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Monthly Archives: June 2013
June set to be slightly drier and sunnier than average
Provisional Met Office early June figures suggest that it has been drier than average and slightly sunnier than usual so far this month. Rainfall for the UK from 1-26 June was 37.8 mm. At this stage we would expect to … Continue reading
Posted in Met Office News
Tagged East Sussex, England, flaming June, Herstmonceux, june, June weather, Magilligan, Northern Ireland, Scotland, Wales
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Met Office in the Media: 23 June 2013
There has been further coverage in the weekend papers following a workshop held here at the Met Office HQ in Exeter on a recent run of unusual seasons in the UK. During the workshop new, early stage research by the … Continue reading
Posted in Met Office in the Media
Tagged Met Office, Tourism, university of reading, weather, weather forecasting
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Guest blog – How the Atlantic may influence wet summers
This morning there has been a lot of media coverage following a workshop held here at the Met Office HQ in Exeter on a recent run of unusual seasons in the UK. Much of this centred around recent research by … Continue reading
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Tagged amo, Atlantic, atlantic multidecadal oscillation, Jet stream, Met Office, rowan sutton, Stephen Belcher, summer, UK, university of reading, washout, wet, wet summer, wet summers
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High levels of grass pollen forecast
With many parts of the UK seeing periods of warmer, drier weather over the next few days, high pollen counts are forecast in places. So far this season, we have seen relatively low pollen counts, due to the unsettled weather … Continue reading
Posted in Met Office in the Media
Tagged bendaryl, grass pollen, hay fever, Met Office, Pollen, pollen count, weather
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Media coverage on ‘wet summers for a decade’
There has been a lot of media coverage today following a science workshop held at the Met Office HQ in Exeter yesterday. Most of the articles go some way to capturing the science as it was delivered in the press … Continue reading
Meeting on UK’s run of unusual seasons
Weather and climate experts from across the UK came together at the Met Office’s HQ in Exeter today for a workshop to discuss the recent run of unusual seasons in Europe. A total of 25 delegates attended including representatives from … Continue reading
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Forecasting challenges this weekend
Nick Grahame, Chief Forecaster at the Met Office, talks us through the forecasting challenges this weekend. Sometimes the atmosphere can provide a real challenge for forecasters even in the shorter range. Take for example this weekend – there’s a low pressure system … Continue reading
Discussing the UK’s recent ‘unusual seasons’
There have been some media stories this morning about a meeting due to be held next week at the Met Office to discuss the recent run of unusual seasons here in the UK. This will draw together some experts from … Continue reading
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Tagged Arctic, meeting, Met Office, seasons, UK, unusual, weather, weird weather, workshop
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Never mind the stories, summer is not over yet
After a fortnight of settled and fine weather for most parts of the UK, we’re now seeing more changeable conditions which have led to stories claiming summer is ‘over before it even began’. They point to our 30-day outlook, which … Continue reading
From field to fork – gardening, cooking and the weather
Following a colder than normal March and April, we talked to River Cottage head gardener Craig and sous chef Gelf about how the weather is impacting the food they grow and cook. Reacting to the weather Partly due to its setting in a … Continue reading
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Tagged Competition, gardening, growing, Met Office, river cottage, weather
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