Tag Archives: Storm

Ex-Cyclone Debbie continues to bring heavy rain

Posted on 29 March, 2017 by Met Office Press Office

Cyclone Debbie made landfall over the coast of Queensland Australia on Tuesday producing severe wind damage to properties in areas close to the eye including the towns of Bowen and Proserpine. Debbie gradually moved inland and as winds eased the … Continue reading →

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Will ‘Storm Stella’ affect the UK?

Posted on 15 March, 2017 by Met Office Press Office

There’s been some media speculation that a storm which brought snow and blizzard conditions to the United States, from Virginia to Maine, is now heading towards the UK. Whilst this makes great headlines, it is not quite the case. The … Continue reading →

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Dry start to January

Posted on 18 January, 2017 by Met Office Press Office

Provisional figures show it has been drier than average in most areas of the UK so far this month (January 1 – 15), with a few places receiving around 20% of the month’s average rainfall, primarily the east of both … Continue reading →

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Met Office helps Save the Children in their fight to save lives

Posted on 4 January, 2017 by Met Office Press Office

This autumn Save the Children rescued over 2600 refugees attempting to cross the Mediterranean as they fled persecution, war and hunger looking for a better life. As with any maritime operation the impact of the weather is a significant component … Continue reading →

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Storm Desmond – one year on

Posted on 5 December, 2016 by Met Office Press Office

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 →

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Autumn and November 2016 statistics

Posted on 29 November, 2016 by Met Office Press Office

We’ve seen a wide variety of weather this autumn from the warmest day of the year to snow; although early statistics (1 September – 30 November) show overall has been a fairly average season. Despite September proving to be the … Continue reading →

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What’s happening to the weather around the globe?

Posted on 14 October, 2016 by Met Office Press Office

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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Thunderstorms bring an end to September heat

Posted on 15 September, 2016 by Met Office Press Office

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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Typhoon Meranti threatens parts of Southeast Asia

Posted on 12 September, 2016 by Met Office Press Office

The western North Pacific has had a quieter than average typhoon season so far with only five tropical storms attaining typhoon status (winds of 74 mph or greater). However, the latest storm which formed over the weekend, named Meranti, has … Continue reading →

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Pre-Monsoon in southern Asia

Posted on 23 May, 2016 by Met Office Press Office

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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