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Tag Archives: South East England
Heavy rain in the west but very warm in the south east
The UK’s weather will see marked contrasts over the next few days – with heavy rain in the west today and very warm weather in the south east. Forecasters at the Met Office have issued severe weather warnings for the … Continue reading
Posted in Met Office in the Media, Met Office News
Tagged East Anglia, England, forecast, London, Met Office, rain, severe weather, South East, South East England, temperature, warning
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Another wet and windy June weekend
It has been reported that this weekend’s weather is a once-in-50 year occurrence. In reality, last week’s weather was much more significant with winds recorded up to 84 mph and rainfall of 127 mm in parts of Wales. Although we are in … Continue reading
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Tagged England, gales, heavy rain, Met Office, Midlands, Northern Ireland, rain, severe weather warning, South East England, Wales, weather
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Heavy downpours across parts of the south-east
As predicted, there have been heavy thundery downpours across south-east England and the London area this morning, with parts of Kent seeing 10mm of rain in one hour. Some areas of London also saw 5-10mm of rain across the morning. The … Continue reading
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Tagged heavy rain, London, South East England, Thunderstorm
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Met Office in the Media: 27 June 2011
Following an exclusive visit by Clive Cookson, Science Editor at the Financial Times to the Met Office earlier in the Month the FT Weekend Magazine ran “So will it rain tomorrow?”. This explores the role of the Met Office in … Continue reading
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Tagged East Anglia, England, Financial Times, Met Office, Middle Wallop, South East England, weather, weather forecast
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Forecast for the run up to the Christmas weekend
The very cold weather will continue for the rest of the week, with the risk of snow decreasing for much of the country. Met Office forecasters said: “Many places will become drier through Thursday but there is a chance that … Continue reading
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Tagged Boxing Day, Christmas, East Anglia, England, Met Office, Scotland, snow, South East England
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