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Record breaking rainfall and cold weather grips South Africa.

Posted on 26 July, 2016 by Met Office Press Office

There has been snowfall, heavy rain, and flooding across parts of South Africa as a low pressure system moves slowly along the southern coast. Flooding and mudslides have been reported in and around Durban with the city recording 150mm of … Continue reading →

Posted in Met Office News | Tagged cold, flood, flooding, forecast, frost, heavy rain, Met Office, rain, rainfall, snow, South Africa, wet, wind | 5 Comments

Will summer be a washout or a scorcher?

Posted on 31 May, 2016 by Met Office Press Office

Summer is a time when many look forward to enjoying the great outdoors, but all too often the British weather can, quite literally, dampen our spirits. The Met Office has just released its contingency planners’ outlook covering the period for … Continue reading →

Posted in Met Office News | Tagged 3 month outlook, climate, cold, dry, England, forecast, heatwave, heavy rain, Met Office, rain, rainfall, statistics, summer, summer forecast, sunshine, temperature, three month outlook, UK, weather, weather forecast, weather forecasting | 3 Comments

Is this summer going to be record breaking?

Posted on 16 May, 2016 by Met Office Press Office

There are headlines in the media today suggesting the UK is in for a “hotter than usual summer”. This prediction seems to have been based on the latest Met Office three month outlook for contingency planners. As we’ve discussed previously, … Continue reading →

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Snow in late April, more common than you may think

Posted on 27 April, 2016 by Met Office Press Office

This week many places have seen the type of weather you may usually associate with winter than late April, with wintry showers observed as far south as southern counties of England. However, snow at this time of year is not … Continue reading →

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The weather on the day of the Queen’s birth

Posted on 21 April, 2016 by Met Office Press Office

Today is the Queen’s 90th birthday and if you are out and about today the weather for many of us should be dry and fine with some weak sunshine. However back in 1926 when the Queen was born the picture … Continue reading →

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Cold weather on the way for the UK, but what about elsewhere in the world?

Posted on 20 April, 2016 by Met Office Press Office

As the UK prepares for unseasonably cold weather, elsewhere around the globe we are seeing heatwaves, droughts, tropical storms and rainfall. A very warm air mass across the Pacific Northwest of North America has built a ridge of high pressure … Continue reading →

Posted in Met Office News | Tagged cold, Drought, England, heatwave, Jet stream, Met Office, rainfall, severe weather, storms, temperature, tropical cyclone, tropical storm, UK, weather forecast, weather forecasting | 3 Comments

Cold again this weekend

Posted on 18 April, 2016 by Met Office Press Office

After a cool few days, temperatures will recover through the middle part of this week, before turning cooler again by the weekend. The cool spell we saw during the weekend just gone, and the colder conditions expected at the end … Continue reading →

Posted in Met Office News | Tagged chilly, cold, dry, forecast, frost, Met Office, spring, SSW, sudden stratospheric warming, temperature, weather, weather forecast | 2 Comments

A chilly and wet start to March for some

Posted on 17 March, 2016 by Met Office Press Office

The statistics for 1-15 March show that temperatures across England were generally below average, by more than 2 °C for eastern parts. Continue reading →

Posted in Met Office News | Tagged blocking high, chilly, cold, March, Met Office, spring, statistics, Storm Jake, sunshine, UK, weather, wet | 2 Comments

Snow for parts of the UK

Posted on 16 February, 2016 by Met Office Press Office

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 →

Posted in Met Office News | 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 | 3 Comments

World weather roundup

Posted on 21 January, 2016 by Met Office Press Office

In this blog we take a look at what’s happening around the world where the weather is straying away from what’s normal or has the potential to bring disruption. North America A deep area of low pressure will bring the … Continue reading →

Posted in Met Office News | Tagged 'Nor'easter', cold, Fiji Meteorological Service, Fog, freezing, National Weather Service, snow, temperatures, Tropical Storm Victor, weather, Winter, world weather | 1 Comment