Which part of Britain is the wettest?

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Which part of Britain is the wettest?

Rainfall distribution across Britain is driven by weather coming from the Atlantic and the way land shapes that weather. The west is the wettest because moist air from the Atlantic moves in from the west and is forced to rise when it meets the land, especially over Wales and the western highlands of Scotland and Ireland. As the air rises, it cools and condenses, dumping a lot of rain on those western faces and in the western mountains. This front-driven, orographic rainfall happens repeatedly, so the west gets rain more often and in heavier amounts than other parts. The eastern areas sit in a rain shadow to the east of those mountains, so they tend to stay drier. The north has wet zones as well, but the consistent, heavy rainfall characterizing the west makes it the wettest overall.

Rainfall distribution across Britain is driven by weather coming from the Atlantic and the way land shapes that weather. The west is the wettest because moist air from the Atlantic moves in from the west and is forced to rise when it meets the land, especially over Wales and the western highlands of Scotland and Ireland. As the air rises, it cools and condenses, dumping a lot of rain on those western faces and in the western mountains. This front-driven, orographic rainfall happens repeatedly, so the west gets rain more often and in heavier amounts than other parts. The eastern areas sit in a rain shadow to the east of those mountains, so they tend to stay drier. The north has wet zones as well, but the consistent, heavy rainfall characterizing the west makes it the wettest overall.

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