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• exploringextremeweather_diyactivitypack_final.pdf

  that portrays the weather in an interesting and thought-provoking way. Activity steps 01 Research What different types of extreme weather events have you heard about? Have a look online to find out about how storms, hurricanes, tornadoes, blizzards, flooding, heatwaves and others have been

• A wet and windy weekend ahead

  -pressure sweeps northeastwards past northwest Britain.  Another system quickly follows on Sunday that contains the remnants of ex-Hurricane Zeta, bringing further heavy rain and strong winds. “Given that this is falling on already saturated ground from what has been a wet October, there is an increased

• A wet and windy weekend ahead – October 2020

  This weekend the UK will be influenced by two active low-pressure systems, as Storm Aiden brings heavy rain and strong winds on Saturday, followed the remains of ex-Hurricane Zeta on Sunday.

  : “As the heavy rain and strong winds from Storm Aiden sweeps eastwards on Saturday, another system quickly follows on Sunday that contains the remnants of ex-Hurricane Zeta, bringing further heavy rain and strong winds. Flood risk “Given that this is falling on already saturated ground from what has

• Are ocean robots the next big thing for climate monitoring?

  oceans. Constellations of C-Stars have already been used for hurricane monitoring in the US, and a 50-strong constellation is funded for the Atlantic Ocean. “70% of our planet is covered by oceans, and as a result they play a huge role in our weather and climate systems. Despite this, we collect very

• Met Office week ahead forecast: Unsettled conditions and cooler temperatures

  Ireland and Scotland. These may merge into longer spells of rain, making for a wet and cooler day in these regions, with highs of just 17 to 18°C. READ MORE: When is a hurricane not a hurricane? Further south, England and Wales will see a mix of sunny spells and scattered showers. Some

• Satellite image of the month - 2020

  2020 2020 has seen an especially active Atlantic Hurricane season. At the time of writing in early October the pre-determined list of 21 names for Atlantic storms has already been exhausted and Greek characters are now being used. This has only happened once before in the very active 2005 hurricane

• An ‘unprecedented’ El Niño and its implications for the weather forecast

  South America (see figure below). El Niño also affects tropical cyclones and suppresses Atlantic hurricanes by increasing wind shear in the tropical Atlantic. Consistent with this, there have only been three storms so far this season, but it only takes one large hurricane to lead to devastating

• Met Office daily weather: Changeable with a mix of thick cloud and frequent showers

  or drizzle. Winds will be widely strong, with the chance of gales around exposed coasts and hills, and some gusty conditions to the lee of high ground. Daytime temperatures will be near normal for the time of year. READ MORE: Hurricanes, typhoons and tornadoes: What’s the difference? Met Office

• Met Office daily weather: A settled spell for most, but breezy in the north and east

  MORE: Met Office Deep Dive: A look into Hurricane season “Bit of a breeze through Thursday though through today down towards the southeast as well as the western side of Scotland where we'll see more in the way of cloud particularly for the Outer Hebrides. Cloud comes and goes across the southeast

• The Beaufort Scale

  expressions of moderate and cloudy etc. etc.'. Beaufort's first scale had 13 forces and he also developed a series of 'weather letters' which could be used to describe various states of the sky. Beaufort revised his scale in 1807 to the more familiar 12 forces with the strongest being described as 'hurricane