Tag Archives: National Severe Weather Warning Service

Bank of England applies Met Office UK climate projections in its Climate Biennial Exploratory Scenarios

Posted on 8 June, 2021 by Met Office Press Office

More extreme heatwaves, droughts, drier summers, wetter winters and rising sea levels are all consequences of climate change which each UK citizen will have to continue to endure. It is easier to contemplate the increasing impacts of climate change on … Continue reading →

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Climate Data Challenge – working in partnership for innovation

Posted on 2 April, 2021 by Met Office Press Office

As Governments, organisations and individuals around the world seek to tackle the challenges of climate change, creativity and innovation are key to finding ways to improve our resilience to weather and climate. Our scientists work at the forefront of global … Continue reading →

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Scottish Flood Forecasting Service marks 10th Anniversary

Posted on 9 March, 2021 by Met Office Press Office

The Scottish Flood Forecasting Service (SFFS) is today (Tuesday 9 March) marking a decade of supporting Scotland’s preparedness and response to flooding. Staffed around the clock 365 days a year, the service has been combining hydrological and meteorological data to … Continue reading →

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Weather ready, Climate smart

Posted on 23 March, 2018 by Met Office Press Office

Weather-Ready, Climate-Smart’ is the theme for World Meteorological Day being marked around the globe today. As the UK’s national meteorological service, we’re at the forefront of weather and climate science, with wide-ranging capabilities and areas of cutting edge expertise used … Continue reading →

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A review of our long-range outlook for the recent cold snap

Posted on 7 March, 2018 by Met Office Press Office

Various media reports have been commenting on our longer-range warnings in the run-up to the recent cold snap. This period of severe weather was very well predicted and the first signs appeared around one month before the start, when we … Continue reading →

Posted in Met Office News | Tagged Met Office, Met Office Hadley Centre, National Severe Weather Warning Service, severe weather, weather, weather forecast, weather forecasting, Winter | 6 Comments

Mid-month February statistics on the 40th anniversary of blizzards

Posted on 16 February, 2018 by Met Office Press Office

It has been a cold and wet first half of February for many of us however there have been a few isolated milder days and plenty of sunshine between the bands of rain. It’s been rather unsettled, with most of … Continue reading →

Posted in Met Office News | Tagged cold, England, Environment Agency, forecast, heavy rain, Met Office, National Severe Weather Warning Service, rain, rainfall, severe weather, snow, weather, weather forecast, Winter | 12 Comments

Will ‘Storm Stella’ affect the UK?

Posted on 15 March, 2017 by Met Office Press Office

There’s been some media speculation that a storm which brought snow and blizzard conditions to the United States, from Virginia to Maine, is now heading towards the UK. Whilst this makes great headlines, it is not quite the case. The … Continue reading →

Posted in Met Office News | Tagged cold, England, forecast, gales, heavy rain, Jet stream, Met Office, National Severe Weather Warning Service, rain, rainfall, Scotland, snow, spring, Storm, storms, sunshine, temperature, weather forecast, weather forecasting, wet, wind | 1 Comment

What weather can we expect for Easter and May?

Posted on 8 March, 2017 by Met Office Press Office

There have been some reports in the media that the Met Office has forecast a freezing Easter and icy May for the UK with headlines such as ‘Wild weather is set to hit the UK with a ‘polar vortex’ forecast … Continue reading →

Posted in Met Office News | Tagged 3 month outlook, cold, dry, gales, heavy rain, National Severe Weather Warning Service, rain, rainfall, snow, Spring (season), temperature, UK, weather | 1 Comment

Met Office top rated app of 2016 helps you plan for Christmas

Posted on 15 December, 2016 by Met Office Press Office

Since it was launched six months ago, the Met Office app has been awarded 4* rating in the app stores, and it has now been listed in Google Play as one of the Top Apps of 2016. Using Met Office … Continue reading →

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Autumn and November 2016 statistics

Posted on 29 November, 2016 by Met Office Press Office

We’ve seen a wide variety of weather this autumn from the warmest day of the year to snow; although early statistics (1 September – 30 November) show overall has been a fairly average season. Despite September proving to be the … Continue reading →

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