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Monthly Archives: April 2011
Met Office in the Media: 29 April 2011
As HRH Prince William and Catherine Middleton were married in Westminster Abbey, the showers held off, remaining to the north of central London. The cloud broke to give some sunny spells across the capital as they made their way back … Continue reading
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Tagged Buckingham Palace, Met Office, National Weather Service, United States, Westminster Abbey
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One day to go to the Royal Wedding and what’s the weather forecast?
The Royal Wedding of HRH Prince William and Catherine Middleton will be celebrated in London and throughout the country tomorrow. The weather will play its part in the big day and the latest Royal Wedding forecast is for a mixture of … Continue reading
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Tagged Kate Middleton, London, Met Office, Prince William of Wales, royal wedding, weather, weather forecast
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Royal Wedding Update: Wednesday 27 April
In the London area, a return to more typical April weather is likely, with a mix of showers and at times brighter spells. The best of the drier weather is likely through the morning. Much of Scotland, Northern Ireland and … Continue reading
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Tagged HRH Prince William, Kate Middleton, London, Met Office, royal wedding, weather
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Met Office in the Media: 27 April 2011
The Daily Express reports in ‘Drivers warned as pollen cloud menace heads for UK‘ about an increased risk of Birch pollen heading toward the UK from the continent as northeasterly winds set in across the UK. Birch pollen is also … Continue reading
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Tagged Met Office, Pollen, royal wedding
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25 years on from Chernobyl
Twenty-five years on from the Chernobyl accident on April 26th 1986, the impacts of the devastating explosion in the number 4 reactor at the Chernobyl plant continue to be felt in the region and beyond and have been brought into … Continue reading
Royal wedding weather forecast
As the big day gets closer we can now start to give more detail on what the weather will be like on Friday for the Royal Wedding of HRH Prince William and Kate Middleton. The Met Office has a special … Continue reading
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Tagged London, Met Office, royal wedding, weather, Westminster Abbey
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Met Office in the Media: 26th April 2011
As we head back to work the Met Office can confirm that we have had the hottest Easter in recent history. The hottest place over the weekend was Wisley in Surrey where the Met Office recorded a high of 27.8 … Continue reading
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Tagged Easter, Eyjafjallajökull, hay fever, hot, Met Office, pollen forecasts, volcanic ash
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Met Office in the Media: 21 April 2011
The weather for the Easter weekend continues to make the news right now with the Daily Telegraph reporting that ‘Britain heading for warmest Easter weekend on record‘. It is true that temperatures are well above where they should be – … Continue reading
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Tagged Easter, hot weather, Northern Ireland, royal wedding, smog
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Defra puts UK on Smog alert
The high pressure system persisting over the UK is forecast to bring warm and still conditions to the UK over the Easter weekend. These conditions mean it is likely that the UK will experience a high pollution episode this weekend. … Continue reading
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Tagged Air pollution, Department for Environment Food and Rural Affairs, Ozone, Pollution, smog
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New pollen forecasts available online
Pollen forecasts are now available on the Met Office website for the millions of sufferers of hay fever across the UK. The forecasts will use our latest weather forecast information and combine this with pollen readings from across the UK. … Continue reading
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Tagged Forecasts, hay fever, Met Office, Pollen, weather, weather forecasting
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