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It looks like a piece of modern art but it's actually some experimentation of visualising our huge banks of climate data. . Our climate scientist Neil Kaye has created this snapshot of the rolling annual average of sunshine, temperature and rainfall between 1930 and 2017. The colours are designed to be both colour blind proof and intuitive. The dark to bright yellow indicates sunshine and blue to red for temperature. . Neil has also been plotting the stats in the race for the hottest summer ever. . Are we on track to break the record? See our story to find out more. . #summer #records #climate #data #visualisation #datavisualisation #records #stats #weatherThe remnants of Subtropical Storm #Ernesto will bring wet and windy weather to some central and northern parts this weekend. . Ernesto formed in the mid Atlantic yesterday is is expected to track northeastwards towards the UK. It will then weaken and become and ex-tropical storm by the weekend. Ex-Ernesto will then merge with an Atlantic low pressure system bringing heavy rain and strong winds to the northwest this weekend. . Stay up-to-date across our social channels #weatheraware . #weather #august #summer #loveukweather #charts #metofficeStunning sunsets and red rainbows are in the forecast over the next few days. 🌅🌈 . . After some warm days, it will turn fresher for all areas by Thursday. However, some southern parts will turn very warm and humid again by the weekend (although temperatures will depend on sunshine amounts) ⛅ . Don’t forget to share any photos you take by tagging @metoffice #loveukweather for a chance to be featured. . This gorgeous sky was captured by @stevendbernard over Southwark Bridge. Thanks for the share 👍 . . . #weather #sky #cloud #sunset #rainbow #summer #august #London #igdailyHave you ever seen a red rainbow? 🌈🔴 . This amazing photo was captured by @sanjaymyangar 👌 Thanks for the share 👍 . A red, or monochrome, rainbow is formed in the same way to a multi-colour rainbow, the only difference is that a red rainbow requires the sun to be close to the horizon, so occurs at sunrise or sunset. . This is because at sunrise and sunset the sun is very low in the sky, which means that the sunlight we see has travelled through a much thicker amount of atmosphere. Because blue light is scattered more strongly by the atmosphere, it tends to be scattered several times and deflected away in other directions before it gets to us. This means that there is relatively more yellow and red light left for us to see. . . Find out more in 'The Weather Studio' Live – on YouTube at 1pm – link in story. . . #weather #rainbow #loveukweather #sky #cloud #igdaily #summer #august #sunset #sunriseAn unsettled week ahead ⛅🌧☀️ . Much of this summer has seen the #jetstream to the north of the UK bringing plenty of settled and warm weather. However, this week it's right across the country bringing spells of rain and strong winds. . See our story for a link to our more detailed forecast. . . Ever wondered what the jet stream is? 👇 The jet stream is a core of strong winds around 5 to 7 miles above the Earth’s surface, blowing from west to east. Wind speeds can exceed 200 mph but we don’t see or feel this at ground level. Instead, this part of the atmosphere helps develop and steer weather around the globe, sometimes bringing storms, sometimes bringing very calm and settled days. . Find out more on our 'Learn About Weather' YouTube channel 👍 . . . #weather #jetstream #maps #temperature #airmass #science #forecast #igdaily #colours #weatheraware #loveukweatherEver seen a shooting star? 🌠 . @don.cardy captured this awesome shot of the Perseid meteor shower over Ynys Llandwyn, northwest Wales 👍 . . The Perseid meteor shower peaks this weekend with maximum activity from Saturday to Monday. The Perseids are one of the best known of the meteor showers and can be seen in late July and throughout August each year. The best time to watch is late evening and into the hours of dawn, looking northeast. . But will it be clear or cloudy? Check our story for the weekend overview. . Here's some tips from @virtualastronomer on how to watch the meteor shower: . ➡️ Get away from or shield yourself from bright lights . ➡️ Get comfortable by laying or sitting back . ➡️ Let your eyes get used to the dark . ➡️ Look up in any direction and fill your gaze with sky . ➡️ Meteors look like bright streaks of light . ➡️ The longer you look, the more you are likely to see . . #perseids #milkyway #nightscaper #stargazing #northwales #nightphotography #sky #weather #igdailyArchives
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Monthly Archives: March 2013
Met Office continues to drive forward research on long-range forecasting
The BBC Radio 4 ‘Today’ Programme have run a story this morning regarding the advice the Met Office gave to our government customers ahead of the exceptionally wet weather of April to June 2012. This was an extreme period of weather … Continue reading
Posted in Met Office in the Media
Tagged BBC, forecasting, long-range outlook, Madden Julian Oscillation, Met Office, MJO, Radio Four, seasonal forecasts, Today, weather
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Met Office figures show we are on course for coldest March in over 50 years
This March is set to be the coldest since 1962 in the UK in the national record dating back to 1910, according to provisional Met Office statistics. From 1 to 26 March the UK mean temperature was 2.5 °C, which is … Continue reading
Posted in Met Office Diary
Tagged cold, England and Wales, frost, March, snow, statistics, temperature
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Cold Weather Alert Service extended to help support
With cold weather forecast across the UK as we head through the Easter weekend and into the start of April, the Cold Weather Alert Service, which usually finishes at the end of March, has been extended for an additional two weeks. … Continue reading
Is there a UK ‘heatwave’ on the way?
There have been some headlines today suggesting the Met Office has forecast a ‘heatwave’ by the end of spring. The articles reference a line from our March to May three-month outlook for contingency planners which refers to how our Spring … Continue reading
Posted in Met Office in the Media
Tagged heat wave, High-pressure area, Met Office, spring, weather
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Latest snow depths and wind speeds – 24 March
As forecast, we have seen some very wintry weather over the last few days. Here are some figures showing where the most snow has fallen. Wittering in Cambridgeshire saw the deepest snow, with 24 cm recorded at 9 am this morning. Many … Continue reading
Five things you might not know about thunderstorms
1. Lighting can strike twice. The empire state building in New York has been struck by lightning as many as 48 times in one day. 2. The average flash of lightning would light a 100 watt light bulb for three months. … Continue reading
February weather pictures and video summary
February was rather unsettled during the first half, but much more settled for the second half as high pressure brought mainly dry but often cloudy conditions with lower temperatures. This was the longest spell of dry weather of the whole … Continue reading
Posted in Met Office News
March – a month of weather contrasts
Winter seems to have hung on for quite some time this year with low temperatures, frost, ice and snow affecting many areas into late March. This isn’t altogether unusual as we are more likely to see snow at Easter than … Continue reading
Posted in Met Office News
Tagged Air mass, Atlantic Ocean, cold, easterly, frost, ice, Scandinavia, snow, weather, wind
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Guest blog: Met Office launches volcanic ash forecasting game for National Science and Engineering Week
Today’s guest post is from our education channel for children, here’s Billy Blizzard to tell us about EVACuate… National Science & Engineering Week (NSEW) 2013 starts today and is now a mainstay in the UK events calendar. Initiatives like this have … Continue reading
Posted in Met Office News
Tagged Met Office, National Science and Engineering Week, NSEW 2013, volcanic ash
This week’s snowfall captured by rainfall radar
The rainfall radar network is a great way of looking back at how weather systems affect the UK. Here we see rainfall radar imagery from 00:00 GMT on Sunday 10 March to 09:00 GMT on Tuesday 12 March. It shows … Continue reading
Posted in Met Office Images, Met Office News
Tagged Channel Islands, England, France, Kent, Met Office, North Sea, rainfall, Scotland, snow, weather
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