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Yahoo
13-06-2025
- Climate
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Yellow warning for heavy rain and thunder on island
A yellow weather warning for heavy rain and thunder storms on the Isle of Man has been issued by Ronaldsway Met Office. In place from 03:00 until 16:00 BST on Saturday, forecasters said rain overnight would turn heavy at dawn, with up to 25mm of rainfall expected in some places. The Met Office said this would bring "significant" areas of standing water and a small risk of flooding in some areas. There was also a "small risk" of thunderstorms, which was most likely overnight into the late morning. If the risk of thunderstorms increased or became more significant a further warning would be issued, Ronaldsway Met Office said. Read more stories from the Isle of Man on the BBC, watch BBC North West Tonight on BBC iPlayer and follow BBC Isle of Man on Facebook and X. Warning of flooding as heavy rain hits Manx spring was 'warmest and sunniest' on record Isle of Man TT Senior race scrapped due to weather Isle of Man Government - Weather Warnings
Yahoo
13-06-2025
- Climate
- Yahoo
Yellow warning for heavy rain and thunder on island
A yellow weather warning for heavy rain and thunder storms on the Isle of Man has been issued by Ronaldsway Met Office. In place from 03:00 until 16:00 BST on Saturday, forecasters said rain overnight would turn heavy at dawn, with up to 25mm of rainfall expected in some places. The Met Office said this would bring "significant" areas of standing water and a small risk of flooding in some areas. There was also a "small risk" of thunderstorms, which was most likely overnight into the late morning. If the risk of thunderstorms increased or became more significant a further warning would be issued, Ronaldsway Met Office said. Read more stories from the Isle of Man on the BBC, watch BBC North West Tonight on BBC iPlayer and follow BBC Isle of Man on Facebook and X. Warning of flooding as heavy rain hits Manx spring was 'warmest and sunniest' on record Isle of Man TT Senior race scrapped due to weather Isle of Man Government - Weather Warnings
Yahoo
12-06-2025
- Climate
- Yahoo
Warning of flooding as heavy rain hits
Drivers have been warned of a risk of flooding on some roads as heavy rain is due to hit the island over a 10-hour period. A yellow weather warning has been issued for heavy rain between 14:00 and 22:00 BST. Ronaldsway Met Office said temporary downpours were possible across the island, with rainfall up to 1.8in (30mm) in places. The warning comes after a TT fortnight that was beset with weather delays and cancellations. It also follows the warmest, sunniest – and third driest – spring on record for the Isle of Man. Read more stories from the Isle of Man on the BBC, watch BBC North West Tonight on BBC iPlayer and follow BBC Isle of Man on Facebook and X. Manx spring was 'warmest and sunniest' on record Isle of Man TT Senior race scrapped due to weather Ronaldsway Met Office
Yahoo
12-06-2025
- Climate
- Yahoo
Warning of flooding as heavy rain hits
Drivers have been warned of a risk of flooding on some roads as heavy rain is due to hit the island over a 10-hour period. A yellow weather warning has been issued for heavy rain between 14:00 and 22:00 BST. Ronaldsway Met Office said temporary downpours were possible across the island, with rainfall up to 1.8in (30mm) in places. The warning comes after a TT fortnight that was beset with weather delays and cancellations. It also follows the warmest, sunniest – and third driest – spring on record for the Isle of Man. Read more stories from the Isle of Man on the BBC, watch BBC North West Tonight on BBC iPlayer and follow BBC Isle of Man on Facebook and X. Manx spring was 'warmest and sunniest' on record Isle of Man TT Senior race scrapped due to weather Ronaldsway Met Office
BBC News
11-06-2025
- Climate
- BBC News
Isle of Man spring 'warmest and sunniest' on record
The Isle of Man has just experienced its warmest and sunniest spring on published by Ronaldsway Met Office showed the average temperature across March, April and May was 13.7C (56.7F) - that's 2C (3.6F) above the 30-year Gary Salisbury said the spring of 2025 had seen "above average" sunshine levels with a total of 708.1 hours "exceeding the memorable Covid spring of 2020, which previously held the top spot".He confirmed 2025 was also one of the driest springs ever recorded on the Isle of Man, the result of "persistent high pressure" sitting above the island. The highest temperature taken between 1 March and 31 May was 23.2°C (73.8F) on 12 is the fourth highest temperature ever recorded on the island in rainfall was 3in (7.8cm), which the island's weather experts confirmed was 55% down on the average between 1991 and 2020. Mr Salisbury said March in particular was "very dry" with only 0.5in (1.3cm) collected, making it the second driest March since records began in 1948. In May 0.4mm of rain fell in the first three weeks of the month, and sunshine hours topped the all-time record at 319.4 previous sunniest May came in 1977, when there were 303.6 Salisbury confirmed temperatures were "well above" the long-term average, with the mean daily peaks reaching 16.7°C (62F).He said this "comfortably exceeded" the previous highest of 16.1°C (61F) which had been recorded in 2008. Mr Salisbury said: "Even with the more unsettled last week, total rainfall only came to 0.9in (2.4cm), which is less than half the average for May."The previous warmest spring was 2024, but for "very different reasons".Last year was "unusually wet" he said. Significant cloud cover caused "very mild" night-time temperatures, boosting the overall average. Read more stories from the Isle of Man on the BBC, watch BBC North West Tonight on BBC iPlayer and follow BBC Isle of Man on Facebook and X.
