Weather in Great Britain

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The United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland is situated on the British Isles to the north-west of Europe. It is separated from the continent by the English Channel and the Strait of Dover in the south and the North Sea in the east. The country is washed by the waters of the Atlantic Ocean. Great Britain is the country of valleys and plains. The mountains in Britain are not very high. Scotland is the most mountainous region with the highest peak, Ben Nevis. The climate of the British Isles is maritime, insular, temperate, humid and changeable. The winds that blow from the continent and from the North Sea bring dry and cold weather, so it is cooler and drier in the East and in the South-East. The usual temperature in Britain is normally ranging between cool and mild, without extreme contrasts. However, the weather in Great Britain is famous for its changeability: English weather is never the same two days running. In the morning it can be cold, in the afternoon warm and in the evening raining. One day it rains, the next day it may be sunny and the next it can be cold again. It’s often raining in spring, autumn and even in winter. Autumn is sometimes a time of very good weather, with clear blue skies and the sun shining every day. There’s usually no snow in Britain, but the North and Scotland usually have some after Christmas. The sky in winter is overcast, and the weather is wet, gloomy and miserable. The best time of the year in England is the spring and early summer. Then cold winds and fogs and heavy rains have all gone, and the sun is warm for the first time. Of course it rains sometimes too, and it’s often cloudy, but not as often as in winter. It rains quite often all year round in England. Environmental protection is an international issue of great importance and Great Britain pays much attention to it. Air pollution has been a major problem
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