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Monthly Archives: April 2011
Met Office in the Media: 20 April 2011
As the fine weather continues across much of the UK the media have focused very much on what the Easter weekend weather will be like and whether the fine and warm spell will last until the Royal Wedding. Of course, … Continue reading
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Tagged Charlwood, Easter, Easter Week, London, Met Office, royal wedding, weather
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Met Office in the News: 13 April 2011
Volcanic Eruption Test – The Met Office in its capacity as the Volcanic Ash advisory Centre London (VAAC London) is taking part in a european wide exercise to test changes and improvements in how the industry deals with volcanic ash … Continue reading
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Tagged Daily Telegraph, Met Office, Volcanic Ash Advisory Center
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Met Office in the Media: 11 April 2011
BBC Weather Test – The Sunday Telegraph have run an article ‘Test to see if you can trust the weatherman‘ in which it reports onthe proposed BBC ‘Weather Test’ – which has been presented as an indpendent, scientific evaluation of … Continue reading
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Tagged BBC, Cornwall, Isles of Scilly, Jersey, Met Office, weather
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Saharan dust heads for the UK
A wind storm that developed over northwestern Africa on the 3rd and 4th April left a legacy of Saharan dust in the atmosphere over parts of Western Europe. Gusty winds reached 50mph at times over southern Morocco and western Algeria … Continue reading
Posted in Met Office Images, Met Office in the Media, Met Office News
Tagged Africa, dust, Met Office, NASA, sahara, saharan dust, Satellite imagery
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Record April night-time temperatures
Last night saw some of the warmest April overnight temperatures on record at a number of stations across Scotland and Northern Ireland. These were particularly notable given that they occurred during the first week of the month. Warm, moist air … Continue reading
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Tagged Met Office, mild nights, Northern Ireland, Scotland, temperatures
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