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Lots of thunderstorms kicking off across Europe today 🌩 . We're likely to see some 'home-grown' storms over the next few hours bringing very heavy downpours. We have a yellow thunderstorm warning in place. . . The red on the chart indicates a lightning strike within the last 5 minutes. . #weather #thunder #lightning #weatheraware #metoffice #warning🚨 Satellite image of the month 🚨 . Look at the plumes from the large fires burning on UK moorland, captured by satellite near the end of a very dry month . . . The UK was mostly cloud free on this day allowing an unobstructed view of the land. In addition to the smoke, it is possible to distinguish urban areas, fields, lakes, upland areas and bloom of phytoplankton in the North Sea. . . . These images were from a polar-orbiting weather satellite, specifically from the Visible Infrared Imaging Radiometer Suite (VIIRS) on-board the NOAA/NASA operated Suomi-NPP satelliteWe haven’t seen much rainfall during the first half of summer. Check out our story for more information.Huge microburst in Colombia 🌧📸 @adamonzon . . . Check out our story for more info on microbursts, St. Swithin and the UK summer so far!What a stunning view! Lauterbrunnen, Switzerland 🇨🇭 ⛅️ . . . 📷 @cumacevikphoto #switzerland #waterfall #clouds #hills #weather #igdaily #vista #landscapephotographyPlenty of #festivals going on this weekend. Don’t forget to check out main feed for a chance to WIN @Bestival2018 tickets! . . . 📷 @xkaylx1403 #weather #festival #competition #ticketsArchives
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Monthly Archives: February 2013
What have February and the winter been like so far?
Provisional figures from the Met Office show that February so far (1 – 25) has been colder and drier than average, while the winter as a whole (December 1 to February 25) looks set to be pretty average. For February, everywhere … Continue reading
Posted in Met Office News
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It’s cold but why is there no frost?
There’s no denying that we have seen some cold weather this winter with plenty of frost, ice and in many cases, snow. However, the last week has been cold – arguably perhaps feeling colder than any other time this winter … Continue reading
Why does it feel so cold? A guide to ‘feels like’ temperatures
With bitterly cold conditions across parts of the UK just now, have you been asking yourself why it can feel so much colder in the wind? The temperatures that you normally see on our website represent the temperature of the … Continue reading
Posted in Met Office in the Media
Tagged Android, cold, feels like, freeze, temperatures, Wind chill
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Cold weather across UK
The start of this week was relatively mild and sunny but we have seen a change to colder and cloudier weather during the course of the week. High pressure became established to the north-east of the UK and this dragged in colder … Continue reading
Posted in Met Office News
Tagged cold, cold weather alerts, Department of Health, easterly, frosty, ice, Met Office, snow, weather
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Top ten romantic weather phenomena
With Valentine’s day this week, we’ve complied the top ten romantic or magical weather conditions. 1. Diamond dust – Diamond dust consists of extremely small ice crystals, usually formed at temperatures below -30 °C. The name diamond dust comes from the … Continue reading
Will the UK see snow this weekend?
There is potential for some significant amounts of snow over parts of the UK later this weekend. However, the detail of where and when this snow will fall is still uncertain. So what is happening in the atmosphere? A frontal … Continue reading
January weather – your pictures
Thank you for sharing your January weather pictures with us on Twitter. Here’s a selection of our favourites. The January summary video is coming shortly. @metoffice view of Ossett from Netherton Sat 26th Jan. twitter.com/MarkDParsons/s… — Mark Parsons (@MarkDParsons) January … Continue reading
Posted in Met Office Images
Tagged images, january, pictures, rain, snow, UK, uk snow, united kingdom, weather
Latest snow depths and wind speeds – 5 February
As forecast, unsettled wintry conditions brought snow and strong winds to parts of the UK overnight and this morning. Eskdalemuir saw the deepest snow, with 14 cm of snow recorded at 10 am this morning, while Aviemore recorded 12 cm. Many areas also saw strong winds, … Continue reading
Posted in Met Office News
Tagged gust, severe weather, snow, snow fall, UK, weather, wind
