Tag Archives: UK

Has it been an unusually cold start to March?

Posted on 7 March, 2023 by Met Office Press Office

March heralds the start of Meteorological Spring, and with daffodils, snowdrops and crocuses making an appearance many of us start to think of warmer sunshine and longer days. March 2023 has got off to a cold start, and with numerous … Continue reading →

The beautiful game in a changing climate

Posted on 8 February, 2023 by Met Office Press Office

Climate change is projected to impact the seasonality and intensity of extreme weather events, with more heavy rainfall occurring in the autumn in the UK – but what does this mean for the future of the UK’s most popular sport? … Continue reading →

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How will the summer end: ‘bang’ or ‘whimper’?

Posted on 12 August, 2022 by Met Office Press Office

The summer 2022 has been remarkable on many fronts, says Paul Davies Met Office Fellow (Meteorology). We exceeded the 40°C threshold for the first time ever, and for England the January-July period has had 69% of average rainfall making it … Continue reading →

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How we make our 2050 ‘forecasts’, and why we do them

Posted on 23 June, 2022 by Met Office Press Office

You may have seen some of our forecasts that look a little further ahead than you would usually expect. Although they use the same graphics as our normal weather forecasts, we’ve been producing theoretical ‘forecasts’ for 2050 to look at … Continue reading →

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The summer so far

Posted on 17 July, 2018 by Met Office Press Office

As we are all aware this summer has been hot and dry so far and there has been much speculation comparing the season so far to record-breaking summers of the past. But has it been as hot and dry as … Continue reading →

Posted in Met Office News | Tagged dry, England, Environment Agency, forecast, heatwave, rainfall, record, Scotland, statistics, summer, temperature, UK, weather forecasting | 1 Comment

International Women’s Day

Posted on 8 March, 2018 by Met Office Press Office

Stephen Belcher, Met Office Chief Scientist We are joining organisations from around the world in marking International Women’s Day, an opportunity to celebrate the achievements of women and to support a call to action to accelerate gender parity. As the … Continue reading →

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Are the next three months going to be scorching?

Posted on 10 April, 2017 by Met Office Press Office

There are headlines in the media today suggesting the UK is in for “three months of sizzling weather”. It would appear these stories have been based, in part, on the latest Met Office three month outlook for contingency planners. This … Continue reading →

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One of the mildest March’s for the South East

Posted on 4 April, 2017 by Met Office Press Office

Provisional full-month statistics show that East Anglia and South East & Central Southern England have had their equal mildest March since records began in 1910, and for the UK as a whole it was provisionally the 5th equal warmest March … Continue reading →

Posted in Met Office News | Tagged dry, March, Met Office, mild, rain, rainfall, spring, statistics, sunshine, temperature, UK, weather, weather forecast, weather forecasting, wet, wind | 1 Comment

What weather can we expect for Easter and May?

Posted on 8 March, 2017 by Met Office Press Office

There have been some reports in the media that the Met Office has forecast a freezing Easter and icy May for the UK with headlines such as ‘Wild weather is set to hit the UK with a ‘polar vortex’ forecast … Continue reading →

Posted in Met Office News | Tagged 3 month outlook, cold, dry, gales, heavy rain, National Severe Weather Warning Service, rain, rainfall, snow, Spring (season), temperature, UK, weather | 1 Comment

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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