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Did you spot the amazing moon last night? 🌕 It was cold and clear for much of the UK which gave many chance to see the bright Harvest Moon. There were some great photos shared on #loveukweather 🙌 . Thanks for sharing this awesome early morning timelapse capture over on Twitter Tom Lowe @saloplarus 👍 . The Harvest Moon is the closest full moon to the Autumn equinox, this year the equinox was on Sunday. . It's known as the Harvest Moon because the extra light the full moon brings traditionally allowed the harvesting to go on longer into the evening. . . #weather #fullmoon #harvestmoon #shropshire #frost #autumn #september #equinox #equilux #igdailySuper capture by @thegoodly of a stunning, misty sunrise in Berkshire. . What a difference a week makes! After last week's storms, this week brings much quieter weather for many. High pressure will bring warm sunshine by day, but there will be some chilly nights with a touch of frost . Some parts of England and Wales will see near unbroken #sunshine at times this week. Although the days are getting shorter, this would still give over 12 hours of sunny weather! ☀️☀️ . . #weather #sunrise #sunshine #mist #fog #metoffice #september #autumn #igdailyGreat picture of Levant cloud forming against the eastern cliffs of the Rock of Gibraltar, taken by one of our Meteorologists. . It’s named after a wind. The levant is an easterly wind that blows in the western Mediterranean Sea and southern France, an example of mountain-gap wind. . The wind rises in the central Mediterranean or around the Balearic Islands and blows westwards reaching its greatest intensity through the Strait of Gibraltar. The winds are moist carrying fog and precipitation in the eastern side of the Strait, but dry in the western side, as the moisture rains on the mountains between Algeciras and Tarifa. . The winds are well known for creating this particular cloud formation above the Rock of Gibraltar. The Levanter winds can occur at any time in the year, but are most common from May to October. . . #weather #cloud #gibraltar #mediterranean #wind #fog #IGdaily#StormBronagh follows hot on the heels of #StormAli as the second named storm of 2018/19. . #StormBronagh will bring heavy rainfall through most of the afternoon across parts of England and Wales; take care and be aware that there may be some localised flooding #weatheraware . Our chart shows an intense low-pressure system, which will develop across parts of Wales and South West England during this evening before spreading further eastwards across England, has been named Storm Bronagh by us and Met Éireann. A frontal zone will bring heavy rain throughout today (Thursday) before the winds strengthen later in the day bringing gale force winds through this evening and overnight into Friday, and possibly severe gales in a few places. . ⚠️ Two Yellow Met Office Weather Warnings are in force, the first is for rain covering Wales and parts of North West England, then later in the day, a Yellow wind warning is also in place for Storm Bronagh covering much of England and parts of Wales. ⚠️ . Storm Bronagh will bring wind gusts of 45-50 mph quite widely around exposed coasts and in a few spots inland, while some gusts of 60-65 mph are possible, particularly overnight into Friday across eastern England. The strong winds will be accompanied by short-lived outbreaks of squally heavy rain in places. . Our Chief Meteorologist Paul Gundersen said: “Although the strongest winds are expected to occur as Storm Bronagh moves offshore into the North Sea, there is a low likelihood of damaging winds in places through this evening and overnight with possible could impacts to people travelling in England and Wales. However the strongest winds are most likely along the north east coast of England in the early hours of the morning." . . #StormBronagh #Storms #stormname #weather #weatheraware #chart #map #satellite #pressure #autumn #septemberToday (Wednesday) = #StormAli is bringing strong winds & rain to northern parts. A gust of 79 kts (91 mph) was reported and confirmed at Killowen in Northern Ireland. . Tomorrrow = a new system will bring strong winds & heavy rain further south. . @pauljoyce15 captured Storm Ali in the distance at South Queensferry in Scotland earlier today. Thanks for the share 👍 . It has been a stormy and lively week. Want to know more about the forecast into next week? Head to our story to ask our Meteorologist Alex your questions 💬 . . #StormAli #stormname #storms #clouds #weatheraware #weatherOur first named storm of the season, Storm Ali, will bring strong winds and heavy rain across Northern Ireland and parts of Scotland during Wednesday. . See our story for link to video forecast 📺🌧💨 . An Amber National Severe Weather Warning is in place, warning of gusts of 65-75mph across the warning area. Gusts up to around 80mph gusts could also be possible in exposed locations, such as coastal regions and high ground. . Chief Forecaster Laura Paterson said: “Storm Ali is expected to bring a spell of very strong winds to northern parts of the UK through Wednesday, particularly Northern Ireland, central and southern Scotland and the far northwest of England. As this is the first spell of very strong winds of the season, and given that most trees are still in full leaf, we are likely to see some dangerous conditions with falling trees and flying branches and other debris likely. Strong winds will be accompanied by heavy, squally showers.” . . #stormali #stormname #weatheraware #weather #weatherwarning #storm #september #autumnArchives
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Tag Archives: cold weather
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
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Tagged 30-day forecast, cold weather, sleet, snow, spring, sudden stratospheric warming, weather forecast
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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
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Tagged cold, cold weather, hail, Jet stream, national severe weather warnings, NSWWS, rain, sleet, snow, storms, warnings, wintry showers
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How do we measure snow?
Here at the Met Office, we’re already being asked if it’s going to be a White Christmas and there’s always a lot of interest in snow. It’s too early to give forecasts that far ahead, forecasting snow is – after … Continue reading
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Tagged cold, cold weather, freezing, frost, ice, Met Office, observations, sleet, snow, snowfall, weather, White Christmas, WOW
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Healthy Outlook® – helping patients with COPD this winter.
Alongside our Cold Weather Alert Service this winter, the Met Office is working with the NHS and Primary Care Trusts (PCTs) to help keep people well at times of severe cold weather with our specially produced Healthy Outlook® service. The service helps … Continue reading
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Tagged Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease, cold weather, COPD, Health, healthy outlook, Met Office, NHS, Patient, Winter
Coldest temperatures of winter so far
Last night and today have seen some of the lowest temperatures of the winter so far. Official observations show Holbeach in Lincolnshire dropped to -15.6 °C overnight, beating the previous coldest temperature of this winter of -12.4 °C at South … Continue reading
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Tagged cold, cold weather, coldest on record, Met Office, Winter, World Meteorological Organization
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Snow brings disruption in the east as ice becomes hazard into next week
Credit: Marco Anderson As forecast, an Atlantic weather front pushed across the UK through yesterday and overnight bringing snowfall to many parts of the UK. As expected the worst of the conditions were across the east of the UK, where … Continue reading
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Tagged cold weather, ice, Met Office, National Severe Weather Warning Service, severe weather, snow, weather
Colder weather on the way
Following recent spells of wet and windy weather, forecasters at the Met Office are predicting a change to colder conditions as we head through the weekend and into next week. The change will see the return of overnight frosts and … Continue reading
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