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Tag Archives: forecasting
Winter Forecasting – Responding to the headlines
Once again it is the season for speculation and big headlines regarding what the weather will do over the winter period. The front page of the Daily Express today claims: ‘Worst winter for decades: Record-breaking snow predicted for November’. We saw … Continue reading
Posted in Met Office in the Media
Tagged Big Freeze, forecasting, frost, ice, Met Office, snow, weather, Winter
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Met Office continues to drive forward research on long-range forecasting
The BBC Radio 4 ‘Today’ Programme have run a story this morning regarding the advice the Met Office gave to our government customers ahead of the exceptionally wet weather of April to June 2012. This was an extreme period of weather … Continue reading
Posted in Met Office in the Media
Tagged BBC, forecasting, long-range outlook, Madden Julian Oscillation, Met Office, MJO, Radio Four, seasonal forecasts, Today, weather
13 Comments
Fascination and forecasting – guest blog by Siân Lloyd
Here in the UK we’re famous for being obsessed with the weather, and I’m no exception to that. My fascination with the weather started from a young age because my father had a passion for the outdoors, so we were … Continue reading
Posted in Met Office News
Tagged accuracy, climate, climate change, forecasting, Met Office, sian lloyd, weather
3 Comments
Weather satellite set for launch
Metop-B, the second of the EUMETSAT Polar orbiting satellites, which provide data for use by meteorologists and climate scientists at the Met Office and around the world, will be launched today. Metop-B is scheduled to be launched by a Soyuz rocket from Baikonur, Kazakhstan, … Continue reading
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Tagged ESA, EUMETSAT, forecasting, Forecasts, Met Office, meteorolgy, meteorological satellites, metop, Metop-B, satellites, science, space, weather
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Met Office recognised as world-leading by Science and Technology Select Committee
The Met Office welcomes that the Science and Technology Committee recognises the Met Office fulfils its role as the national weather forecasting service for the UK and is underpinned by a robust science strategy that delivers a cost effective and accurate service … Continue reading
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Tagged Department for Business Innovation and Skills, forecasting, john hirst, MetOffice, Science and Technology Committee
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‘Spot on’ snow forecast supported by latest science from the Met Office
Over the weekend our highly accurate forecasts of heavy snow and widespread ice enabled the country to prepare for the hazardous conditions helping to keep the country moving. At Heathrow Airport, for example, snow arrived within ten minutes of when … Continue reading
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Tagged cold, Earth Sciences, forecasting, ice, Met Office, meteorolgy, numerical weather prediction, science, snow, weather
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Sunshine and showers? – a challenging forecast
“And today we will see a mix of sunny spells and scattered showers” says the weather forecaster on the TV, as you get ready for work. This is certainly a phrase that you will hear used quite a lot during the … Continue reading
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Tagged forecasting, Met Office, Shower, weather, weather forecast
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Met Office scientists awarded Denny Medal for ocean expertise
Met Office scientists have been awarded the Denny Medal for the best research paper of 2010 by the Journal of Operational Oceanography. The paper describes how the Met Office operational Forecasting Ocean Assimilation Model (FOAM) and the new Nucleus for … Continue reading
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Tagged Denny Medal, forecasting, IMarEST, Institute of Marine Engineering, Met Office, ocean, Science and Technology
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