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#cloudy skies and some #rain in #Stirling courtesy of @frasergj #loveukweather the weather is changing... ℹ️This evening and tonightℹ️ Outbreaks of rain in the north and west will continue overnight, with some heavy rain across parts of Scotland, and with rain spreading across Wales and the West Midlands by morning. Elsewhere, generally dry but rather cloudy. Mild for all. ℹ️Sundayℹ️ A damp, breezy morning with some rain and drizzle at first. Drier, brighter conditions with isolated showers will develop during the afternoon, but the rain will linger across Scotland throughout. ℹ️Outlook for Monday to Wednesdayℹ️ Cool and unsettled on Bank Holiday Monday and Tuesday, with a mixture of sunny spells and scattered heavy showers. Fewer showers on Wednesday, but rain spreads in from the west later.It’s now warming up in Spain 🇪🇸 and Portugal 🇵🇹 with plenty of ☀️ expected during the next few days. . Meanwhile, Italy 🇮🇹 and the Balkans are expected to remain cooler and cloudier with some heavy showers ☔️ and thunderstorms 🌩 forecast this weekend and the start of next week. . If you are heading away this weekend and you’d like a forecast, comment below and we’ll try and answer as many as we can. . . . #holiday #weather #bankholidayIf you’re after sunshine ☀️ this #BankHolidayWeekend then Saturday is your best bet with sunny spells forecast for most of the UK. . Sunday sees cloudier skies ☁️ and rain 🌧 in some areas. . As for Monday it’ll be cooler 🥶 and fresher with showers, but some sunshine between the showers. . . . #loveukweather #bankholiday #igdaily #photooftheday #londonIf you are over 29 more than half of all fossil fuel CO₂ emissions (since 1751) have occurred in your lifetime. . Our data visualisation expert Neil Kaye has been analysing the climate research. . . #datavis #climatechange #globalheatingWe are going live from our NEW STUDIO for the first time! . Check it out today at 1pm on YouTube, Facebook and Twitter or see our story for the link. . Send us your questions now and we’ll answer them during the show. . We are discussing tornadoes, the jet stream and the Bank Holiday forecast, but ask us anything about weather. . #Live #Weather #BankHoliday #JetstreamVery dangerous, strong and long lived tornadoes are expected to break out across the US later on Monday ⚠️🌪 . Parts of Texas and Oklahoma and covered by the highest level of warning. . Local meteorologists suggest the atmosphere is primed for the worst case of tornadoes since 2011. . Hot, moist air at ground level from the Gulf of Mexico is heading north over Texas and mixing with cooler air that is higher up that has come over the Rocky mountains to make the atmosphere very unstable and create the storms. . Very large hail, flash floods and very strong winds are also anticipated and will cause disruption to infrastructure and travel. . Massive thanks to @scottblairphoto for sharing this incredible image with us 🙌🏻. . . #tornado #texas #oklahoma #warning #weather #gulfofmexicoArchives
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Monthly Archives: August 2012
Cold night breaks August records in places
Last night saw some unusually cold August night-time temperatures across parts of the UK, with some observation sites hitting record lows. Among those stations seeing their coldest recorded August temperature were: Braemar No 2, Aberdeenshire: -2.4 °C Aviemore, Highlands: -1.8 … Continue reading
Record low for Arctic sea ice extent
This week the National Snow and Ice Data Centre (NSIDC) announced that Arctic sea ice extent has reached a new record low since satellite data records began in 1979. According to the NSIDC, observations show there were 4.1 million square kilometres … Continue reading
Posted in Met Office in the Media, Met Office News
Tagged Arctic, Arctic sea ice, NSIDC
Tropical Storm Isaac heads toward New Orleans
At 1500 UK time on Tuesday 28 August, Tropical Storm Isaac was located about 150 km southeast of the Louisiana coast and heading northwest at about 15 km per hour. Mean wind speeds of 70 mph at the surface have been … Continue reading
Posted in Met Office News
Tagged hurricane, hurricane katrina, Isaac, National Hurricane Center, New Orleans, severe weather, tropical cyclone, tropical storm
Tropical Strom Isaac likely to make landfall as Cat 2 Hurricane
Tropical Strom Isaac was located about 120km WSW of Key West at 4am (UK time) on Monday 27 August, and continues to move west north west. Mean wind speeds of 65 mph have been observed by the United States National Hurricane Center aircraft. … Continue reading
Posted in Met Office in the Media
Tagged florida, hurricane, Isaac, National Hurricane Center, New Orleans, tropical storm, United States
Is it the wettest UK summer on record?
This summer started with the wettest June in the UK in the national records which go back to 1910 and was followed up by a wetter than average July (16th wettest), so are we set for the wettest summer on … Continue reading
Posted in Met Office News
Tagged England, july, june, Met Office, Northern Ireland, rain, rainfall, record, Scotland, summer, Wales, wet, wettest, worst
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Stormy days ahead in the Tropics
Whilst in the UK attention is focused on the weather for the coming Bank Holiday weekend, in the tropics it looks set to be a stormy few days ahead. Typhoon Tembin has winds of over 100 mph and is set to make landfall … Continue reading
Posted in Met Office in the Media
Tagged Isaac, Met Office storms, Tembin
Hottest day of the year so far
Yesterday saw the hottest day of the year so far, beating the 30.7°C recorded at St. James’ Park, Greater London on 25th July. The highest temperature yesterday was 32.4°C which was recorded at the Met Office observation site in Cavendish, … Continue reading
Heavy rain in the west but very warm in the south east
The UK’s weather will see marked contrasts over the next few days – with heavy rain in the west today and very warm weather in the south east. Forecasters at the Met Office have issued severe weather warnings for the … Continue reading
Posted in Met Office in the Media, Met Office News
Tagged East Anglia, England, forecast, London, Met Office, rain, severe weather, South East, South East England, temperature, warning
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Weather at the 1948 London Olympic Games
2012 is the third time that the capital of the UK is hosting the Olympic Games. In this short feature Dan Suri, Deputy Chief Forecaster at the Met Office reflects on the weather in 1948 and the similarities with 2012. … Continue reading
Posted in Met Office News
Tagged 2012 Summer Olympics, London, Met Office, Olympic Games, weather
Tropical storms update – Damrey, Saola, Ernesto and Haikui
As reported in yesterday’s blog, the tropical west Pacific has been active recently with typhoons Saola and Damrey both causing disruption in parts of south-east Asia. Saola weakened to a tropical storm before making landfall over the Fujian province of China. Huge amounts of … Continue reading
Posted in Met Office News
Tagged damrey, ernesto, haikui, Saola, tropical storm, Typhoon
