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#10yearchallenge ? . Unusually, nearly a decade later the UK looks a bit *less* white on top! 😉 . There's also an increased chance of more #snow for the UK next week. What about the weather for the week ahead? See our story for a link to a detailed, presented forecast. . #weather #snow #igdaily #loveukweather #satellite #winterSome areas have seen their first snow of the winter today! . It’s going to stay cold during the next week at least, with a chance of more snow in places 🌨 . Head over to our story and check out the weather for the next 10 days! . Big thanks to @irishskies for sharing this beautiful image with us 😍We’ve seen extreme heat in Australia recently 😯. . Whilst bitterly cold conditions persist in Russia. Agayakan & Port Augusta have seen over 100 °C difference in temperatures! . . #wednesdaywisdom #wow #hot #cold #australia #russia #comparison#Didyouknow that sunset is around 27 minutes later today than it was on the shortest day. . Are you noticing the evenings are lighter? 🧐. . . #loveukweather #weather #colder #evening #lighter #sunsetBrrrrr 🧤🧣 it's turning colder. . The colder temperatures will be especially noticeable overnight and into the early mornings later this week. . It'll be chilly as northerly winds bring some colder air in (and possibly some snow) 🧥❄️🌨 . . We're halfway through #winter now, and so far it's been milder than average. Will it be a tale of two halves? . Looking further ahead into next week it looks set to remain mainly on the cold side, but also unsettled and sometimes windy, with gales possible in the north. Any milder spells will tend to be brief, and associated with longer spells of rain. The rain could turn to snow at times, particularly across northern, central and eastern areas, especially later in this period. Some drier, brighter spells are likely, perhaps with snow showers, during such spells, frost could become widespread and severe. . Will it snow in February? ❄❄❄ . For the end of January and into early February, there is an increased likelihood of colder weather being established across the UK, with temperatures continuing a downward trend. This would bring a greater risk of snow, ice and widespread frost, particularly across northern parts of the country. However, there remains uncertainty over the extent of the cold weather and how long it will last, and it is still possible that some milder and wetter interludes will intersperse this generally cold period, especially in the south. . Keep up-to-date with the latest forecasts across all of our social channels 👍 . . . #weather #cold #winter #snow #January #February #forecast #frost #ice #weatheraware #seasonsColder weather on the way next week! ❄️👀 . Following the occasional colder snap so far this winter, there are now signs that cold winter weather resulting from a sudden stratospheric warming is on the way for the UK. . The warming started around 22 December 2018 and the winds at around 30km above the North Pole reversed from westerly to easterly around New Year’s Day. . The impacts of the sudden stratospheric warming have now propagated down through the stratosphere, resulting in the main stratospheric polar vortex having split and been displaced into mid latitudes across the Atlantic and European sector of the northern hemisphere, this is typical of the type of pattern you might expect to see in spring. . Deputy Chief Meteorologist, Martin Young said: “The latest forecast suggests the highest risk of any severe wintry weather is from late January and into February. Whether cold spells will be brought about by Arctic air arriving from the north or easterly flows arriving from the continent remains uncertain. . However, before this happens we expect a rather changeable and relatively mild spell over the weekend and early next week, with some rain for most of us". . Want to know what the weather will be like for the weekend? See our story for a more detailed forecast. . . . #weather #cold #January #winter #forecast #weekend #wintry #arcticArchives
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New eye in the sky to help UK weather forecasts
A new weather satellite is circling the earth. The JPSS-1 satellite, launched this weekend (18 November 2017) will provide a huge array of observational, near real-time, data which will be shared with US national and international partners including the Met … Continue reading
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Without satellites, would forecasting regress to the 1970s?
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A man-made constellation in the night sky
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Looking down on the weather: a brief history
Today we can be inclined to take rocket launches for granted, says Dr Simon Keogh who leads the Met Office Satellite Data Products and Systems group in the first of a series of blogs on satellites. There was once a … Continue reading
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Weather satellite set for launch
Metop-B, the second of the EUMETSAT Polar orbiting satellites, which provide data for use by meteorologists and climate scientists at the Met Office and around the world, will be launched today. Metop-B is scheduled to be launched by a Soyuz rocket from Baikonur, Kazakhstan, … Continue reading
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