Tag Archives: Jet stream

Our change in the weather and how the jet stream is driving it

Posted on 13 December, 2013 by Met Office Press Office

After a quiet spell of weather courtesy of a slow moving area of high pressure, we are now entering an unsettled period as a series of Atlantic depressions are expected to pass close to the northwest of Britain during the … Continue reading →

Posted in Met Office News | Tagged Atlantic, Caribbean, flooding, gales, hurricane force winds, Jet stream, Low-pressure area, Met Office, Scotland, severe weather warnings, storms, weather, weather warnings, YouTube | 2 Comments

UK’s unsettled weather and the jet stream

Posted on 21 October, 2013 by Dan Williams

The UK is set to see unsettled weather throughout this week as heavy rain and windy conditions are expected to affect many areas, whilst temperatures will remain mild for the time of year. We talk about the jet stream quite … Continue reading →

Posted in Met Office News | Tagged Autumn, Jet stream, Met Office, mild, october, UK, warm, weather, wet, windy | 4 Comments

Jet stream shift to bring summer weather

Posted on 1 July, 2013 by Met Office Press Office

It’s usually true to say that confidence in a weather forecast decreases the further out you look. However, we have a situation at the moment where we are actually more confident in the detail for this weekend and beyond rather … Continue reading →

Posted in Met Office News | Tagged barbecue, bbq, Jet stream, Met Office, summer, sunshine, UK, weather | 4 Comments

Guest blog – How the Atlantic may influence wet summers

Posted on 19 June, 2013 by Met Office Press Office

This morning there has been a lot of media coverage following a workshop held here at the Met Office HQ in Exeter on a recent run of unusual seasons in the UK. Much of this centred around recent research by … Continue reading →

Posted in Met Office News | Tagged amo, Atlantic, atlantic multidecadal oscillation, Jet stream, Met Office, rowan sutton, Stephen Belcher, summer, UK, university of reading, washout, wet, wet summer, wet summers | 8 Comments

The jet stream and why it’s too early to write-off summer

Posted on 13 May, 2013 by Met Office Press Office

There have been one or two stories in the press today saying we’re in for another washout summer, which would rightly inspire collective misery across the country. However, it’s a far too early to be writing off any chance of … Continue reading →

Posted in Met Office News | Tagged 2012, 2013, august, flood, forecast, Jet stream, july, june, Met Office, rain, summer, washout, weather | 16 Comments

Warm but unsettled weekend ahead as cold eases grip on UK

Posted on 10 April, 2013 by Met Office Press Office

The UK is set to see some warmer temperatures this weekend as the colder than average weather seen so far this April eases its grip. Temperatures have been steadily climbing since the exceptionally cold weather towards the start of the … Continue reading →

Posted in Met Office News | Tagged april, cold, freezing, Jet stream, Met Office, nice weather, spring, UK, warmest day of the year, weather | 4 Comments

What is a Sudden Stratospheric Warming (SSW)?

Posted on 8 January, 2013 by Met Office Press Office

You may have heard talk of the UK possibly seeing some colder weather next week and that ‘things going on’ in the upper atmosphere may be playing a part. The ‘thing’ happening in the atmosphere is known as Sudden Stratospheric … Continue reading →

Posted in Met Office News | Tagged atmosphere, cold, Jet stream, Met Office, SSW, sudden stratospheric warming, weather | 15 Comments

What’s bringing the stormy weather to the UK?

Posted on 24 September, 2012 by Met Office Press Office

The UK has seen some very wet and windy weather since the early hours of Sunday morning and that is set to continue in places for the next couple of days – but what has brought these disruptive conditions? As … Continue reading →

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Improving picture as many start school holidays

Posted on 18 July, 2012 by Met Office Press Office

After weeks of heavy rain across parts of the UK, conditions are set to improve for many areas this weekend. More heavy showers will affect some parts during the rest of the week, but by Saturday most areas will see … Continue reading →

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First half of July continues wet and gloomy theme

Posted on 17 July, 2012 by Met Office Press Office

Provisional mid-month statistics from the Met Office show that, after an exceptionally wet and gloomy June, the first half of July has continued the disappointing theme. Normally at the halfway stage of a month we’d expect sunshine and rainfall to … Continue reading →

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