Tag Archives: Celsius

Met Office in the News: “Tropical Storms to hit Wimbledon”?

Posted on 26 June, 2012 by Met Office Press Office

There have been several articles in the Daily Express over the last couple of days reporting ‘Summer is on the way at last’ with temperatures set to reach 34 Celsius this week and ‘Tropical storms set for Wimbledon’. These headlines … Continue reading →

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Why is it so warm?

Posted on 26 March, 2012 by Met Office Press Office

The last few days have been unseasonably warm but why is this happening so early in the year? The answer lies largely in the air flow directly above the United Kingdom but more importantly where that air has come from. … Continue reading →

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Very mild start to November

Posted on 17 November, 2011 by Met Office Press Office

The first part of November has been very mild, dry and quite sunny across the UK, according to provisional Met Office climate figures. The UK average temperature for 1-15 November was 9.4 °C, which is 3.5 °C higher than the … Continue reading →

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Settled weather but rather cloudy

Posted on 28 December, 2010 by Met Office Press Office

Across the UK, weather conditions are expected to be fairly quiet as 2010 draws to a close, with generally light winds and mist and fog likely in some places. Daytime temperatures are predicted to be in the range of 4 – 8 Celsius. Where cloud … Continue reading →

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