The UK's Rain Shadow Effect: Why One Side of the Pennines Is Wetter
How orographic lifting squeezes rain onto the western Pennines and leaves the eastern lowlands drier, and how to use that pattern in your own planning.
Read MoreHow orographic lifting squeezes rain onto the western Pennines and leaves the eastern lowlands drier, and how to use that pattern in your own planning.
Read MoreHigh and low pressure systems drive Britain's rain, cloud, wind and temperature. Here's how to read them on a forecast chart — and what they mean for your week.
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