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Global Weather this week – updated 7 June 2016
We might be seeing some heavy showers and thunderstorms here in the UK today, but the weather in other parts of the world is much more volatile with storms, floods and heatwaves. North America In North America Tropical Storm Colin … Continue reading
Posted in Met Office News
Tagged Australia, Australian Bureau of Meteorology, Darwin, Europe, florida, France, Met Office, North America, Paris, Seine
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One metre of rain to fall in the Bay of Bengal
Parts of the Ganges Delta have already seen over 240mm of rain in just 24 hours and coastal areas to the north of the Bay of Bengal are expected to receive over 1000mm over the coming 48 to 72 hours. … Continue reading
Posted in Met Office News
Tagged Bangladesh, Bay of Bengal, china, flooding, France, hail, indian, monsoon, Pakistan, rainfall, South Asia, Spain, thunderstorms, tropical storm, Vietnam, wildfires, wind
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Possible record heat in Spain, while heavy rain and snow affect the Alps
Parts of Spain, Portugal and southern France are experiencing unusually high temperatures at the moment. On Tuesday, Seville recorded 38C, and today will be another very hot day for the time of year, with temperatures widely expected to reach the … Continue reading
Posted in Met Office News
Tagged andalucia, austria, avalanche, Europe, flood, France, germany, Heat, hot, iberia, italy, may, Met Office, portugal, rain, record, seville, snow, Spain, switzerland, temperature
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Stormy weather in the Mediterranean
The central and western Mediterranean will experience very unsettled conditions through the weekend and next week. Very heavy rain is expected to affect the northeast of Spain, southern France, the Balearic Isles, Corsica, Sardinia, Italy and the Adriatic facing Balkan … Continue reading
Posted in Met Office News
Tagged Balkan, Corsica, flooding, France, gales, hail, heavy rain, Lightning, Mediterranean, Mediterranean Sea, Sardinia, Spain, storms, thunder, tornadoes, Venice
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This week’s snowfall captured by rainfall radar
The rainfall radar network is a great way of looking back at how weather systems affect the UK. Here we see rainfall radar imagery from 00:00 GMT on Sunday 10 March to 09:00 GMT on Tuesday 12 March. It shows … Continue reading
Posted in Met Office Images, Met Office News
Tagged Channel Islands, England, France, Kent, Met Office, North Sea, rainfall, Scotland, snow, weather
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Severe weather expected in parts of Spain and southern France
This weekend looks set to be a very wet one over parts of Spain and southern France as very warm, humid air and an active weather front combine to bring heavy rain and thunderstorms. The frontal system stretches from Scandinavia, … Continue reading
Posted in Met Office News
Tagged flash flooding, France, Spain, thunderstorms, torrential rain
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