If January was a month of two halves, February 2026 was notably consistent in its damp theme, particularly across the southern half of the UK. February is often expected to deliver a late-season cold spell. Provisional figures suggest a month shaped by a persistent southerly jet stream, persistent mildness, and enough rainfall to make even the most seasoned garden weather station owner double-check their equipment.

In this recap, we’ll look at the meteorological setup that drove the month, from the early Arctic breakdown to the regional contrasts that left Scotland on a noticeably different weather pattern at times.

The Early Month: The Arctic Breakdown

The month began with competing air masses. Late January featured a blocking high over Scandinavia and parts of the Atlantic. It briefly supported colder conditions. In the first week of February, observations indicate that this pattern weakened and an Arctic breakdown followed.

As the blocking high eroded, Atlantic systems became more

January 2026 delivered a clear “month of two halves” across the UK. Provisional summaries indicate a cold, dry opening that gave way to a stormy and much wetter second half as Atlantic systems dominated. If you run a home weather station at home, the shift would have been obvious in the pressure trace, rainfall totals, and wind stats.

This recap uses Met Office provisional figures and regional summaries where available, plus reported impacts from named storms through the month.

A Cold Start That Didn't Last

The month began with a cold snap. Observations show Arctic-origin air pushing south during the first week. This brought widespread frost and periods of snow, especially over higher ground in Scotland and northern hills. Reports indicate locally severe overnight minima in sheltered spots, with some Highland sites near -8°C early in the month.

A digital weather station would typically show a classic “cold and dry” signature in this setup. Night-time temperatures fell quickly under clearer

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Since pre-historic periods men and women have looked to the sky and wondered what the weather was going to do - perhaps for planned hunting trip or drying pelts gathered from such a trip. Originally it was assumed that the sun ruled the earth’s weather and it was therefore worshipped as a god. Of course in many ways, arguably, we now know that premise to be more or less correct. It is worth remembering that during much of the Bronze Age period climatic conditions in the UK and Europe as a whole were much warmer than those we currently experience, allowing expansion and exploration northwards, although this trend was reversed during much of the cooler Iron Age period.

As soon as mankind adopted an agrarian lifestyle however, having some understanding of the patterns of the weather became essential for crop cultivation. If the crops failed because of drought or flooding, then the villagers would starve. In fact we know that as early as about 650 BC, the Babylonians understood enough about