Weatherquest Farming Forecast

A very wet and windy week is coming up across the British Isles as autumn blasts onto the scene, but will it remain unsettled for the rest of the month? Join Meteorologist Fred Best for this week's Weatherquest Farming Forecast podcast to find out more.

After milder and drier conditions for many places over the last few weeks, a band of squally rain spreading eastwards across the British Isles on Sunday/Monday kicked off a more unsettled and fresher-feeling weather pattern, with further rain forecast for most of the rest of the week.

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Heavy showers brought up to 80 mm of rain to parts of East Anglia on Sunday, resulting in above average rainfall for the month so far, but elsewhere much of Britain has had a drier than average September. Meteorologist Zoë Johnson discusses this and the forecast for the month ahead in this week’s #WQFarmingForecast – some unsettled weather on the way! 

Dry conditions over the last three weeks had begun to have an impact, but rain on Tuesday the 14th has made up for much of the deficit. However,  many areas could be headed back to drier than average conditions to end September and begin October. Meteorologist Chris Bell has all the details in this week's podcast. 

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After the recent warmth, it's likely to turn more unsettled through the remainder of the week. Hurricane Larry may have an indirect influence on the UK weather into next week, as Meteorologist Dan Holley explains...

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With a tricky period for the harvest for many eastern areas, Meteorologist Fred Best takes a look back at the summer as a whole across the British Isles, before taking you through the forecast out for the next few weeks. High pressure will continue to dominate in the short term, before the weather takes an unsettled turn from the weekend, likely staying changeable through the rest of the month.

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With unsettled conditions dominating for much of August, it has been a difficult harvest for many #UKFarmers, however as high pressure builds, a much more settled end to the month is expected. Meteorologist Zoë Johnson discusses the weather for the month ahead in this week's #WQFarmingForecast - how long will the high last?

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A slack pressure pattern through the end of the week will be replaced by low pressure and more widespread rain and showers, perhaps with some localised flooding in parts of England. Meteorologist Chris Bell will take you through the forecast for a wet weekend and then a heads up into September for the final push of Harvest 2021.

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While southern Britain has been affected by frequent downpours, parts of Scotland and Northern Ireland have so far experienced one of their driest summers on record. Meteorologist Dan Holley explores the recent variation in rainfall across the UK - will it turn drier and perhaps warmer in the weeks ahead?

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After a period of unsettled weather in which we saw frequent heavy showers, thunderstorms and longer periods of rainfall, it does look like the weather will turn more settled in southern Britain through next week. Before we get there though, the end of this week will continue to unsettled theme with low pressure dominating. Join Meteorologist Fred Best for a look at this week's forecast, with also a discussion of the soil moisture summaries for June and July!

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After a spell of hot, sunny and settled weather, conditions returned to the more unsettled side over the weekend, with heavy downpours and thunderstorms in some places. But is this set to continue? Find out with Meteorologist Zoë Johnson in this week's #WQFarmingForecast, as Zoë provides a forecast for the coming weeks - looking cool and unsettled for a time, but maybe there's a light at the end of the tunnel?

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