Another Meteo FranceMeteo France Météo-France is the official service of meteorology and climatology in France. named storm, Patricia, the center of which ran fairly and squarely across the UKUK The United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland, commonly known as the United Kingdom (UK) or Britain, is a country in Europe, off the north-western coast of the continental mainland. It comprises England, Scotland, Wales and Northern Ireland. during Wednesday. Gusts of 40 to 50 knots are good going for early August across northern France, and I notice one as high as 56 knots at Meaulte to the NENE North East of Paris. The main feature wasn’t the wind across the UK so much but the heavy rain, particularly across the North and East of Yorkshire.