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The UK is in a returning polar maritime air mass. . But what does that mean? . Cold air from Greenland or the Arctic moves over warm, moist air in the Atlantic. This typically brings: . 🌫 Moist, mild and unstable air 🌦 Sunshine and showers ⛈ Hail and thunder . . . #weather #polar #airmass #december #UK #forecast #chart #map #air #sun #hail #thunderWill it be a White Christmas? 🤔🌨 . There’s still some uncertainty. These are our version of Christmas 'stamps’ ! . Temperatures are mild this week, and these stamps represent a series of different scenarios into next week. Initially it was looking cold but now, although there may be a frosty start, it’s unlikely there will be a white Christmas. . At the moment there’s no severe weather in the forecast which should make it easier for Christmas #travel. . Find out more in Weather Studio LIVE (link in story) . . . #whitechristmas #Christmas #december #snow #winter #2018 #forecast #weather #post #stamps #philately #liveA narrow band of very heavy rain and gusty winds will sweep eastwards tonight and tomorrow, known as line convection! . Head over to our story for this week’s weather.. . #heavyrain #lineconvection #gustywinds #satellite #imagery #thisweek⚠ Risk of freezing rain ⚠ It can look pretty but the effects of freezing rain can have big impacts. It can create a layer of ice on anything cold it comes into contact with – this means not only a potential for icy roads and pavements, but also a risk to things like aircraft and powerlines. Two amber weather warnings have also been issued for this #weekend. Heavy #snow & #blizzards are possible, along with widespread #ice. Conditions have to be ‘just right’ to get freezing rain and it doesn’t happen very often in the UK, making it a relatively rare phenomenon. It occurs when rain droplets fall through air thats temperature is below zero and freezes on impact with the ground or another object to form clear ice – also known as glaze. Generally, freezing rain starts its life as snow, ice, sleet or hail, but passes through a layer of warmer air on the way down. This causes it to melt and return to a liquid form. As it continues towards the ground, it then briefly passes through colder air again, causing the water droplets to become ‘supercooled’ – colder than 0 °C but still in liquid form. When these supercooled droplets fall on ground which is close to or below freezing, they can freeze on impact – quickly creating treacherous conditions. Stay up-to-date with warnings across our social channels or by downloading our free app [link in bio] #weatheraware #freezingrain #warnings #weather #weatherwarnings #weatherready #hail #snow #december #winterHeavy #snow and #blizzards may develop across Scotland and northern England this #weekend, with a risk of #freezingrain in places Stay #weatheraware ❄️Beautiful sunrise this morning captured by @shivermetimberscornwall 🙌 . Recognise this view? Let us know in the comments 👇 . If you thought it was cold today, tomorrow will be even colder! Get those gloves and hats ready! 🧣🧤 . There will be a big change in the weather this #weekend. Stay up to date across all our social media channels 🌦️🌧️🌦️ . . . #weather #forecast #sunrise #cornwall #sky #sea #nature #igdaily #winter #december #inspiration #motivationArchives
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Monthly Archives: February 2011
Met Office iPhone App makes it into The Sunday Times top App List
Today The Sunday Times publishes the second part of their definitive App List. Today their selection includes both Science and Weather and the Met Office is delighted that our iPhone App is included in the list of the top 500 … Continue reading
Posted in Met Office in the Media
Tagged App Store, iPad, iPhone, Met Office, weather, weather forecasting
Ask the experts about climate change
We are inviting the public to submit their questions about climate change as part of our contribution to the Open Air Laboratories (OPAL) project. Anyone who is confused or curious about climate change can send their questions via the OPAL … Continue reading
Posted in Met Office News
Tagged global warming, Met Office, OPAL, Open Air Laboratory, Scouts
Met Office in the News: Friday 18th February
Earlier this week the journal Nature published a paper in how emissions of greenhouse gases increased the odds of the Autumn 2000 floods. This paper used the detailed computer climate model developed at the Met Office Hadley Centre. Using this … Continue reading
Posted in Met Office in the Media, Met Office News
Tagged climate change, extreme weather, Met Office, Met Office Hadley Centre
Met Office scientists awarded Denny Medal for ocean expertise
Met Office scientists have been awarded the Denny Medal for the best research paper of 2010 by the Journal of Operational Oceanography. The paper describes how the Met Office operational Forecasting Ocean Assimilation Model (FOAM) and the new Nucleus for … Continue reading
Posted in Met Office News
Tagged Denny Medal, forecasting, IMarEST, Institute of Marine Engineering, Met Office, ocean, Science and Technology
Met Office becomes lead scientific adviser to Climate Week
The Met Office is to be the lead science advisor for Climate Week, which runs from 21st to 27th March 2011. The role of the Met Office as lead science advisor is to explain some of the key science issues … Continue reading
Posted in Met Office in the Media
Tagged climate, climate change, Climate Week, global warming, Kevin Steele, Met Office
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WOW – a new weather observations website for everyone
The Times has today run a feature – ‘Experts make way for an outbreak of enthusiasm from citizen forecasters’ – about a new project by the Met Office to set up a social network for weather observations. The weather is … Continue reading
Met Office in the Media: 09 February 2011
Defence Codex, the MoD magazine for defence engineering and science has written two articles in the latest edition of the magazine looking back at the Iceland volcanic eruption from last spring. ‘Ash in the sky causes eruption of scientific support‘ … Continue reading
Posted in Met Office in the Media
Tagged Iceland, Met Office, volcano
Amazon drought – caused by climate change or not?
Questions have been raised by recent research into droughts in the Amazon (BBC). Our Amazon expert, Dr Richard Betts discusses the issue of Amazonian drought. The recent paper, published in the journal Science, on the 2005 and 2010 Amazon droughts, … Continue reading
Australia recovers as Severe Tropical Cyclone Yasi finally weakens in Northern Territory
Parts of North East Australia are clearing up in the wake of Severe Tropical Cyclone Yasi, which is likely to have been the most intense cyclone at landfall over Queensland since 1918. Cyclones of a similar intensity have made … Continue reading
Posted in Met Office News
Tagged Australia, Bureau of Meteorology, Earth Sciences, Met Office, Queensland, tropical cyclone
First flood forecast test for Scotland
Emergency staff testing the new flood forecasting service for Scotland found themselves in a real-life situation this week. During a crucial two-day emergency exercise, involving a flooding scenario in the west of Scotland, weather conditions deteriorated and the new Scottish … Continue reading
Posted in Met Office News
Tagged flood, flood forecast, Floodline, Scotland, Scottish Government Resilience Room
