Diary of Highlights

1st to 5th
A largely dry and settled start to the month, although cloudy at times. Overnight frost and fog patches occurred widely, with the sunniest conditions on the 3rd. Temperatures generally above average.

6th - 7th
It stayed mostly dry and settled. However, cooler conditions and some snow showers spread southwards across northern England, and rain moved in across the southwest too

8th - 10th
Snow spread widely north-eastwards on the 8th and 9th, with 10 cm accumulating in places, whilst some maximum temperatures only just climbed above freezing. The northeast saw wintry showers rather than more persistent snow, and the southwest had rain generally. The unsettled conditions continued on the 10th, although it was mostly rain that fell then, with snow on hills. Torquay reached 12 °C.

11th - 12th
Largely showery on the 11th and 12th with some thunder and hail at times, but drier conditions spread in from the west later on the 12th. Temperatures back to above average.

13th - 16th
: Mostly fine on the 13th, but rain spreading from the west, sometimes heavy, pushed across most parts on the 14th, driest in the north. Cloudy and windy conditions with some gales affected northern and western parts on the 15th with fine weather elsewhere. Rain, some heavy, then returned on the 16th although the southeast was more showery with London reaching 13.3 °C. Temperatures remaining above average.

17th - 22nd
Largely cloudy with some drizzle in the south on the 17th and 18th, but fine in the north once morning fog cleared. Cloud and rain spread over western parts on the 19th with drier weather elsewhere. That rain then pushed east on the 20th with showers following to the west. The 21st was largely fine, but rain reached western parts later, and this spread across all parts with showers following eastwards on the 22nd. Temperatures remaining above average.

23rd - 28th
Showers dominated from the 23rd to the 25th with some more persistent rain over southern parts on the night of the 24th. Showers became more isolated with plenty of fine weather on the 26th, but much of the 27th was cloudy and quite windy with outbreaks of rain. Frequent showers then blew across on the 28th with some heavy bursts around, and an area of heavy rain pushed across southern parts late in the day. Temperatures remaining above average.