Tag Archives: Jet stream

Does the jet stream affect hurricanes?

Posted on 16 July, 2012 by Met Office Press Office

Many news and weather articles, including our own blog, have reported recently that the UK’s wet summer is caused by the jet stream being situated further south than usual for this time of year. However, some have questioned whether there … Continue reading →

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The UK’s wet summer, the jet stream and climate change*

Posted on 12 July, 2012 by Met Office Press Office

There’s no disputing it has been a very disappointing summer so far in 2012 – with the wettest June for over a century followed up by a very wet start to July. In fact, barring a warm and dry spell … Continue reading →

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Met Office confirms wettest June in over a century

Posted on 2 July, 2012 by Met Office Press Office

Provisional Met Office figures for June show double the average amount of rain has fallen, making it the wettest June since records began in 1910. This is the second record breaking month of rainfall this year, with April also topping … Continue reading →

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Met Office figures confirm disappointing June

Posted on 29 June, 2012 by Met Office Press Office

Update: Provisional Met Office figures for the whole of June are now available at: Met Office confirms wettest June in over a century Provisional figures from the Met Office to the 27th of June show it has been a disappointing … Continue reading →

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Is this the wettest June on record?

Posted on 26 June, 2012 by Met Office Press Office

Update: Provisional Met Office figures for the whole of June are now available at: Met Office confirms wettest June in over a century We all know that, so far, it has been a very wet June in many parts of … Continue reading →

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Updated rainfall totals: over a month’s worth of rain falls in south east

Posted on 12 June, 2012 by Met Office Press Office

An area of low pressure across south-eastern areas of Britain has given some persistent and heavy rain over the last couple of days, with parts of Surrey and Sussex seeing more than a month’s worth of rainfall in 36 hours. … Continue reading →

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What is the ‘European Monsoon’?

Posted on 8 June, 2012 by Met Office Press Office

The so-called ‘European Monsoon’ is not actually a monsoon at all. It is more an ill-defined phenomenon that generally applies to a return of westerly winds in June and July following a possible weakening in the late spring of the … Continue reading →

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Sunny March, wet April – how the jet stream is (partly) to blame

Posted on 26 April, 2012 by Met Office Press Office

UPDATE: We’ve written a further post explaining a little more behind the continuing dissapointing weather that we have seen through the summer so far.  You can read this at ‘The UK’s wet summer, the jet stream and climate change*‘ After … Continue reading →

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What’s bringing the cold weather to Europe and the UK?

Posted on 9 February, 2012 by Met Office Press Office

The current cold weather across Europe is in sharp contrast to the mild, wet and windy conditions across much of Europe through December and January. The cause of the cold conditions is the development of a large ‘blocking’ anticyclone over … Continue reading →

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