The Met Office is inviting the public to submit their suggestions for storm names for the upcoming 2025/26 season, and although we’re currently talking about heatwaves, we’re appealing for you to think about storm naming too. The naming initiative helps the media, and the public communicate about the impacts of severe weather events more effectively. […]
Met Office scientists have published a new study detailing the increasing likelihood of extreme temperatures in the UK, revealing that the chance of exceeding 40°C in the UK is accelerating at pace. ‘Rapidly increasing chance of record UK summer temperatures’, published in Weather journal, underscores the need for people and organisations to prepare for even […]
Heat will build through the week. On Wednesday the highest temperatures values in the UK are expected to be around 27ºC. On Thursday this will rise to 29ºC and by Saturday increasing more locations will exceed heatwave values, with the highest temperatures expected to exceed 30ºC. Matthew Lehnert is a Met Office Chief Meteorologist. He […]
Yellow thunderstorm warnings are also in place across much of the UK highlighting the potential for disruption in multiple places. ⚠️⚠️ Amber weather warning issued ⚠️⚠️ Thunderstorms across parts of southeast England and parts of East Anglia Friday 2000 – Saturday 0500 Latest info 👉 https://t.co/QwDLMfS950 Stay #WeatherAware ⚠️ pic.twitter.com/PJTZnqzNgk — Met Office (@metoffice) June […]
The Yellow National Severe Weather Warning comes into effect at 9am and covers parts of central and southern England and Wales. Friday is another day of sunshine and showers, with these perhaps merging into longer spells of rain at times and conditions feeling cool in the fresh breeze. Early rain clears eastwards through Friday morning, […]
Governments, industries and citizens will benefit from enhanced weather and climate intelligence as the Met Office today launches its ambitious new five-year strategy for 2025-2030. The strategy responds to radical global changes including climate impacts, technological disruptions like AI, and evolving customer needs, while maintaining the Met Office’s position as one of the world’s leading […]
The UK, and all four nations, have all recorded their warmest spring for mean temperature since the series began in 1884, surpassing the previous record from 2024. This season also outshone the rest, claiming the title of sunniest spring on record for the UK, Northern Ireland, Scotland and Wales, with England recording its second sunniest […]
This level of warming will increase climate risks, especially for vulnerable societies. Although the average temperature over the next five years is likely to exceed 1.5°C above pre-industrial levels this does not represent a breach of the Paris Agreement, which refers to a long-term warming typically over 20 years. The world’s global average temperature exceeded […]
Today brings sunny spells across the country with scattered showers, mainly to northern areas. Some thunderstorms may develop this afternoon across northwest England and southwest Scotland, with temperatures into the high teens, possibly reaching 22°C in southern England. Look out for some scattered showers this afternoon across southwest Scotland and northwest England – they could […]
