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There'll be a lot of fine #weather this weekend ☀️☀️☀️ . Clouds will clear for a beautifully sunny autumn weekend for most. It's time to dig out your 🧤🧣 winter woolies though as #temperatures are set to drop over the next few days. . Are you planning on getting out and about? Let us know in the comments. . . . #weather #autumn #november #sun #frost #fog #weekend #motivation #outandabout #outside #nature #maps #symbols #weathermapAs the wind changes from southerly to easterly over the next few days, temperatures will drop by several degrees. . Why's it getting colder? . The high pressure nearby shifts from central Europe to Scandinavia over the next few days causing wind direction to change. A #mild southerly airflow will be replaced by a #cold easterly airflow. . But will it snow? See link in story for more details. . Do you prefer autumn to be mild or cold? Let us know in the comments 👇 . . . #weather #cold #maps #autumn #winter #november #outside #nature #geographyDid you manage to spot any double rainbows this week? 😍🌈 . When there’s a double rainbow, the colour sequence in the second rainbow is reversed! . The dark band between the two rainbows is known as Alexander’s band. . Check out our story to see Alex Deakin answering some of your questions sent in during our live show yesterday! . Big thanks to @willeadesphotography For sharing this beautiful image with us 🙌🏻 . . #rainbow #rainbows #facts #wednesdaywisdom #colours #weather #photography #picoftheday #beautifulIt's getting colder next week... . There's a change of air mass coming which will bring quite a contrast to the mild weather this week. . At the start of next week temperatures will be close to average initially but it will be generally much colder from Monday onwards, especially in the south. During the rest of next week it will continue cold, especially in the south, often accompanied by stiff easterly winds. Night frost are likely and could become widespread at times. Although many places could stay dry, some showers or even longer spells of rain could affect parts of the south and east, perhaps with snow, mainly on higher ground. It should be brightest and driest in the northwest. Similar conditions will probably continue into the last week of November although it could become more unsettled from the west or south. . Having put your winter woolies away this week, you'll need to dig them out again at the weekend! 🧤🧣 . . . #weather #forecast #november #temperature #cold #frost #maps #nature #science#MondayMotivation 👆. Have you ever seen a double rainbow? 🌈🌈 . Sunshine ☀️ & showers 🌦️ have created lots of rainbows today. Don't forget to add #loveukweather on your photos for a chance to be featured across our social channels. Thanks to @clareelliottk101 for this beautiful photo! . #didyouknow double rainbows are actually relatively common, especially at times when the sun is low in the sky such as in the early morning or late afternoon. The second rainbow is fainter and more 'pastel' in tone than the primary rainbow because more light escapes from two reflections compared to one. . The secondary rainbow is also dispersed over a wider area of the sky. It is nearly twice as wide as the primary bow. . A key feature of double rainbows is that the colour sequence in the second rainbow is reversed, so instead of red, orange, yellow, green, blue, indigo and violet (ROYGBIV), the colours appear in VIBGYOR order. . . #weather #rainbow #doublerainbow #sky #cloud #clouds #rain #nature #naturephotography #MondayMotivationThis hand drawn map is part of a special weather report issued on Monday 11 November 1918. . Our forecasting has supported British and allied defence operations worldwide since #Ww1, enabling the protection, security, independence and interests of the UK and its key allies at home and overseas. #Armistice100 . Although the Met Office was not involved in military forecasting from the start of the First World War, weather forecasts became increasingly important as the war went on. . By 1915, the Meteorological Field Service, known as Meteor, was operating from the British Expeditionary Force General Headquarters in Montreuil, France. Major H.G. Lyons, Royal Engineers, ran the service while two Meteorological Office staff; Ernest Gold and AEM Geddes were granted temporary commissions in the General List of Captain and Lieutenant respectively. The service was supported by the Meteorological Office in London which became operational 24/7 for the first time. . By 1918 weather forecasting had become a firmly embedded element of British military strategy. Met Office personnel played key roles on all fronts in WW2, most famously advising on the planning of Operation Overlord and providing key forecasts in the run-up to D-Day. . To the present day, British forces around the globe continue to be supported by Met Office staff serving with the Mobile Meteorological Unit. . . . #handdrawn #map #forecast #weather #ww1 #ww2 #Armistace100 #Remembrance #forcesArchives
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Summer temperature 2018 – the ‘new normal’?
The Met Office Chief Scientist, Professor Stephen Belcher, appeared on BBC Newsnight on Tuesday evening to talk about current extreme temperatures and climate change. The interviewer Emily Maitlis asked if the current hot temperatures we are seeing can be considered the … Continue reading
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Tagged 2018 summer, Arctic, climate, climate change, climate science, CMIP5, CRUTEM4, global temperatures, global warming, Grantham Institute, heatwave, Imperial College London, Japan, Japan temperatures, Jet stream, Met Office, Met Office Hadley Centre, Professor Brian Hoskins, Professor Stephen Belcher, record, UK heatwave, Universty of Reading
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Winter and February statistics for 2018
Looking at the statistics you may be forgiven for thinking that the winter of 2017/18 was rather uneventful, as both temperatures and rainfall totals are quite close to average in most places. In fact the statistic of interest when taking … Continue reading
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Tagged climate, Met Office, statistics, weather, Winter
Did You Know? We’re testing new weather balloons: from Cornwall to Antarctica!
The Met Office launches over 4300 balloons every year from 6 locations across the UK and is involved in launching thousands more around the globe. These are not party balloons; they are weather balloons that take a small weather observation … Continue reading
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Tagged climate, Data, observations, Radiosondes, weather, weather balloon
Harnessing the power of the weather forecast
You will be familiar with checking a weather forecast before planning a day out. But have you ever looked at a forecast to find out the greenest time to put your washing machine on? Well, now you can. Using data … Continue reading
March 2017: rather warm and dry for some
Provisional climate statistics up to the 29 March reveal that March 2017 has been a relatively warm month and has been rather dry in South-East England. Despite a colder interlude in the third week of the month – which brought … Continue reading
Rainforests: exploring the global weather maker
The belt of rainforests around the tropics may seem distant from most people’s day-to-day lives in the UK but these rich areas provide many essential services – such as providing key foodstuffs and helping to regulate the climate – that … Continue reading
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Tagged climate, climate science, eden project, Met Office, Met Office Hadley Centre, rain, rainfall, rainforest, tropical forests
Another El Niño on the way?
In the waters of the far-eastern equatorial Pacific – close to the South American coast – sea-surface temperatures are beginning to rise, prompting some climate scientists to believe the world could be heading for another El Niño in close succession … Continue reading
The challenge of taking the temperature of the world’s oceans
Sea-surface temperature measurements are an essential component in the production of the average global temperature figures. Without data from the oceans we wouldn’t see 70 per cent of the world’s surface and we would get an unrepresentative picture of global … Continue reading
Winter Outlook for December 2016 to February 2017
Today the Met Office has released its long-range outlook for December 2016 to February 2017, highlighting the risk of a cold start to the winter for the UK. Latest observations from around the globe and long-range weather prediction systems suggest … Continue reading
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Tagged climate, cold, dry, England, forecast, ice, Jet stream, Met Office, National Severe Weather Warning Service, rain, snow, statistics, temperature, UK, weather, Winter
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