Tag Archives: satellite

EUMETSAT selects Phil Evans as its new Director General

Posted on 2 July, 2020 by Met Office Press Office

We are very pleased to share the news that former Met Office Operations Director, Phil Evans, has been appointed as the new Director General of EUMETSAT. EUMETSAT (European Organisation for the Exploitation of Meteorological Satellites) is an intergovernmental organisation dedicated … Continue reading →

The impact of coronavirus on Met Office observations

Posted on 15 June, 2020 by Met Office Press Office

The ongoing COVID-19 crisis continues to affect the activities of society as a whole, and the weather observing network is no exception. The pandemic has led to a sharp fall in the number of flights around the world and therefore a loss of aircraft-based observations, including … Continue reading →

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Impacts of extreme space weather on the UK

Posted on 20 January, 2017 by Met Office Press Office

by Mark Gibbs, Met Office Head of Space Weather A recently published paper assessing the impact of an extreme space weather event on the US power grid suggests the total cost of an electricity blackout, both direct and indirect, could … Continue reading →

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Can space tech help measure the weather?

Posted on 30 November, 2016 by Met Office Press Office

This summer the Met Office was able to take advantage of a nanosatellite being used as a technology demonstrator by the European Space Agency (ESA) to gather weather information. The satellite, GomX-3, was built by the Danish CubeSat developer GomSpace. … Continue reading →

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GOES-R – taking weather observation to new heights

Posted on 18 November, 2016 by Met Office Press Office

Four decades after the launch of NOAA’s first weather-observing satellite, meteorologists are excited about the capabilities of the next-generation model – GOES-R – which is due for launch tomorrow. Dr Simon Keogh leads the Met Office’s Satellite Data Products and … Continue reading →

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A man-made constellation in the night sky

Posted on 10 February, 2016 by Met Office Press Office

Thanks to a ring of satellites operated by Europe, USA, Japan, China, India, Russia and South Korea we now have large-scale coverage of the Earth and an insight into how our complex weather patterns are changing hour-by-hour, day-by-day and year-by-year, … Continue reading →

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Powerful super-typhoon heads for Philippines

Posted on 1 April, 2015 by Met Office Press Office

There is currently a super typhoon in the western North Pacific called Maysak. This is a particularly strong storm for the time of year with winds in excess of 160 mph. The strongest storms in this region usually occur between … Continue reading →

Posted in Met Office News | Tagged hurricane, maysak, Met Office, pacific, Philippines, record, satellite, Storm, super-typhoon, Typhoon, weather | 2 Comments

Severe weather to affect western France

Posted on 12 August, 2014 by Met Office Press Office

A spell of severe weather is expected to affect parts of France overnight and through Wednesday morning as an area of low pressure makes its way in from the Bay of Biscay. The area of low pressure highlighted in the … Continue reading →

Posted in Met Office News | Tagged forecast, Holiday, Meteo France, rain, satellite, severe, Thunderstorm, warnings, weather, wind | 3 Comments

Today’s weather from above

Posted on 12 March, 2013 by Met Office Press Office

Today’s satellite images show the small areas of the UK which have snow lying, as well as a number of interesting cloud formations. The snow shows up very clearly over the Pennines and Scottish Borders, over the Isle of Wight, … Continue reading →

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How do you like your weather summary?

Posted on 12 September, 2012 by Met Office Press Office

For the last few months, we have created weather summary videos using satellite imagery and pressure charts, along with our climate summary, to explain the weather we’ve seen in the UK over the past month. We’ve experimented with two different formats … Continue reading →

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