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- Heading out at #lunchtime? You may need an umbrella ☂️ The best of the dry and bright weather will be in the east ⛅️ https://t.co/kdfnBZkVuV 23 minutes ago
- The yellow #Wind warning for England and Wales has been updated and expanded due to the expected track of… twitter.com/i/web/status/1… 51 minutes ago
- A yellow severe weather warning for #wind has been updated: bit.ly/WxWarning Stay #weatheraware @metofficeuk https://t.co/YM2Nv62UeV 1 hour ago
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#stormhannah has been named by Met Eireann, the Irish met service. . Although the worst weather from this storm will be in Ireland, storm Hannah will bring the UK wet and windy weather on Saturday. . The strongest winds for the UK are expected in Wales and southwest England on Saturday morning with gusts of 70mph possible around coasts. . The gusts will make travelling hazardous, especially for high sided vehicles and caravans and could cause disruption. . Stay #weatheraware and keep up to date with our weather warnings on our app or website. . See our story later for more information.Clear skies last Friday allowed @sharpeimages.co.uk to take this glorious shot of the full moon 😍🙌🏻 . The full moon in April is called the ‘Pink Moon’, Native Americans gave it this name as it coincided with the blooming of certain flowers. . It’s not usually pink in reality, but on this occasion a combination of the low angle and possibly some pollutants in the sky gave it a pinkish hue. . Cloudier skies in the coming nights will make star and moon gazing much trickier. See our story for more on the longer term weather outlook. . . #moon #pinkmoon #skies #beautiful #image #elycathedral #wednesdaywisdomIt’s getting colder this week 🥶 . Saturday in particular looks much colder than last Saturday with many places well below the late April average. . But depending on the exact wind direction some parts of Scotland could still be above average. . There will be more on the outlook in our story later... . . . #loveukweather #cold #weatherDid any of you wake up to dirty, dusty cars this morning? That'll be Saharan dust 👀⬇️ . Saharan dust is a mixture of sand and dust from the Sahara, the vast desert area that covers most of North Africa. . ⬇️ How does it get to the UK? ⬇️ . As in other parts of the world, the wind can blow strongly over deserts - whipping up dust and sand high into the sky. If the winds in the upper part of the atmosphere are blowing north, the dust can be carried as far as the UK. . Once it is lifted from the ground by strong winds, clouds of dust can reach very high altitudes and be transported worldwide, covering thousands of miles. . In order for the dust to get from up in the sky down to the ground, you need something to wash it out of the sky - rain. As raindrops fall, they collect particles of dust on the way down. Then when the raindrops land on something and eventually evaporate, they leave behind a layer of dust. . . #saharadesert #saharandust #ukweather #dustThanks @mildthing99 for this great shot! UK 5 DAY WEATHER FORECAST Monday 22 Apr - Friday 26 Apr Headline: Mostly dry and clear but scattered showers in the west. This Evening and Tonight: Most areas will stay dry with clear spells, especially towards the east. There will be more in the way of cloud in the west and southwest, where there will be a risk of scattered showers. Tuesday: Tuesday will be mostly sunny and very warm. It will be cloudier and cooler along North Sea coasts though, with a chance of showers in the west and southwest. Outlook for Wednesday to Friday: Scattered thundery showers will move northwards on Wednesday, introducing cooler conditions. It will then stay similar, with further heavy, thundery showers and perhaps gales in the west.Thanks to @ruths_gallery for this stunning photo of the skies over #LulworthCove #loveukweather . UK forecast: Mostly clear and chilly tonight. This Evening and Tonight: Evening rain over northwest Scotland will ease, leading to a mostly clear night across the country. It will be rather chilly away from western coasts, perhaps with isolated patches of mist and fog in central, southern and eastern England. Monday: Easter Monday will be very warm for many. The sunshine may turn hazy across the south and west, with the risk of isolated showers here later. Cooler along eastern coasts. Outlook for Tuesday to Thursday: Tuesday will be mostly dry and warm, however showers are possible in the southwest later. Wednesday and Thursday will be cooler, with showers and the risk of hail and thunder. #sunshine #showers #beautiful #landscapephotography #dorsetArchives
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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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