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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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Matthew, Nicole and other tropical cyclones worldwide

Posted on 11 October, 2016 by Met Office Press Office

Hurricane Matthew After forming just to the east of the Caribbean 11 days earlier, Hurricane Matthew finally ended its life as a tropical cyclone just off the coast of North Carolina in the USA this weekend. Although Matthew weakened to … Continue reading →

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The latest on Hurricane Matthew

Posted on 9 October, 2016 by Met Office Press Office

Hurricane Matthew has weakened over the past 24 hours and is now a category 1 hurricane with sustained winds of 75 mph and is currently centred just off the South Carolina coast. Matthew made landfall just to the north-east of Charleston, … Continue reading →

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Latest News on Hurricane Matthew and other Tropical Cyclones

Posted on 6 October, 2016 by Met Office Press Office

Hurricane Matthew Hurricane Matthew’s passage across Cuba and Hispaniola resulted in some weakening, although it retained its status as a ‘major’ (category 3 or greater) hurricane, which it has now held for almost six days. No other Atlantic hurricane in … Continue reading →

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Hurricane Matthew and Typhoon Chaba

Posted on 3 October, 2016 by Met Office Press Office

Over the weekend Hurricane Matthew made headlines as it became the first hurricane in the Atlantic or Caribbean to reach category 5 on the Saffir-Simpson Hurricane Wind Scale since Felix in 2007. Although its intensity soon dropped back slightly, it … 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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Record breaking rainfall and cold weather grips South Africa.

Posted on 26 July, 2016 by Met Office Press Office

There has been snowfall, heavy rain, and flooding across parts of South Africa as a low pressure system moves slowly along the southern coast. Flooding and mudslides have been reported in and around Durban with the city recording 150mm of … Continue reading →

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New Weather Observations Website

Posted on 29 June, 2016 by Met Office Press Office

The ‘Weather Observations Website‘ (WOW) is a platform that enables anyone to get involved and submit, share and visualise their weather observations. WOW was launched in 2011 and since then we’ve received over 850 million observations from 200 countries around … Continue reading →

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Heavy rainfall for Sri Lanka and India

Posted on 16 May, 2016 by Met Office Press Office

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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Despite the cold weather April has been an average month

Posted on 28 April, 2016 by Met Office Press Office

Provisional early figures for April 2016 (1st – 27th) show that so far, despite the chilly temperatures and snow seen by many, the month has been around normal with rainfall at 96% of average, sunshine 94% of average and the … Continue reading →

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