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What kind of temperature swings are ‘normal’ in UK spring?

Posted on 31 March, 2021 by Met Office Press Office

With forecasters predicting a marked shift in temperatures in the coming days, here we take a look at how commonplace temperature fluctuations are during a typical UK spring. It’s certainly not uncommon for spring in the UK to see big … Continue reading →

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Why the beast from the east is unlikely to roar.

Posted on 14 January, 2021 by Met Office Press Office

A sudden stratospheric warming high in the atmosphere early in January has led to reports a so called ‘Beast from the East’ is heading our way and speculation of extreme cold weather to come. A sudden stratospheric warming (SSW) sees … Continue reading →

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How will La Nina affect our winter weather?

Posted on 12 October, 2020 by Met Office Press Office

La Niña is now present in the tropical Pacific and forecasters are suggesting these conditions will continue throughout the winter months. La Niña is one of the three phases of the phenomenon known as the El Niño-Southern Oscillation, El Niño – the warm phase, La Niña – the cool phase and lastly the neutral phase. During La Niña … Continue reading →

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Will we see a record-breaking spring?

Posted on 26 March, 2019 by Met Office Press Office

There have been some headlines in the media in the last few days around predictions for a record-breaking spring in the UK. It would appear these stories have been based, in part, on the latest Met Office three-month outlook produced … Continue reading →

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Will summer be a washout or a scorcher?

Posted on 11 June, 2018 by Met Office Press Office

The Met Office has recently released its contingency planners’ outlook covering the period for June, July and August, with some sources suggesting this is predicting a summer heatwave. But what does this early look at what might be in store … Continue reading →

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Weather ready, Climate smart

Posted on 23 March, 2018 by Met Office Press Office

Weather-Ready, Climate-Smart’ is the theme for World Meteorological Day being marked around the globe today. As the UK’s national meteorological service, we’re at the forefront of weather and climate science, with wide-ranging capabilities and areas of cutting edge expertise used … Continue reading →

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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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A review of our long-range outlook for the recent cold snap

Posted on 7 March, 2018 by Met Office Press Office

Various media reports have been commenting on our longer-range warnings in the run-up to the recent cold snap. This period of severe weather was very well predicted and the first signs appeared around one month before the start, when we … Continue reading →

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Mid-month February statistics on the 40th anniversary of blizzards

Posted on 16 February, 2018 by Met Office Press Office

It has been a cold and wet first half of February for many of us however there have been a few isolated milder days and plenty of sunshine between the bands of rain. It’s been rather unsettled, with most of … Continue reading →

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What is causing my hay fever?

Posted on 7 July, 2017 by Met Office Press Office

It’s that time of year again when grass pollen is in the air across the UK. For many people this brings all the symptoms of hay fever: runny nose, itchy eyes, and sneezing. The NHS says hay fever is one … Continue reading →

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