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Storm Henry forecast to bring severe gales in places on Monday

Posted on 30 January, 2016 by Met Office Press Office

A rapidly deepening area of low pressure pushing quickly across the Atlantic and expected to run close to the north of Scotland through Monday and into Tuesday has been named as Storm Henry. Keep up to date with the latest … Continue reading →

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Met Éireann names Storm Clodagh

Posted on 28 November, 2015 by Met Office Press Office

The current unsettled spell of weather continues and the low pressure system that is forecast to affect Ireland and the UK on Sunday has been officially named Storm Clodagh by Met Éireann. This makes it the third officially named storm … Continue reading →

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Is the first officially named storm heading towards our shores?

Posted on 6 November, 2015 by Met Office Press Office

UPDATED: 11 NOVEMBER 2015 Storm Abigail has now been officially named and is expected to bring winds in excess of 80mph across the far north of the UK on Thursday evening into Friday and has the potential to cause some … Continue reading →

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Updated Wind and Rainfall totals for 18th to 19th December

Posted on 19 December, 2013 by Met Office Press Office

As forecast there were severe gales and heavy rain overnight. See the tables below for the strongest low level gusts and the largest rain totals across the UK. We are expecting more stormy weather over the coming days, with spells … Continue reading →

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UPDATED: Wind and rainfall data 4 to 5 December 2013

Posted on 5 December, 2013 by Met Office Press Office

UPDATED TO INCLUDE LATEST WIND SPEEDS AS AT 3PM, 5 DECEMBER 2013 As forecast, there have been severe gales with widespread gusts of between 60 and 80mph across Scotland and northern parts of England. Some very high level mountain sites … Continue reading →

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Communicating uncertain forecasts

Posted on 15 December, 2011 by Met Office Press Office

This has been a challenging week for the Met Office. As early as last weekend our forecasters identified the potential for some very severe weather to affect the UK at the end of this week. Our forecasting systems had identified … Continue reading →

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Severe weather warnings in place as winds sweep Britain

Posted on 11 November, 2010 by Met Office Press Office

We have issued severe weather warnings for many parts of northwest England, the Derbyshire Dales, Yorkshire, North Wales and Northern Ireland as stormy weather pushes across the UK. Winds of 40 to 50 mph are likely quite widely across the … Continue reading →

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Met Office in the Media: Thursday 11th November

Posted on 11 November, 2010 by Met Office Press Office

The VentnorBlog (www.ventnorblog.com) reported on the heavy and prolonged rain ‘that was predicted by the Met Office’ earlier in the week, providing photos of the flooding that was seen in parts of the Isle of Wight. Nathan Rao at the … Continue reading →

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