Britain to have cooler than usual Aug-Oct : The Weather Company

LONDON (Reuters) - Below-normal temperatures are expected in Britain and parts of Norway, France and Germany from August to October, with higher than average temperatures across the rest of Europe, The Weather Company said on Monday. "As with many recent summers during the past decade, North Atlantic blocking has become the dominant player again as we get into the heart of the season," The Weather Company's chief meteorologist Todd Crawford said in a statement. "While the cool-west, warm-east pattern has become the preferred pattern going forward this summer, warmer northeast Atlantic ocean temperatures and the excess global heat left over from the historically strong El Nino event have meant that even western Europe has been slightly warmer and drier than we originally expected." The Weather Company, owned by IBM, provides weather forecasts aimed at the commodities and energy sectors. AUGUST: Nordics - Warmer than normal, except coastal Norway Britain and Ireland - Cooler than normal Northern mainland - Warmer than normal, except northern France Southern mainland - Warmer than normal SEPTEMBER: Nordics – Warmer than normal, except southern Norway Britain and Ireland - Cooler than normal Northern mainland – Warmer than normal, except northwestern France Southern mainland - Warmer than normal OCTOBER: Nordics – Warmer than normal Britain and Ireland - Cooler than normal Northern mainland - Warmer than normal, except northern France and western Germany Southern mainland - Warmer than normal (Reporting by Nina Chestney; Editing by David Goodman)