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Hotter weather 🌡 is on the way next week - across much of western Europe, including parts of the UK 🇬🇧 . Higher humidities have already arrived in the UK - accompanied by heavy rain and thunderstorms in some places during Friday night and Saturday. . Sunnier ☀️ skies arrive during Sunday and Monday, with temperatures rising significantly during the start of next next week. . Inland Spain 🇪🇸 could reach the low 40s Celsius, whilst parts of France 🇫🇷 reach the high 30s Celsius. . Although we are unlikely to see temperatures that high in the UK, southern areas could still see highs approaching the mid-30s by midweek, with mid-20s in southern and eastern Scotland. . Not everywhere will be sunny, however. Western Scotland, North West England and Northern Ireland are likely to be cloudy, wet and windy at times - especially early next week. . . . #loveukweather #heatwavePlanning a #staycation? 🙌🏻 . Each day, we're going to pinpoint some beautiful locations around the UK. . We'll highlight the brightest and sunniest weather ☀️ . Got a favourite spot? Comment below 👇 . . #loveukweatherIs it a bird? Is it a plane? No, it’s a swarm of flying ants! 😮 . Normally, our radar network only detects rain or snow. This morning, large blobs of blue appeared over parts of southern and eastern England – despite the weather being dry. . So, why does the radar detect flying ants and not other insect or even birds? . Radio waves emitted from an antenna travel out at the speed of light, only bouncing back when they encounter an object. When radar was first used during the Second World War, we were trying to detect enemy targets and not rain or snow. On a clear day, radar could quickly tell us the position of aircraft in the sky. On a wet day, echoes visible from the radar signal would only tell us about the weather. . Since the 1950s, radar has told us more and more about the weather as it happens – from rain to snow and from light drizzle to supercell thunderstorms. . The UK is now covered by 15 radar sites, collecting data at 1 km resolution every five minutes. . However, anything from birds and insects in the sky to hills and buildings on the ground can and have interfered with the vertical radar signal and returned false data. . Since a recent upgrade of the UK radar network, we now send two radar beams at once using a technology known as dual-polarisation. . One beam travels horizontally, one vertically, allowing us to build a 3D picture of any objects in the sky. There are now thresholds in place that allow us to discount larger objects such as birds or flies. Flying ants are so small, they slip under the threshold. But if the threshold were smaller, we’d miss some of the rain or snow in the sky. . . #flyingants #radar #weird #satellite #uk #ukweather #wednesdaywisdomMeanwhile, over on Twitter 👀 . . #worldemojidayTake a look at this beautiful (almost) full moon pic taken on Monday night 😍 . The full moon on Tuesday night will look quite different, if you’re lucky enough to spot it. Clear-skies-permitting, a partial lunar eclipse will be visible in the skies above the UK. This occurs when the Earth moves between the sun and the moon but only part of the moon’s visible surface enters the dark part of the Earth’s shadow, the central region called the umbra. . The best time to spot Tuesday night’s partial eclipse will be between 10 pm and 11 pm and, with clear spells expected for much of the UK, there’s a good chance of spotting this lunar spectacle. . Massive thanks to @emmamcdsmith for sharing this with us 🙌🏻 . . #moon #fullmoon #clearskies #umbra #ukweather #lunar #spectacleA great #loveukweather photo sent to us from @gbc123 earlier today ☀️ Here is your weather outlook: Headline: Largely dry overnight, sunshine and scattered showers Tuesday. This Evening and Tonight: Fine and dry for most this evening and overnight with long clear spells, and some short lived fog patches developing in rural areas around dawn. Cloudier across Northern Ireland and western Scotland, with a few showers likely after midnight. Tuesday: A warm day with sunny spells, but the rising temperatures may trigger scattered/isolated heavy showers, particularly across Northern Ireland, southern and eastern Scotland, perhaps Wales and the Midlands. Outlook for Wednesday to Friday: Cloudy and wet in the northwest on Wednesday, sunny spells with showers elsewhere. Sunny spells and some heavy showers on Thursday. Turning windy on Friday with longer spells of rain in places.Archives
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Tag Archives: Cumbria
Climate change and weather caught in a media storm
December so far has been characterised by intense media discussions about climate change and its relationship to weather. Early in the month, the Met Office welcomed the BBC Trust report, which recognised there was a serious breach of their editorial … Continue reading
Posted in Met Office News
Tagged climate change, climate science, Cumbria, Desmond, heavy rain, Met Office, Met Office Hadley Centre, rainfall, record, weather
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Did climate change have an impact on Storm Desmond?
The exceptional rainfall in Cumbria over the past few days saw the fall of numerous records and has led many to ask whether it is linked to climate change. The records are based on digitised data going back to the … Continue reading
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Tagged climate, climate change, climate science, Cumbria, England, Environment Agency, flood, flooding, forecast, gales, global warming, heavy rain, Honister, Met Office, National Severe Weather Warning Service, rain, rainfall, record, Scotland, severe weather, statistics, storms, temperature, Thirlmere, UK, weather, weather forecast, weather forecasting, wet, wind, Winter
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Last night’s coldest temperatures
As the recent cold spell continues, last night saw some cold temperatures across the UK with widespread frost across parts of the country, with the coldest place being Shap, Cumbria where it fell to -7.0 °C. The table below shows … Continue reading
Posted in Met Office in the Media, Met Office News
Tagged Braemar, cold, Cumbria, England, Eskdalemuir, freeze; snow, frost, ice, Met Office, Northern Ireland, Scotland, Shap
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Heavy rain for parts of the UK this weekend
Forecasters at the Met Office are monitoring the development of a slow-moving weather front, which could produce significant amounts of rain over the weekend. A Met Office early warning has been issued for Cumbria for heavy rain, especially across the … Continue reading
Posted in Met Office News
Tagged Cumbria, Environment Agency, Flood alert, Floodline, Met Office, North West England, rain, severe weather
Met Office in the Media: Friday 19 November
The Western Morning News ran an article in the paper today explaining how ‘We issued rain warnings in good time‘ ahead of the heavy rain and subsequent flooding in Cornwall on Wednesday. Today was also the one year anniversary of … Continue reading
Posted in Met Office in the Media
Tagged Cornwall, Cumbria, Environment Agency, flood, Highways Agency, Met Office, rain
Diary: 18-20 Nov – First Anniversary of Cumbria Floods
Heavy and persistent rain caused widespread flooding in Cumbria, an in particular in the town of Cockermouth where during the night of 19–20 November 2009 over 200 people in Cockermouth were rescued from their homes by the emergency services. One year on, … Continue reading
Posted in Met Office Diary, Met Office News
Tagged Cockermouth, Cumbria, cumbria floods 2009, Environment Agency, flood, Met Office
