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Check out the pink skies reflecting in the sea at Scarborough this morning! (📸 from @bevsilverman) . . UK forecast: Mostly dry tonight, then sunshine and showers tomorrow. 🌦 This Evening and Tonight: Any showers this evening will tend to die out to leave a largely dry night with some clear spells, especially in the south and west. A cloudy night with mist and foggy for North Sea coasts and the Northern Isles. 🌦 Monday: Sunny spells and scattered showers for many, with showers forming away from windward coasts. Showers may be slow-moving, and heavy with thunder in the afternoon. Generally cloudier in the north. 🌦 Outlook for Tuesday to Thursday: Tuesday and Wednesday, cloudy in the north and east, with scattered showers. Dry and sunny elswhere. Rain and cloud expected in the southwest on Thursday. A drier, brighter day elsewhere. . . #scarborough #yorkshire #loveukweather #sunrise #weather #beach #sea #sunshine #showers #rainGrey skies and bluebells, a great picture from @daves_parry thanks! #loveukweather #pontypridd There will be sunshine and showers this weekend with some showers heavy, possibly thundery. However, away from the showers it will feel pleasant in the sunshine!After lots of sunny skies this week, the weekend will bring more mixed weather. . There will still be some sunshine ☀️ but many places will also see showers 🌧 and some of these will be heavy. . You might even see a #rainbow 🌈 like this amazing example captured in Ersfjorden, Norway. . Tag us in any great weather shots you take 📸Serious storms are brewing in the USA 🌪️ . It’s peak tornado season in the US at the moment and some of our Met Office meteorologists will be heading out there in the next few days to undertake some research in severe convection. . This remarkable image was captured by @dennisoswald in #tornadoalley . . . #amazing #mammatus #lightning #tornado #storm #stormchaser #igdaily #photoofthedayPorthcurno looks spectacular in the sunshine ☀️ . Thanks to @a_Cornish_life for sharing this amazing photo with us. . It’s been widely sunny and warm across the UK during the last few days with the highest temperatures actually recorded in the northwest of Scotland. . Another sunny and warm day is expected on Thursday, although the odd shower will develop in western Scotland and western parts of Northern Ireland. . By Friday, showers will develop more widely across the UK and it will begin to feel cooler, especially near the coast, as the breeze picks up strength. . It won’t be a washout weekend but the weather is expected to be more mixed. Often, it will be cool and misty on North Sea coasts. It will also feel much cooler in Scotland on Saturday with persistent cloud and some rain. For most parts, however, we can expect a typical spring mix of warm sunshine and heavy showers. . . . #loveukweatherLoads of you shared your suggestions for the new background photo for the summer release of our app . Thank you! What a great selection to choose from 🙌 . Here's four of our favourites but which one do you like best? 👇Archives
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Monthly Archives: December 2013
UPDATED: Wind and rainfall data 4 to 5 December 2013
UPDATED TO INCLUDE LATEST WIND SPEEDS AS AT 3PM, 5 DECEMBER 2013 As forecast, there have been severe gales with widespread gusts of between 60 and 80mph across Scotland and northern parts of England. Some very high level mountain sites … Continue reading
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Cold snap expected
The UK is going to see a very short, sharp, cold snap. From Wednesday night (4th Dec) into Thursday morning (5th Dec) Scotland, northern England and Northern Ireland will see some strong winds, while Scotland will see some wintry showers … Continue reading
Posted in Met Office in the Media
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Climate change continues to impact UK waters
The Marine Climate Change Impacts Partnership (MCCIP) has published its latest Report Card, detailing a comprehensive assessment on how climate change is affecting UK waters. MCCIP is a partnership between scientists, government and the marine community which enables clear communication … Continue reading
