th - 22nd, areas of low pressure brought flooding in places, and our first named storm of the season, Angus, produced a gust to 70 knots at Langdon Bay, Kent.
Early winter and the jet stream
The amplification of the jet stream will play an important role in the type of weather we can expect. A more amplified jet - one that is weaker and orientated more north-south - will encourage high pressure. This is likely to bring largely dry weather with some sunshine, cold days and frosty nights.
Strengthening of the jet would bring an Atlantic influence. This means stronger winds, milder air and spells of rain, and perhaps briefly the chance of snow. These Atlantic incursions are expected to be short-lived however. Cold, quiet winter weather is expected to be the more dominant pattern in the weeks ahead.
A storm unleashes the heaviest July rainfall on record in the French capital.
Tomasz Schafernaker takes us through this quick animation explaining why showers are difficult to forecast.
Louise Lear takes a look at how our weather can influence the pollen count.
An explanation of the wind gusts symbol in our forecasts.
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