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Public given the chance to name UK and Irish storms

Members of the public are to be given the opportunity to name storms affecting the UK and Ireland.
People will be able to email possible names to the Met Office and send in suggestions via Facebook and Twitter.
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This year's Halloween is the warmest on record in the UK, BBC weather has confirmed.

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UK temperature hits 2014 high as heat-wave forecast

The UK has seen its hottest day of the year so far, with temperatures set to climb even higher on Friday.
The Met Office said a high of 29.1C had been recorded at Hampton in Greater London.
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UK floods: High winds and waves for southern England

High winds and huge waves are battering the south coast of England as widespread flooding continues.
"Severe" flood warnings have been issued for many stretches of the coast from Cornwall to Hampshire.
The Met Office has warned of 80mph gusts of wind across south and south-east England, and all train services west of Plymouth have been cancelled.
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Scientists say UK wet summers down to Atlantic warming

The UK's recent run of damp summers could be down to a cyclical warming of the Atlantic Ocean.
That was the view of scientists and meteorologists who gathered at the Met Office to discuss the unusual weather patterns of recent years.
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Extreme rainfall in UK 'increasing'

The frequency of extreme rainfall in the UK may be increasing, according to analysis by the Met Office.
Statistics show that days of particularly heavy rainfall have become more common since 1960.
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Snow and ice set for Scotland and northern England

Snow is set to bring disruption to most of Scotland and parts of northern England, the Met Office has warned.
It has issued an amber warning for snow for much of Scotland overnight into Thursday.
The snow will turn to rain late in the morning but will fall on frozen surfaces, forecasters said.
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Stormy weather heads for the UK

John Hammond has more on the wet and windy weather forecast for the UK over the coming days.
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2012 set to be the 'wettest summer in 100 years'

The summer of 2012 is set to be the second wettest in the UK since records began - and the wettest summer in 100 years - provisional Met Office figures suggest.
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