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Monthly Archives: January 2015
Winter storm to hit the U.S.A. and Canada
While we’re looking at our own wintry weather later this week, a separate weather system is about to bring some very disruptive winter weather on the other side of the Atlantic. A low pressure system, which is due to bring … Continue reading
Posted in Met Office News
Tagged American snow storm, explosive deepening, snow, snow in the States, snow storm, USA snow storm
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Cold Weather for UK
Cold weather is again on the way for the UK. Later this week colder conditions will spread south, bringing a mixture of sunny spells and snow showers from Wednesday onwards. Temperatures for many will be below normal for the time … Continue reading
Posted in Met Office News
Tagged cold weather alert, polar vortex, rain, snow, snow storm, US snow storm, weather warning, Wind chill, yellow snow warning
Why are we now seeing colder weather across the UK?
Over recent weeks, we have spoken about the very strong jet stream across the Atlantic, driving areas of intense low pressure towards the UK. This has bought spells of very wet, windy but relatively mild conditions to the country. As … Continue reading
Posted in Met Office News
Tagged cold, cold weather, hail, Jet stream, national severe weather warnings, NSWWS, rain, sleet, snow, storms, warnings, wintry showers
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Strongest winds overnight 14 – 15 January 2015
As expected, a powerful low pressure system affected the UK yesterday evening and overnight bringing gales and heavy rain to many areas. The low pressure system will continue to affect the UK today, bringing sunny spells and blustery, heavy showers with … Continue reading
Posted in Met Office News
Tagged #UKstorm, flooding, gales, ice, Met Office forecasts, Met Office warnings, rain, severe weather, snow, storm force, stormy
Very strong winds recorded over northern parts of the UK
As forecast by the Met Office, a powerful low pressure system passed to the north of the UK in the early hours of this morning bringing exceptionally strong winds in places. Two low level stations recorded wind speeds of over … Continue reading
Posted in Met Office News
Tagged january, Met Office, Scotland, Storm, UK, warning, wind, Winter
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Extreme global weather
The UK may be experiencing what looks likely to be a milder than average winter but other parts of the globe are struggling against some extreme weather conditions. Middle East Heavy snow is expected to affect large parts of Turkey, … Continue reading
Posted in Met Office News
Tagged Atlantic, blizzards, canada, cold, gulf stream, lake effect snow, lake ontario, lake superior, middle east, North America, snow, snowfall, UK
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