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Winter 1947 brought a freeze to post-war Britain
If you’re old enough to remember 1947, then you’ll almost certainly have the winter as one of your most vivid memories of the year. For meteorologists and climatologists, the winter of 1947 was a standout year for the UK, but … Continue reading
Posted in Met Office News
Tagged Chris Packham, Met Office, severe weather, snow, temperature, weather forecast, Winter, Winterwatch
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Cold weather in Europe and the US
Our meteorologists will be keeping a close eye on the weather in eastern Europe and the USA this week. With high pressure dictating the weather over western Europe, cold air and associated weather systems are being funnelled southwards across eastern … Continue reading
Posted in Met Office News
Tagged canada, cold, Denmark, disruption, Eastern Europe, flooding, germany, Greece, Poland, rain, severe weather, snow, Turkey, usa, weather, wind, Winter
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Met Office top rated app of 2016 helps you plan for Christmas
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
Posted in Met Office News
Tagged app, forecast, Met Office, National Severe Weather Warning Service, severe weather, travel, weather, weather forecasting
Storm Desmond – one year on
Storm Desmond was the fourth named storm of the 2015/16 winter season. It brought severe gales with gusts of wind up to 81 mph together with record-breaking rainfall leading to flooding across parts of northern England. It was associated with … Continue reading
Posted in Met Office News
Tagged climate change, England, Environment Agency, flooding, gales, heavy rain, Met Office, rain, rainfall, record, severe weather, Storm, storms, temperature, UK, weather, weather forecast, weather forecasting, wet, wind, Winter
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What’s happening to the weather around the globe?
Europe (not including the UK) Heavy rain and thunderstorms continue to affect parts of the northern Mediterranean today. Southern France and northwest Italy could see another 50-150mm of rain, following on from similar amounts yesterday (Thursday). “Red” warnings for heavy … Continue reading
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Tagged England, Environment Agency, Europe, flood, flooding, forecast, gales, Greece, heavy rain, Hurricane Nicole, Luzon, Manila, National Severe Weather Warning Service, portugal, rain, rainfall, severe weather, Spain, Storm, storms, temperature, tropical cyclone, tropical storm, Tropical Storm Sarika, Typhoon, weather, weather forecast, weather forecasting, wet, wind
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Thunderstorms bring an end to September heat
If temperatures reach 30 ºC in the south east of England today (15 Sept 2016) it will be the first consecutive 3-day September period where temperatures reached over 30 ºC since 1929. However this is the last of the hot … Continue reading
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Tagged England, flood, flooding, forecast, heatwave, heavy rain, Lightning, lightning strikes, Met Office, National Severe Weather Warning Service, rain, rainfall, record, severe weather, Storm, storms, temperature, UK, weather, weather forecast, weather forecasting, wet, wind
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Pre-Monsoon in southern Asia
Southern Asia has seen some extreme weather recently, with heavy rainfall and high temperatures. But how unusual is this? In the last few days temperatures have often been above 50 C in northwest India, and the highest ever temperature record was … Continue reading
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Tagged Drought, flooding, heavy rain, hot, Met Office, rain, rainfall, severe weather, Storm, storms, temperature, tropical cyclone, tropical storm, weather, weather forecasting, wet
Heavy rainfall for Sri Lanka and India
This depression has produced very heavy rainfall across much of Sri Lanka and into the far south of India over the weekend. The capital of Sri Lanka, Colombo, reported 305mm of rain on Sunday (May average rainfall is 371mm), leading … Continue reading
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Tagged Asia, flooding, india, Met Office, North Indian Ocean, rain, rainfall, severe weather, Sir Lanka, tropical depression, weather, wind
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Cold weather on the way for the UK, but what about elsewhere in the world?
As the UK prepares for unseasonably cold weather, elsewhere around the globe we are seeing heatwaves, droughts, tropical storms and rainfall. A very warm air mass across the Pacific Northwest of North America has built a ridge of high pressure … Continue reading
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Tagged cold, Drought, England, heatwave, Jet stream, Met Office, rainfall, severe weather, storms, temperature, tropical cyclone, tropical storm, UK, weather forecast, weather forecasting
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High pressure keeping things mostly settled
After the recent wet and windy weather we now have a period of calmer weather due to an area of high pressure that is pushing in from Scandinavia. Through today (Friday) and into the weekend a frontal system will bring … Continue reading
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Tagged high pressure, Met Office, severe weather, spring, SSW, sudden stratospheric warming, temperature, weather forecasting
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