The longest spells of settled weather occur during calm but cold days in winter.

BBC: Czech Republic

As elsewhere on the coasts of the southern Mediterranean, winter weather can be changeable from day to day with cool, cloudy, rainy spells interrupting the generally warm, sunny, and settled weather.

BBC: Libya

There's a very high chance of dry, settled nocturnal weather between now and Sunday night, with some local mistiness by dawn.

BBC: Glastonbury Festival 2010 weather forecast

Mr Church said he had hoped, with the recent cold weather, the number of landslips would have "settled down".

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