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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: 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
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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
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Tagged Cockermouth, Cumbria, cumbria floods 2009, Environment Agency, flood, Met Office
