Tag Archives: Madden Julian Oscillation

Multiple drivers create challenges for forecasting weather direction

Posted on 5 February, 2021 by Met Office Press Office

How times change. This time last year, we were in the early days of a month which went on to become the wettest February for the UK in a series stretching back to 1862. Storms Ciara, Dennis and Jorge, which … Continue reading →

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Is there another ‘Beast from the East’ on the way?

Posted on 3 January, 2019 by Met Office Press Office

There have been many headlines in recent days proclaiming a return of the ‘Beast from the East’ and ‘triple polar vortex to trigger heavy snow’ with bookies reportedly cutting the odds that this month will end as the coldest January … Continue reading →

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Record levels of Pacific tropical cyclone activity continue

Posted on 13 July, 2015 by Met Office Press Office

The Pacific Ocean has seen an extremely high number of tropical cyclones during the early part of this season, with several more tropical storms developing over the weekend. Across the whole Pacific Ocean nine tropical cyclones have formed in the … Continue reading →

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Met Office continues to drive forward research on long-range forecasting

Posted on 29 March, 2013 by Met Office Press Office

The BBC Radio 4 ‘Today’ Programme have run a story this morning regarding the advice the Met Office gave to our government customers ahead of the exceptionally wet weather of April to June 2012. This was an extreme period of weather … Continue reading →

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