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The skies could be lit up tonight across the UK, we are expecting thunderstorms, there is a warning in force ⚠️⛈ . Downpours accompanying the thunder and lightning could cause flooding. . Stay #WeatherAware by checking out if you are in the warning area. . Download our app or go to the website to see very the latest! . . #lightning #thunder #storm #warning #ukweather #downpoursYou probably don’t need us to tell you it’s been a wet month 👀🌧 . So we thought we’d show you. . This map shows how much rain has fallen in June so far! . Some places have seen TWICE the average for the WHOLE month ALREADY. . The end of this week looks a bit drier… but before then further thundery showers are expected on Tuesday night and there is a weather warning in force. . . #weatheraware #rain #map #june #warningsWe’ve seen some impressive skies this weekend with plenty of heavy showers 🌦as well as some sunshine ☀️ 📸 @simonluckman1988 from Twitter . With further heavy showers in the forecast this week and a thunderstorm warning ⛈ ⚠️in force for parts of southeast England on Tuesday night and Wednesday it is likely that we’ll see further striking skies in the coming days . Here’s the UK forecast👇 . ⬇️Headline⬇️ Showers for the northwest, drier in southeast, rain in between. . ⬇️This Evening and Tonight⬇️ A rather cloudy but mostly dry night for southern and eastern England, once any daytime showers ease. Bands of rain, heavy at times, will push northeastwards across more central and northwestern parts. The breeze will stop temperatures dropping much. . ⬇️Monday⬇️ Breezy and showery for Scotland and Northern Ireland, with risk of hail and thunder. Early rain across northern England and Wales breaking up somewhat. Warm sunny spells further southeast. . ⬇️Outlook for Tuesday to Thursday⬇️ Rain or showers developing on Tuesday, with potential for torrential thunderstorms in the southeast overnight and into Wednesday. Turning brighter and fresher from the west. Sunshine and showers on Thursday. . . . #sunshine #showers #rain #thunder #weather #forecast #loveukweatherTorrential rain this week has led to a lot of mud at @downloadfest. A mix of sunshine and showers still to come but not as wet as it has been. 📸 @marcxsmith . . Here’s the UK forecast 👇 Showery rain in the north. Drier with clear spells elsewhere. . This Evening and Tonight: The band of showery rain will continue northeastwards, becoming confined to parts of Scotland later in the night. Otherwise, clear spells with showers easing for most. However, there will be further showers arriving into the southwest later in the night. . Sunday: A breezy day with sunny spells and showers, these will be heavy at times. Thicker cloud and more persistent showery rain over northern Scotland at first will clear away northwards. . Outlook for Monday to Wednesday: Sunshine and showers for many on Monday. After a dry and bright start on Tuesday, heavy and thundery showers will arrive during the afternoon and move north overnight into Wednesday. #rain #weather #loveukweather #mud #download2019It’s pretty muddy at #downloadfestival2019 . Amazingly, they had more than a month’s worth of rain 🌧 from Monday to Wednesday this week in advance of the site opening. . Here are the rainfall stats from Sutton Bonnington (about 5 miles east of Donnington Park)… . Rainfall so far this month (up to 0900 14 June): 99.8 mm (166% of average) . Average rainfall in June: 60.2 mm . Rainfall total for 10-12 June: 68 mm . Wettest day: 10 June (32.8 mm) . Thanks to @OliviaJWood_x on twitter for sharing her video. . #loveukweather #muddy #rain #wellies #festivalFed up of it feeling like winter? . It does look warmer next week ➡️⏱ . But note we’re not promising flaming June and blue skies for all, just a bit less ‘January’! . . #drier #sunnier #warmer #loveukweather #weather #nextweek #forecastArchives
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Monthly Archives: May 2012
Guest blog: UV index forecast, helping you to keep safe in the sun.
As the sun is set to make a reappearance this weekend, Charlotte Fionda of the Karen Clifford Skin Cancer Charity writes this guest blog: Last week was Sun Awareness Week, even though the sun did not appear to be aware of it in many places. … Continue reading
Posted in Met Office News
Tagged Cancer, forecast, Health, Met Office, Skcin, skin cancer, Skin cancer charity, Sun, Ultraviolet, Ultraviolet index, UV
Long to rain over us
Weather often makes front page news but today it’s the weather forecaster who has garnered the headlines – as the paper’s focus on the Prince of Wales’ star turn as a presenter. Prince Charles and the Duchess of Cornwall both … Continue reading
Posted in Met Office News
Tagged BBC, BBC Scotland, camilla, climate, duchess of cornwall, forecast, Met Office, presenter, prince charles, prince of wales, royal, Royal Air Force, television, weather, weather presenter, YouTube
Weather lab in the sky
The work of scientists from the UK academic community and the Met Office onboard the Facility for Airborne Atmospheric Measurements (FAAM) research aircraft is covered on The BBC and Channel 4 today. The BBC’s Science Editor David Shukman joined yesterday’s flight to probe … Continue reading
Posted in Met Office in the Media
Why does it always rain on the UK?
After the wettest April in records dating back to 1910 and an unsettled start to May, parts of the UK are set to see more heavy rain today and tomorrow. With all the wet weather, many people have been asking … Continue reading
How often do we get tornadoes in the UK?
Over the past few weeks there have been several reports of funnel clouds and tornadoes across the UK. So what are tornadoes and how do they form? Tornadoes form when the weather is ‘unstable’ and showery. They are narrow, spinning columns … Continue reading
Posted in Met Office in the Media, Met Office News
Tagged Funnel cloud, Thunderstorm, Tornado, UK, water spout, weather
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Wet weather could increase pollen count in hay fever season
There has been a number of news stories in the press about the impact the recent wet weather could have on the pollen count later in the year. In the Telegraph, Patrick Sachon, Met Office Health Business Manager, said: ‘The wet … Continue reading
Posted in Met Office in the Media
Tagged hayfever, Pollen, pollen forecast
Your weather poems
We had over a hundred weather poem tweets in our competition to win a limited edition Met Office blue sky umbrella on Twitter. We couldn’t retweet them all so here’s some more of our favourites. The winner: From @CMDexe Is it … Continue reading
