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Did you manage to spot any double rainbows this week? 😍🌈 . When there’s a double rainbow, the colour sequence in the second rainbow is reversed! . The dark band between the two rainbows is known as Alexander’s band. . Check out our story to see Alex Deakin answering some of your questions sent in during our live show yesterday! . Big thanks to @willeadesphotography For sharing this beautiful image with us 🙌🏻 . . #rainbow #rainbows #facts #wednesdaywisdom #colours #weather #photography #picoftheday #beautifulIt's getting colder next week... . There's a change of air mass coming which will bring quite a contrast to the mild weather this week. . At the start of next week temperatures will be close to average initially but it will be generally much colder from Monday onwards, especially in the south. During the rest of next week it will continue cold, especially in the south, often accompanied by stiff easterly winds. Night frost are likely and could become widespread at times. Although many places could stay dry, some showers or even longer spells of rain could affect parts of the south and east, perhaps with snow, mainly on higher ground. It should be brightest and driest in the northwest. Similar conditions will probably continue into the last week of November although it could become more unsettled from the west or south. . Having put your winter woolies away this week, you'll need to dig them out again at the weekend! 🧤🧣 . . . #weather #forecast #november #temperature #cold #frost #maps #nature #science#MondayMotivation 👆. Have you ever seen a double rainbow? 🌈🌈 . Sunshine ☀️ & showers 🌦️ have created lots of rainbows today. Don't forget to add #loveukweather on your photos for a chance to be featured across our social channels. Thanks to @clareelliottk101 for this beautiful photo! . #didyouknow double rainbows are actually relatively common, especially at times when the sun is low in the sky such as in the early morning or late afternoon. The second rainbow is fainter and more 'pastel' in tone than the primary rainbow because more light escapes from two reflections compared to one. . The secondary rainbow is also dispersed over a wider area of the sky. It is nearly twice as wide as the primary bow. . A key feature of double rainbows is that the colour sequence in the second rainbow is reversed, so instead of red, orange, yellow, green, blue, indigo and violet (ROYGBIV), the colours appear in VIBGYOR order. . . #weather #rainbow #doublerainbow #sky #cloud #clouds #rain #nature #naturephotography #MondayMotivationThis hand drawn map is part of a special weather report issued on Monday 11 November 1918. . Our forecasting has supported British and allied defence operations worldwide since #Ww1, enabling the protection, security, independence and interests of the UK and its key allies at home and overseas. #Armistice100 . Although the Met Office was not involved in military forecasting from the start of the First World War, weather forecasts became increasingly important as the war went on. . By 1915, the Meteorological Field Service, known as Meteor, was operating from the British Expeditionary Force General Headquarters in Montreuil, France. Major H.G. Lyons, Royal Engineers, ran the service while two Meteorological Office staff; Ernest Gold and AEM Geddes were granted temporary commissions in the General List of Captain and Lieutenant respectively. The service was supported by the Meteorological Office in London which became operational 24/7 for the first time. . By 1918 weather forecasting had become a firmly embedded element of British military strategy. Met Office personnel played key roles on all fronts in WW2, most famously advising on the planning of Operation Overlord and providing key forecasts in the run-up to D-Day. . To the present day, British forces around the globe continue to be supported by Met Office staff serving with the Mobile Meteorological Unit. . . . #handdrawn #map #forecast #weather #ww1 #ww2 #Armistace100 #Remembrance #forces#Throwback to this amazing photo of Gamlingay Village under mist earlier this week. Thanks for the share @irishpixel 🙌 . #didyouknow the difference between mist and fog is how far you can see through it. If the visibility is less than 1,000 metres it’s fog and if visibility is greater than 1,000 metres we call it mist. . It’s not about fog at the moment though, heavy rain and gale force winds will move across the UK on Friday. . We’ve had a few questions about whether there’ll be widespread snow in November. See our story for a link to the latest weather patterns and trends for the next 10 days. . Don’t forget you can stay up-to-date across our social channels for the latest forecast details. . . . #ThrowbackThursday #weather #forecast #igdaily#sunrise #mist #inspiration #nature#motivation #sun #november #autumn #outdoorsWet and windy meaning there's plenty of #rainclouds about at the moment. Briefly drier for most tomorrow, but warnings are in place for Friday. . Thanks to @sallybennettstudio for sharing this beautifully detailed capture of a huge cloud bubbling up over the sea 👍👍 . Here's a more detailed look at the next few days: . Thursday: . After a chilly start, Northern Ireland and most of England will be dry, bright and mild. Rain in western England and Wales will persist but rain in Scotland will clear. . Outlook for Friday to Sunday: . Wet and very windy weather in the west on Friday will move eastwards later. Sunshine and showers on Saturday and Sunday could be heavy and blustery. . . . #weather #maps #weatheraware #nature #cloudy #sky #cloudformations #waves #nature #skyscape #oneplanet #nofilterArchives
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Tag Archives: october
Warm, sunny and dry October
Early provisional figures (1-28 October) show sunshine and temperatures were above normal in almost all places this month while rainfall has been below average, especially in western areas. Much of October has been relatively settled, with high pressure dominating our … Continue reading
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Tagged cold, dry, England, forecast, Met Office, october, rain, rainfall, statistics, sunshine, temperature, UK, weather, weather forecasting, wet
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Warm and wet, but October is no thriller
Early Met Office figures up to the 28th of October show it has been a warm and rather wet month compared to average, but it’s not going to break any records. The UK mean temperature for the month so far … Continue reading
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Tagged Met Office, october, statistics, warm, weather, wet
October set for top ten warmest
5 November 2013 Update – The full month figures are available in our latest blog Early statistics for October up to the 28th of the month suggest this October is likely to be one of the warmest in records dating … Continue reading
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Tagged dullest, figures, mild, october, records, statistics, warm, warmest, wet, windy
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Major Atlantic storm – wind speeds and rainfall totals
The Atlantic storm which has caused disruption across parts of England and Wales this morning has now moved off into the North Sea. We expect the most powerful winds and heavy rain associated with the storm to clear eastern areas … Continue reading
UK’s unsettled weather and the jet stream
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
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Tagged Autumn, Jet stream, Met Office, mild, october, UK, warm, weather, wet, windy
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October weather summary
October was a typical autumnal month with a mixture of showers and rain and a couple of short settled spells. In our video forecaster Charlie explains the weather that characterised October. We’ve also included your photos of October weather that … Continue reading
October coldest since 2003
Provisional figures from our National Climate Information Centre have shown that this October has been a fairly unremarkable month in terms of weather for the UK. Temperature, rainfall and sunshine have all been fairly close to the average and there’s … Continue reading
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Tagged How cold was October, Met Office, Met Office statistics, october, temperature
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October so far
This October looks set to be one of the warmest on record in the UK, according to provisional Met Office climate figures. Using figures from 1-25 October, so far parts of the country have seen temperatures up to 3.1 °C … Continue reading
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Tagged Met Office, october, rainfall, temperature
New record temperature for October in the UK
The UK has a new record temperature for the month of October. Provisionally, the highest temperature of the day was 29.9 °C, recorded at Gravesend in Kent. This beats the previous record of 29.4 °C recorded at March in Cambridgeshire, … Continue reading
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Tagged 1 October 1985, Met Office, october, record temperature, temperature, UK
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Met Office in the Media: 27 Oct 2010
Over recent days there has been a great deal of coverage regarding the chilly conditions across parts of Britain. The Daily Telegraph, reports that Frozen Britain braves coldest October night for 17 years. Many parts of northern Britain had a … Continue reading
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Tagged climate change, climate science, cold, Daily Telegraph, frost, Met Office, Met Office Hadley Centre, october, Sunday Times
