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Temperatures are on the rise this week 🌡 . Most of us will enjoy warmer temperatures by the weekend - one or two spots could even reach around 18 °C! . . . #springiscoming #loveukweather☀️ What a beautiful day, it’s also the warmest day of the year so far 🌡 . . . #loveukweather #wintersun #satelliteIt was a 🌫 foggy 🌫 start for some of us this morning – especially in the south of England. . The fog is now clearing and the rest of Friday is expected to be sunny for the vast majority! . Out of the wind and in the sunshine, it will feel spring-like as temperatures climb widely into the teens by the afternoon. Today’s hotspots will be Northern parts of Cornwall, Devon and Wales with highs of 16 Celsius in places. It will be windier, cloudier and cooler in Western Scotland and Northern Ireland. . Saturday will be dry again for most of us but there’ll be more cloud – especially in the south of England and Wales. Sunny spells will continue further north. . On Sunday, it will be windy in the west with some rain. In the east, after a sunny start, it will turn cloudier through the day but stay dry. It won’t be as mild as today but temperatures will remain above average for mid-February. . 🙏🏻 to @simplytomrice for letting us share his foggy photo of Exeter canal. . . . #fog #mist #foggy #loveukweather #photography #igdaily #photooftheday❤️ L O V E I S I N T H E A I R ❤️ . Or is it fog 🧐 . ⬇️ T O D A Y ⬇️ A sunny day in England and Wales after any early mist and fog clears. Cloudier skies at first in northern areas with patchy rain and drizzle over the hills, although gradually turning brighter through the day. Mild for most.❤️ It’s going to be a warm Valentine’s Day for much of the UK tomorrow ❤️. . We could reach 16C in northern Scotland and many places will get to 12 or 13C – which is well above the average for mid February. . But the warmest Valentine’s day on record is 19.1C recorded 21 years ago in Somerset! . . #WednesdayWisdomAn early hint of #spring? 🌸 . This week is going to be mild as temperatures reach the mid-teens in some places.Archives
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Monthly Archives: April 2014
May Bank Holiday – Fine and dry for most
Despite some reports, Met Office forecasters are expecting pleasant weather for many over the Bank Holiday weekend, with a good deal of dry weather, rising daytime temperatures and some spells of strong sunshine at times. Although air of polar origin … Continue reading
Posted in Met Office News
Tagged Met Office, temperature, UK, weather, weather forecast, weather forecasting
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Met Office weatherman in Camp Bastion
Met Office meteorologist Simon King has just returned from Afghanistan where he has been part of a crack team forecasting the weather for our Armed Forces. He has been working with the Met Office’s Mobile Met Unit (MMU) which gives … Continue reading
Posted in Met Office News
Tagged Afghanistan, Camp Bastion, Met Office, MMU, Mobile Met Unit, weather
Guest blog: RNLI lifeguards warn of beach dangers after winter storms
Brett Shepherd, Lifeguard Manager, provides some timely advice for those planning a trip to the beach as the Easter weekend approaches. As many of our RNLI lifeguards head back to British beaches this weekend, I’m hoping for some lovely weather … Continue reading
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Tagged beach, beach safety, lifeguard, RNLI, sea rescue, sunshine, waves
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Increased UV Levels
You may have noticed that our forecast for UV are indicating low to moderate levels, however there is a possibility that the levels may in fact be much higher than this today. This is due to an ozone anomaly affecting the … Continue reading
Posted in Met Office News
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Cyclone Ita making landfall over Queensland
A cyclone is making landfall over Queensland, Australia with winds of up to 145 mph expected, together with heavy rain and a storm surge which is likely to cause disruption for coastal communities. Forecasts have been successfully predicting the track … Continue reading
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Tagged Bureau of Meteorology, cyclone Ita, Cyclone Yasi, Met Office, Queensland, tropical cyclone
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Looking at the headlines: Is summer coming early?
Media headlines are already looking ahead to the kind of weather we can expect as we head towards summer in the UK. Some articles refer to our 3-month outlook for contingency planners to bolster the idea that we could be … Continue reading
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Verifying our air quality forecasts
As forecast, air quality levels were poor across some parts of the UK yesterday and that continues today. Observations available from Defra’s monitoring network show that yesterday parts of the south east saw levels of 8 and 9, in the … Continue reading
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