Tag Archives: Jet stream

Storm Henry forecast to bring severe gales in places on Monday

Posted on 30 January, 2016 by Met Office Press Office

A rapidly deepening area of low pressure pushing quickly across the Atlantic and expected to run close to the north of Scotland through Monday and into Tuesday has been named as Storm Henry. Keep up to date with the latest … Continue reading →

Posted in Met Office News | Tagged #StormHenry, gales, heavy rain, Jet stream, Met Office, National Severe Weather Warning Service, rain, Scotland, severe gales, severe weather, snow, Storm, Storm Henry, storms, wind | 5 Comments

Record breaking December rainfall

Posted on 28 December, 2015 by Met Office Press Office

This is has already been a record breaking month for rainfall in some parts of the UK, with exceptional amounts of rain falling onto already saturated ground. The very wet Boxing Day in parts of north Wales and northwest England … Continue reading →

Posted in Met Office News | Tagged climate change, December 2015, Environment Agency, flood, flooding, forecast, gales, heavy rain, Jet stream, Met Office, National Severe Weather Warning Service, rain, rainfall, record, Scotland, severe weather, statistics, Storm, Storm Desmond, Storm Frank, storms, UK, weather, wet, wind | 6 Comments

Storm Barney highest wind speeds

Posted on 18 November, 2015 by Met Office Press Office

Storm Barney swept across the southern half of the UK as forecast yesterday evening, bringing gusts of up to 85mph, and has now left our shores. Thousands of homes were left without power in Wales, the Midlands, and in southern … Continue reading →

Posted in Met Office Images, Met Office News | Tagged gales, Jet stream, Met Office, National Severe Weather Warning Service, severes gales, Storm, Storm Barney, UK, weather, weather forecast, wind | 2 Comments

World weather this week

Posted on 14 October, 2015 by Met Office Press Office

Over the past week high pressure situated over or near the UK has brought fairly quiet and settled weather across the country and this is expected to continue into next week. Elsewhere across the globe there are some potentially significant … Continue reading →

Posted in Met Office News | Tagged Cold air, Eastern Europe, flooding, Jet stream, Philippines, rainfall, snow, Tropical Storm Koppu, usa, world weather | 3 Comments

So what happened to our summer?

Posted on 28 August, 2015 by Met Office Press Office

Our Chief Scientist Professor Dame Julia Slingo OBE FRS reflects on this summer’s weather and what has influenced it: No-one can deny that we have had a pretty disappointing summer with a lot of unsettled weather and only a few … Continue reading →

Posted in Met Office News | Tagged climate, climate change, climate science, cold, dry, England, global warming, heatwave, heavy rain, Jet stream, Met Office, Met Office Hadley Centre, rain, rainfall, record, severe weather, Storm, storms, summer, temperature, UK, weather, weather forecast, weather forecasting, wet, wind | 28 Comments

One year on – A look back to last winter

Posted on 17 February, 2015 by Met Office Press Office

This weekend marked the one-year anniversary of the Valentine’s Day storm, which also marked the end of a particularly stormy three-month period. A new review article – ‘From months to minutes – exploring the value of high-resolution rainfall observation and … Continue reading →

Posted in Met Office News | Tagged climate, Environment Agency, flood, flooding, forecast, gales, heavy rain, Jet stream, Met Office, National Severe Weather Warning Service, rain, rainfall, record, severe weather, statistics, Storm, storms, temperature, UK, weather, weather forecast, weather forecasting, wet, wind, Winter | 6 Comments

Why are we now seeing colder weather across the UK?

Posted on 16 January, 2015 by Met Office Press Office

Over recent weeks, we have spoken about the very strong jet stream across the Atlantic, driving areas of intense low pressure towards the UK. This has bought spells of very wet, windy but relatively mild conditions to the country. As … Continue reading →

Posted in Met Office News | Tagged cold, cold weather, hail, Jet stream, national severe weather warnings, NSWWS, rain, sleet, snow, storms, warnings, wintry showers | 2 Comments

How a strong jet stream is affecting aviation

Posted on 13 January, 2015 by Met Office Press Office

We often talk about the jet stream and its impacts on UK weather – but it can have an even more direct effect on aviation as covered in the media in recent days. The jet stream is a band of … Continue reading →

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US snowfall and will it impact the UK?

Posted on 20 November, 2014 by Met Office Press Office

Parts of the US and Canada are seeing particularly cold weather and heavy snowfall at the moment. A southward buckle in the jet stream has seen cold polar air flow south to north eastern parts of North America. In the … Continue reading →

Posted in Met Office News | Tagged america, buffalo, cold, Jet stream, Met Office, snow, Storm, UK, United States, usa, weather | 3 Comments

What is causing the extreme cold over North America?

Posted on 7 January, 2014 by Met Office Press Office

The weather over North America has been hitting the headlines over the last few days with record breaking cold conditions spreading south from the Arctic. This has been linked to a ‘polar vortex’, but what is this and what could … Continue reading →

Posted in Met Office News | Tagged extreme cold, is it going to snow?, Jet stream, polar vortex, stratosphere, UK weather, US cold | 20 Comments