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Spring weather in Summer?

8 Jan, 2013 11:52am

3:13

Seems weird but we do have a spring-like weather pattern at the moment defined by surges of very windy weather, plenty of westerlies and a shortage of long lastinghighs. Great news for farmers, but a little more challenging for holidaymakers.

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