The unsettled conditions from the Hogmanay period, with wind and rain for many, will yield to colder conditions as we start to see air from much further north flowing across the UK. Paul Gundersen is a Chief Forecaster for the Met Office. He said: “The coastal gales and rain in the south of the UK […]
A series of National Severe Weather Warnings – including an Amber Warning for rain in Scotland – are currently in place. Met Office Chief Meteorologist, Andy Page said: “Following a complex weather pattern featuring a series of low-pressure systems bringing strong winds, rain and even some snow, the forecast for the next few days has a much colder outlook”. […]
Dr Hort, who is a Principal Fellow at the Met Office specialising in airborne hazards, has received an OBE for services to atmospheric dispersion science and emergency response. The Earth’s atmosphere is a single entity. Therefore, any airborne hazards can rapidly disperse to other areas: understanding the risks and potential dispersion of those hazards has […]
Before we get closer to Christmas Day itself, we have some unsettled wet and windy weather to come. National Severe Weather Warnings for wind and rain over the weekend have now been issued. Today, strong winds in the north will ease quickly but will be followed by a further spell of rain across England and […]
2024 is expected to be the warmest year on record, now almost certain to exceed 1.5°C above pre-industrial levels for the first time. This follows on from the record-breaking 1.45°C in 2023, the previous warmest year on record. The major contribution to the warming is the increasing concentration of greenhouse gases. However, global temperatures for […]
Storm Darragh follows on from a period of unsettled and squally conditions. The large area of low pressure is expected to bring a period of strong winds to much of the UK. Heavy rain will also be a feature of Storm Darragh with the heaviest rainfall expected to be focussed in the northern and western […]
Friday morning saw the arrival of milder conditions in the west, and these will extend east across the rest of the country by Saturday morning. Further rain across the north and west will move gradually east but hazy sunshine will hold in the east where temperatures remain nearer average in the afternoon. Do you have […]
Ahead of Storm Bert, wintry showers will continue to impact parts of the UK on Friday, particularly exposed areas in the north. As a brief ridge of high pressure moves in though, Friday will bring a drier and brighter end to the week. It will still feel very chilly, with maximum temperatures of just 7 […]
A northerly airflow is continuing to subdue temperatures for the UK, with sub-zero figures likely for many over the next few nights and low single figures in the day for many. A number of Met Office National Severe Weather Warnings have been issued for snow and ice, with the highest accumulations of snow likely over […]
Monday night saw sub-zero temperatures for much of the UK, reaching as low as -11.2°C at Braemar in Aberdeenshire. Snowfall has also begun, with 12cm of lying snow reported at Watnall, Nottinghamshire on Tuesday morning as an Arctic airmass continues to influence the UK’s weather. Warnings issued Met Office National Severe Weather Warnings for snow […]
