This follows a record-breaking spring, which was officially the warmest and sunniest spring on record for the UK. June continued that trend, marked by two heatwaves and some […]
Category: Weather
Met Office report details rising likelihood of UK hot days
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 […]
Met Office will deliver more impact, innovation and value as new strategy launched
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. […]
Temperatures to build across the week, peaking on Thursday
Today will see plenty of sunshine across the UK, but with a few showers developing across Northern Ireland and Scotland later in the day. Temperatures […]
A record-breaking March for sunshine
Provisional Met Office statistics show that England enjoyed its sunniest March since records began in 1910, with many individual counties also topping their sunshine duration […]
Study shows power outage predictions in windstorms improved when accounting for multi-hazard effects
Traditional risk assessments in the UK have focused solely on wind speed, overlooking critical factors that influence windthrow such as antecedent rainfall, wind direction, and […]
Warm end to the week before unsettled weekend to come for the UK
Much of the UK has had settled weather in recent days, with warmer air also moving in from the south and southwest. Met Office Chief […]
Tree planting celebrates partnership of science projects and charitable donations
Since 2022 The Wildlife Trusts has been the Met Office corporate charity, bringing a partnership of scientific projects as well as fundraising which concludes in […]
Climate change: AMOC likely to withstand future warming
The paper published in the journal Nature was led by a team of scientists from the Met Office and the University of Exeter. Dr Jonathan Baker is a […]
Warnings issued as UK weather turns wet and windy
The below average temperatures of recent days will be replaced by much milder air from the southwest, though this brings with it some heavy rain […]