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☀️ 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.Did you catch a rainbow this weekend?! 🙌🏻😍. . Here’s a UK forecast for the next 5️⃣ days.. . ⬇️ T O D A Y ⬇️ Largely dry with sunny periods. However a band of cloud and showers, initially across northern England, clearing south with any rain easing. Showers across north Scotland also fading. Cloud then thickening across northwestern parts later, with a little rain possible. . ⬇️ T O N I G H T ⬇️ Clear spells for England and Wales, with frost and fog patches possible, especially southeast. Cloudier across Scotland and Northern Ireland, with some rain, mainly northwest. Early frost possible eastern Scotland. . ⬇️ T U E S D A Y ⬇️ Mild, with sunny periods for much of Wales, and southern England. Northern parts cloudier, with outbreaks of rain spreading south and easing. Sunshine and showers follow. Windy in far north. . ⬇️ W E D N E S D A Y - F R I D A Y ⬇️ Mild, especially across some northern parts. Cloudy and windy, with some rain in the north and west, before clearing Friday. Sunny periods likely elsewhere, but also overnight fog and frost.Archives
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Monthly Archives: February 2016
Could sudden stratospheric warming bring a cold start to spring?
Our atmospheric scientists are predicting a dramatic change in high altitude winds 50km above the ground and the imminent occurrence of an event known as a sudden stratospheric warming (SSW) in early March. Professor Adam Scaife, Head of Monthly to … Continue reading
Posted in Met Office News
Tagged 30-day forecast, cold weather, sleet, snow, spring, sudden stratospheric warming, weather forecast
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Cyclone Winston leaves a trail of destruction in Fiji
Our blog on Friday 19 February reported the potential threat to Fiji from powerful Cyclone Winston. As predicted, the cyclone crossed the islands causing much destruction from exceptionally strong winds and heavy rain. Late on Friday (UK time) Cyclone Winston … Continue reading
Posted in Met Office News
Tagged Cyclone Winston, Fiji, heavy rain, Met Office, New Zealand, South Pacific, Storm, tropical cyclone, tropical storm, weather, weather forecast, wet, wind, Winston
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Fiji declares ‘state of natural disaster’ as Cyclone Winston batters islands
With the arrival of Tropical Cyclone Winston, the government of Fiji has declared a state of natural disaster and has imposed a curfew. Reports from Fiji suggest severe damage to towns and villages as 200mph gusts swept across the islands. Estimates suggest … Continue reading
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Snow for parts of the UK
UPDATED 17/02/2016 A frontal system interacting with cold air across the UK will bring a risk of wintry weather further south over the next 24 hours or so, with rain, sleet and snow in the forecast for some parts and … Continue reading
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Tagged cold, England, forecast, frost, heavy rain, ice, Met Office, National Severe Weather Warning Service, rain, severe weather, sleet, snow, temperature, weather forecast, wind, Winter
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Sentinel-3: A new window on the changing state of our oceans
Climate change is much discussed, says Dr Simon Keogh of the Met Office, and to inform the conversation the Met Office uses historical scientific data including sea-surface temperature records, based on data from the Along Track Scanning Radiometer (ATSR) series … Continue reading
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Tagged climate, climate change, climate science, EUMETSAT, Met Office, Satellite image, Weather satellite
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Keep your eyes peeled for eyes in the sky
On a clear night, when looking up at the heavens, it may be tempting to imagine that those little lights in the night sky are just stars, planets or aircraft, says Dr Simon Keogh, in the latest of a series … Continue reading
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Tagged EUMETSAT, International Space Station, Met Office, meteorological satellites, Weather satellite
Without satellites, would forecasting regress to the 1970s?
The 1970s may be memorable for many things, but the accuracy of weather forecasting wouldn’t make the shortlist, says Dr Simon Keogh who leads the Met Office Satellite Data Products and Systems group with the third post in a four-part … Continue reading
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Tagged forecast, Met Office, meteorological satellites, Satellite imagery, Weather satellite
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A man-made constellation in the night sky
Thanks to a ring of satellites operated by Europe, USA, Japan, China, India, Russia and South Korea we now have large-scale coverage of the Earth and an insight into how our complex weather patterns are changing hour-by-hour, day-by-day and year-by-year, … Continue reading
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Tagged EUMETSAT, Met Office, meteorological satellites, satellite, Satellite imagery
Looking down on the weather: a brief history
Today we can be inclined to take rocket launches for granted, says Dr Simon Keogh who leads the Met Office Satellite Data Products and Systems group in the first of a series of blogs on satellites. There was once a … Continue reading
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Tagged Met Office, meteorological satellites, Satellite imagery, Weather satellite
Storm Imogen brings gales to southern areas of Britain
An area of low pressure, which will bring some very strong winds across southern parts of the UK as it moves eastwards on Monday, has been named as Storm Imogen. Gusts of 60-70 mph are possible in southern England and … Continue reading
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Tagged amber weather warning, England, flood, forecast, heavy rain, Met Office, National Severe Weather Warning Service, rain, rainfall, severe weather, Storm, storms, weather, wind, Winter
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