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On Thursday there will be some sunny spells with scattered showers before the jet stream, strengthened by the warm tropical air pushed northwards by Hurricane Ian, sweeps an area of low pressure across the UK on Friday. Deputy Chief Meteorologist at the Met Office, Chris Almond, said

in the Dominican Republic in November The Dominican Republic's average temperature in November is 30.5 °C The most mountainous of the Caribbean Islands, the Dominican Republic shares the Caribbean island of Hispaniola with the nation of Haiti. Falling at the end of the wet and hurricane season, November

. Australia Rising seas make hurricanes and other storms more dangerous. Mangroves trap sediment and protect the coast against large waves and storm surges. Beaches and dunes are receding as sea level rises, so they are replenished with sand and grasses to minimise the impact of storm surges. China

November 2020 shows a further deep area of low pressure (containing the remnants of ex-hurricane Zeta) to the west of Scotland, with associated fronts sweeping across the UK. 1 Storm Aiden was the first named storm of the 2020/2021 season under the Name our Storms collaboration between the Met Office, Met

activity) and winds at low levels, circulating either anti-clockwise in the northern hemisphere or clockwise in the southern hemisphere. A tropical storm is a tropical cyclone with mean wind speeds of at least 39 m.p.h. The terms hurricane and typhoon are regionally-specific names for a strong

-minute MSW Comments on Met Office global model forecasts Adrian (01E) 27 June - 02 July 970 mb, 90 knots Track forecast errors were above the recent mean for this hurricane. Beatriz (02E) 29 June - 01 July 991 mb, 75 knots Track forecast errors were a little higher than the recent mean. Calvin (03E) 11

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

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

-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

months. While the rest of the country benefits from a wet summer, it allows for the best travel prospects throughout the winter, spring and autumn, while the summer months are hurricane season across the Caribbean. Average daily max (°C) Jan Feb Mar Apr May Jun Jul Aug Sep Oct Nov Dec Year 28.6 28.9