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Winter Outlook for December 2016 to February 2017

Posted on 28 November, 2016 by Met Office Press Office

Today the Met Office has released its long-range outlook for December 2016 to February 2017, highlighting the risk of a cold start to the winter for the UK. Latest observations from around the globe and long-range weather prediction systems suggest … Continue reading →

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Ice, wind and rain warnings issued

Posted on 18 November, 2016 by Met Office Press Office

A cold polar air mass has spread across the UK and is bringing with it a series of showers, mainly across the west. These will be heavy in places, with the risk of hail and thunder. Some showers will fall … Continue reading →

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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

Brief cold snap this weekend

Posted on 20 November, 2015 by Met Office Press Office

It will turn cold as we head into the weekend, courtesy of an arctic maritime airmass spreading across the country from the north. Yellow ‘be aware’ National Severe Weather Warnings have been issued for a risk of impacts as a … Continue reading →

Posted in Met Office News | Tagged forecast, frost, gales, ice, Met Office, National Severe Weather Warning Service, sleet, snow, weather, weekend, winds | 1 Comment

Warm start to November

Posted on 16 November, 2015 by Met Office Press Office

Early provisional figures* (1-15 November) show the first half of November has been very mild with maximum daily temperatures 3.8C above average for the UK Central England Temperature data set shows the start to the month has been the second … Continue reading →

Posted in Met Office News | Tagged cold, dry, England, forecast, ice, Met Office, rain, rainfall, severe weather, sunshine, temperature, UK, weather forecast, wet, wind | 1 Comment

Strongest winds overnight 14 – 15 January 2015

Posted on 15 January, 2015 by Met Office Press Office

As expected, a powerful low pressure system affected the UK yesterday evening and overnight bringing gales and heavy rain to many areas. The low pressure system will continue to affect the UK today, bringing sunny spells and blustery, heavy showers with … Continue reading →

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Untangling the global drivers of UK winter weather

Posted on 25 November, 2014 by Met Office Press Office

As we head towards the start of winter, which starts for meteorologists on 1 December, there’s always a great deal of media and public speculation about what weather we might have in store. To answer that question, we need to … Continue reading →

Posted in Met Office News | Tagged Christmas, flood, forecast, ice, Met Office, rain, snow, Storm, UK, weather, Winter | 9 Comments

Cold snap expected

Posted on 3 December, 2013 by Met Office Press Office

The UK is going to see a very short, sharp, cold snap. From Wednesday night (4th Dec) into Thursday morning (5th Dec) Scotland, northern England and Northern Ireland will see some strong winds, while Scotland will see some wintry showers … Continue reading →

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Winter Forecasting – Responding to the headlines

Posted on 12 October, 2013 by Met Office Press Office

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 | 47 Comments

March – a month of weather contrasts

Posted on 18 March, 2013 by Met Office Press Office

Winter seems to have hung on for quite some time this year with low temperatures, frost, ice and snow affecting many areas into late March. This isn’t altogether unusual as we are more likely to see snow at Easter than … Continue reading →

Posted in Met Office News | Tagged Air mass, Atlantic Ocean, cold, easterly, frost, ice, Scandinavia, snow, weather, wind | 2 Comments